Q403--Annual Psychological Evaluation - Police

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 is soliciting annual psychological evaluations for police officers at Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina, with proposals due August 20, 2026. This procurement is an SDVOSB set-aside, restricting competition to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.

Place of performance is Asheville, North Carolina. The contractor must conduct up to 50 annual periodic psychological evaluations and up to 5 directed or special fitness-for-duty evaluations for incumbent armed police officers over a 12-month period ending August 23, 2027. Work will be performed remotely when possible within 50 miles of the facility. Evaluations must be conducted by licensed psychologists or psychiatrists with expertise in clinical assessment and personnel selection, following the California POST Psychological Screening Manual framework. All evaluations must assess 10 psychological screening dimensions: social competence, teamwork, adaptability, conscientiousness, impulse control, integrity, emotional regulation, decision-making, assertiveness, and substance abuse avoidance. Electronic reports must be submitted within 10 business days via secure portal.

The NAICS code is 621330, Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians), and the PSC is Q403, Medical—Evaluation/Screening. This is a firm fixed-price contract effective August 24, 2026. Award will be made on best value considering technical capability, past performance (references from contracts completed within the last five years), and price. Quoters must submit an SF 1449, technical proposal, past performance narrative, pricing, and a signed VAAR 852.219-75 limitations on subcontracting certification. Prevailing wage requirements under the Service Contract Act apply to this geographic area.