RFQ -Solicitation for Police Psychological Assessment Services for VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
36C26124Q0164
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 seeks psychological assessment services for police officers employed by the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System. The contractor must provide annual assessments, pre-employment assessments including psychological testing and interviews, and fit-for-duty assessments as required. The evaluations must determine officers' emotional stability, mental suitability, and ability to carry a firearm according to California POST standards. Responses were due by December 2023 with questions due by December 12, 2023.

The solicitation is set aside for small businesses. The NAICS code is 621112 for outpatient mental health centers with a size standard of $13.5M. The contractor must perform 62 annual assessments split between June and December, 30 pre-employment assessments, and 5 fit-for-duty assessments annually at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada over five one-year ordering periods. The government attached evaluation templates and forms to provide guidance.

Notice text

2 versions

Update #2 · Latest ·

The purpose of amendment 0001 is to add Attachment - Questions and Answers and and add Appendixes A,B,and C.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, has a requirement for Police Psychological Assessments (PPA). The Contractor shall provide all required psychological assessment services for incumbent VA Police officers employed by the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (VASNHS). The psychological assessments shall be performed in accordance with the guidelines designed to determine an officer’s emotional and mental stability of conducting designated functional requirements essential to the duties of a VA Police Officer and an officer’s suitability to carry a firearm. These guidelines are consistent with VA Handbook 0720, Procedures to Arm Department of Veterans Affairs Police, dated January 24, 2000. These standards are based on 5 C.F.R. § 339.301.

 The solicitation is set aside to Small Businesses (SB). The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) is 621112, size standard $13.5M. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Carefully read FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors and VAAR 852.273-73 Evaluation - Health-Care Resources in order to respond to this RFQ. Failure to do so may eliminate your response from being considered for award. IAW FAR 16.504, the Government intends to award a Single Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract as a result of this solicitation. Questions: Please submit any questions or inquiries regarding this solicitation to Austin.Mitts@va.gov no later than December 12th, 2023 12PM PST with the subject line: 36C26124Q0164 Question Important: Vendors are responsible for checking sam.gov for amendments and must sign and acknowledge all amendments to the solicitation.

Update #1 ·

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, has a requirement for Police Psychological Assessments (PPA). The Contractor shall provide all required psychological assessment services for incumbent VA Police officers employed by the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (VASNHS). The psychological assessments shall be performed in accordance with the guidelines designed to determine an officer’s emotional and mental stability of conducting designated functional requirements essential to the duties of a VA Police Officer and an officer’s suitability to carry a firearm. These guidelines are consistent with VA Handbook 0720, Procedures to Arm Department of Veterans Affairs Police, dated January 24, 2000. These standards are based on 5 C.F.R. § 339.301.

 The solicitation is set aside to Small Businesses (SB). The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) is 621112, size standard $13.5M. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Carefully read FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors and VAAR 852.273-73 Evaluation - Health-Care Resources in order to respond to this RFQ. Failure to do so may eliminate your response from being considered for award. IAW FAR 16.504, the Government intends to award a Single Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract as a result of this solicitation. Questions: Please submit any questions or inquiries regarding this solicitation to Austin.Mitts@va.gov no later than December 12th, 2023 12PM PST with the subject line: 36C26124Q0164 Question Important: Vendors are responsible for checking sam.gov for amendments and must sign and acknowledge all amendments to the solicitation.

Files

File Type Posted
Appendix C.pdf PDF
Appendix A_.pdf PDF
Q and A Police Psychological Assessments.docx DOCX document
36C26124Q0164 0001.pdf PDF
Appendix B_.pdf PDF
36C26124Q0164.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
This notice Latest solicitation Solicitation
Sources Sought for Police Psychological Assessment Services for VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System Original Pre-Solicitation

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