6910--Sources Sought - Health Education Materials by Crucial Learning Authorized service providers only
Contract Overview
Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
AI Contract Overview
The Department of Veterans Affairs, through its Network Contract Office 20, is conducting a Sources Sought Announcement to identify qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), and other small or large businesses capable of providing specific training services. The intended contract involves a firm-fixed price service arrangement centered on virtual training programs from Crucial Learning, including "Crucial Teams" course materials, public workshops, and trainer certification. This effort is market research to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy and set-aside status for a potential future solicitation under NAICS code 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services). Interested contractors must submit detailed company information, including size classification relative to SBA small business standards and relevant socioeconomic certifications, along with proof of authorization from Crucial Learning as service providers. Additionally, a courtesy quote is requested to assist in price reasonableness evaluation. Responses are due by June 17, 2026, via email to the contracting officer, Peter Park. The Government emphasizes that this solicitation is not a commitment to award a contract and will not reimburse any costs incurred in responding. All potential offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for federal contracting opportunities. The services will be performed at the Puget Sound VA Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.
General Info
Agency
NAICS
Place of Performance
Puget Sound VA Health Care System 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, WA, 98108Set-Aside
Timeline
Response Deadline
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) and Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services requested, as well as any large businesses. The results from this source sought notice will be used to determine the appropriate set-aside.
The intended contract is a firm-fixed price service contract.
The SBA Non-Manufacturer Rule is not applicable as the intended contract is for services.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO20 is looking for authorized service providers of the following requirement:
Below training program by Crucial Learning Virtual Course Materials Crucial Teams Virtual Public Workshop Crucial Teams Virtual Public Trainer Certification Crucial Teams
Required Information in Your Response to Sources Sought: In order to be considered a valid source that can impact the set-aside determination of a possible future solicitation, potential contractors shall provide, at a minimum, the following information to peter.park2@va.gov by below response deadline:
1) Company name, address, and point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and UEI.
2) Please identify your company s size in comparison to the anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. To be considered a small business your company must have less than 24.5 million dollars in average annual receipts. This notice is to determine the marketplace for this specific requirement. Please check one of the following:
[ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business Manufacturers [ ] yes [ ] no All other Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other than Small Business
3) Any socioeconomic business must have a SBA certification at https://search.certifications.sba.gov/.
4) Only authorized service providers of Crucial Learning will be considered for market research set-aside determination. Please submit a letter of authorized service provider from Crucial Learning.
5) Please provide a courtesy quote in response to this request to evaluate price reasonableness for any set-aside determination.
The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought notice. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued.
Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror to have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application in the System for Award Management (SAM).
Service Address: Puget Sound VA Medical Center 1660 South Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108-1532
Point of Contact: Peter Park Contracting Officer peter.park2@va.gov
Response Deadline: 6/17/2026 by 3:00pm Pacific Time