Q518--LEX_Tai_Chi_Instructor_Base+4

This solicitation seeks Tai Chi instructor services to provide two one-hour courses per week at the Lexington VA Medical Center for veterans in the Whole Health Program. The Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting this requirement with the intent to award a single purchase order for a base year beginning January 3, 2024 through January 2, 2025, with four optional one-year extensions. Instructors must be certified by the American Tai Chi and Qi Gong Association and have current CPR certification or complete BLS training through the VA. Responses for this requirement are due by December 22, 2023 and will be evaluated based on pricing provided on an hourly rate basis.

This is a 100% set-aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The place of performance is Lexington, KY. The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 611519 and PSC code Y1AC. The solicitation does not name any incumbents but the budget for the base year and four option years could amount to over $100,000 depending on hourly rates and class attendance. Instructors will provide services twice weekly for the duration of the award, not to exceed two hours per week.