Q403--VA POLICE PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS

The Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting proposals under contract number 36C25926Q0450 for psychological evaluations to assess the mental and emotional fitness of VA Police Officers stationed at the Sheridan VA Medical Center in Wyoming. This is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside solicitation with a NAICS code of 621330, requiring offerors to be certified in the SBA’s database as SDVOSBs and comply with stringent subcontracting limitations that cap non-certified subcontractor compensation at 50% of the contract value for services. The contract is structured as an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) with a firm-fixed-price basis, covering a five-year ordering period from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2031, with an additional one-year extension possible for orders already placed. Each line item specifies a baseline quantity of 25 evaluations per year with minimums and maximums ranging from 1 to 25 for base and four option periods, and all evaluations must be conducted on-site or within a 30-mile radius, including initial, annual, and incident-based assessments using standardized psychological tools like the MMPI-2, PHQ-9, and GAD-7, with results delivered as a one-page Pass/Fail report within five business days. Contractors must be licensed psychologists with a doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program and a minimum of five years of postgraduate experience, with forensic board certification preferred. All evaluations are subject to VA privacy regulations and compliance with the Privacy Act, requiring strict confidentiality of officer data. The contract incorporates numerous deviation clauses modifying standard FAR and VAAR provisions for security, information systems, subcontracting, labor, and trafficking compliance, including VAAR 852.211-76 which imposes liquidated damages for data breaches involving sensitive personal information. Contractors must adhere to NIST SP 800-171 standards for safeguarding Federal Contract Information and must certify compliance with cybersecurity, subcontracting, and prohibited product restrictions under 72-hour disclosure requirements. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email by May 22, 2026, and must include a technical summary (three pages), past performance documentation (three pages), a signed VAAR 852.219-75 certificate, and a formal statement of agreement. The