U006--FY20: Agricultural Training/Behavioral Healthcare Services

SCOPE:

This a five (5) year project with 1 (one) base and 4 (four) options period project will take into consideration the participation of 30-45 veterans enrolled per semester into Recovery and Rehabilitation Program of Behavioral Health Sciences: Homeless Program, Psychosocial Recovery and Rehabilitation Center, Compensated Work Therapy and Intensive Community Mental Health & Recovery. The time frame established to complete this service is one year, however it will be determined by the Veteran and the team, as necessary. Transition into other levels of services will be encouraged, taking into consideration veterans goals, objectives and preferences.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

The services will include formal education of farming and modern techniques, peer support, community re-integration and vocational development.

Contract Administration

The contractor shall establish processes and assign appropriate resources to effectively administer the requirement. The contractor shall respond to Government requests for contractual actions in a timely fashion. The contractor shall have a single point of contact between the Government and Contractor personnel assigned to support contract. The contractor shall assign work effort and maintaining proper and accurate time keeping records of personnel assigned to work on the requirement.

The minimum personnel qualification for contractions are as follows:

1. Bachelor s Degree in science - Agronomy and Horticulture

2. Certification in Controlled Environment Agriculture

3. EXPERIENCE developing agricultural projects and green houses.

4. Experience teaching agricultural techniques to various backgrounds of persons.

DESCRIPTION:

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Only. This Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time; and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. This Request for Information is intended for Socio-economic groups: Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business, Veterans Owned Small Business, Women Owned Small Business and Small Business. Because this is a Request for Information announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs Service Area Office East/Network Contracting Office 8, San Juan, Puerto Rico Services Team, is conducting market research to identify potential sources with the intention to award Service Contract.

Responses to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, fax number and point of contact e-mail, DUNS Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). NAICS Code is 624310. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 10:00am Eastern Standard Time (EST) on February 10, 2020. This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact VA Medical Center staff in regard to this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action, all questions will be addressed during the solicitation stage by the Contract Specialist. All firms responding to this Request for Information are advised that their response is not a request for proposal therefore will not be considered for a contract award.