Q519--police psychological evaluations (VA-26-00048153)-VISN2S

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 is soliciting psychological evaluation services for police officers at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, New York and New Jersey Health Care System facilities in East Orange and Lyons. The contractor must provide initial psychological evaluations, annual fitness-for-duty assessments, and incident-related evaluations to determine suitability for duty and firearm authorization. Qualified contractors must demonstrate board certification in psychology, relevant expertise in police psychological evaluations, and provide three professional references as part of their technical proposal. Evaluation will be based on technical qualifications (curriculum vitae, board certification, expertise narrative, and references), past performance within the last three years, and price. The solicitation was posted on March 30, 2026, with proposals due by April 27, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. EDT, and an amendment was issued on April 8, 2026 to clarify that technical experience must specifically reference police psychological evaluations.

This is a 100% small business set-aside with an estimated contract value of $9 million. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The base contract period runs from June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through May 31, 2031. During the base period, the contractor must complete 20 initial evaluations (10 in Bronx, 10 in New Jersey), 72 annual evaluations (30 in Bronx, 42 in New Jersey), and 3 incident evaluations (2 in Bronx, 1 in New Jersey), with all assessments to be completed within 30 days of scheduling. Services must be provided Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding federal holidays and weekends unless directed otherwise, and evaluations may be conducted on-site or virtually at the facility's discretion.