U099--Yoga Instructor

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 seeks yoga instruction services for the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, with quotes due August 6, 2026, under a Woman-Owned Small Business set-aside.

Place of performance includes the MEDVAMC main facility at 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, and the Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Tomball, Texas. Services will be delivered via video teleconference and on-site instruction. The contract period runs August 17, 2026, through August 16, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods through August 16, 2031.

All yoga instructors must hold a minimum 200-hour Yoga Alliance RYT certification, current tuberculosis screening, pre-employment drug screening, and Basic Life Support certification. Instructors must complete VA VetPro credentialing. Virtual-only instructors are not required to maintain BLS or TB certifications. Contractor must carry general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and professional liability insurance of $2,000,000 aggregate.

Required annual services include 104 30-minute flow and stretch classes, 104 50-minute flow and stretch classes, 156 50-minute individual prenatal yoga sessions, and 52 50-minute group prenatal yoga sessions. Services are available 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM weekdays and weekends, excluding federal holidays. Payment is firm-fixed-price per class, based on 52 weeks per year, upon receipt and acceptance.

Vendors must be actively registered in SAM as certified WOSBs and maintain such certification throughout the performance period. Prime WOSB contractors may subcontract yoga instructors but cannot pay more than 50% of total contract value to non-similarly-situated subcontractors. Amendment 001 extended the deadline and clarified that wage determination requirements do not apply. NAICS code is 611710, Educational Support Services. PSC code is U099.