Pain Management Skills Course

The Contract for the Pain Management Skills Course, awarded under solicitation number 36C26226P1151 by the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 22, is a firm-fixed-price commercial item acquisition with a total value of $155,300.00, covering services from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, at the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System in Los Angeles, California. The contract includes five distinct line items supporting simulation center sessions, faculty stipends, travel and lodging for 16 attendees, and program dissemination, all structured under a single period of performance with no option quantities or pricing specified beyond a possible six-month extension under FAR 52.217-8. Performance is FOB destination, with delivery and acceptance occurring at the specified VA facility, and payment is exclusively required via electronic funds transfer through the VA’s Tungsten Network system in compliance with VAAR 852.232-72 and FAR 52.232-33. The contracting officer is David Odne, while Marco Ramos serves as the primary point of contact for contractor inquiries. The contract imposes strict compliance with federal accessibility standards, particularly Section 508 and 36 CFR part 1194, requiring all ICT deliverables to be fully accessible and verified using the VA Section 508 Checklist, with remediation costs borne by the contractor. It includes a comprehensive set of FAR clauses covering ethics, whistleblower rights, subcontractor reporting, executive compensation disclosure, supply chain security prohibitions (including bans on Kaspersky, ByteDance, and other covered entities), DEI nondiscrimination requirements, paid sick leave under EO 14026, minimum wage obligations, and electronic payment procedures. The awardee is a certified small business that must adhere to ongoing re-representations under FAR 52.219-28 and annual reporting requirements under FAR 52.204-10. No Contracting Officer’s Representative is identified, and no attachments, exhibits, or packaging specifications are provided in the available documentation. The contract’s execution is governed by federal law with no deviations beyond those explicitly noted in selected clauses, and all invoicing must be submitted electronically through the VA-approved portal.