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The solicitation for virtual music therapy services under solicitation number 36C26226Q0612, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 22 - Network Contracting, seeks contractors to deliver two virtual music therapy retreats for veterans in Substance Use Disorder programs at three VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinics in Los Angeles. The period of performance lasts six months from the date of award, with all funding required to be obligated by October 2026. Services include providing guitars, music instruction, mindfulness training, collaboration with professional songwriters, and facilitating the creation of original music compositions, with all sessions to be conducted via VA Video Connect. The contractor must ensure personnel can obtain access to VA systems including CPRS and VA Video Connect within 30 days of award and must comply with HIPAA, Privacy Act, and Title 38 requirements for handling protected health information. The contract is structured under FAR Part 12 as a commercial item acquisition with NAICS code 611710, employing a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection process where price is the primary evaluation factor, followed by past performance and experience requirements. Offerors must demonstrate at least two prior contracts involving music therapy services in behavioral health or SUD treatment settings, with virtual retreats preferred but not strictly required. The solicitation mandates electronic submission via email to kyle.cipra@va.gov with three distinct components: general information and pricing, experience documentation, and technical compliance, all submitted as separate files without compression. All offerors must be registered on the Customer Engagement Portal and must acknowledge receipt of amendment 0001, which extended the proposal deadline to May 14, 2026, 11:00 a.m. MDT. The contract incorporates numerous FAR and VAAR clauses including the Service Contract Labor Standards, Buy American Act, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, and prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment under Section 889. Contractor personnel must adhere to strict data security protocols, including no use of unapproved media, immediate termination of system access upon employee separation, and prohibition on outside employment that could exploit VA information. Payment will be processed electronically through VA’s EIPP system via Tungsten Network using X12 EDI formats, and no paper invoices or WAWF submissions are permitted. The government will inspect and accept services at the delivery sites, and failure to meet contractual requirements may result in reperformance or price adjustments. No contract
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Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 22 - Network Contracting, Los Angeles, AZ, 91343, USASet-Aside
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0001 05-07-2026
36C26226Q0612
N/A 36C262
Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 22 - Network Contracting 3601 S. 6th Avenue Tucson AZ 85723
36C262 Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 22 - Network Contracting
4811 Airport Plaza Drive Long Beach CA 90815 To all Offerors/Bidders
36C26226Q0612
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** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to: 05-14-2026 11:00 MDT See CONTINUATION Page
X 1 The purpose of this amendment is to: 1) Notify all prospective offerors that the close date for solicitation #36C26226Q0612 has been extended to May 14,2026. 2) Post questions and answers for this RFQ which are on the continuation page.
David Odne Contracting Officer
CONTINUATION PAGE Questions and Answers to RFQ # 36C26226Q0612, Music Therapy Confirmation of period of performance? What are the expected number of hours or sessions required per week or month?
Period of performance will be based on date of award for 6 months. It is expected that at least 16 hours in total are offered within the timespan of 1 month at least. This would require 4 hours of treatment per week broken up into 2 sessions. One session would be a group format to learn how to play the guitar and the second session would be an individual session with their music teacher to begin creating their song.
Is there a deadline for using the funding?
The deadline is October 2026.
VA Video Connect Access Provisioning: Task 5 requires all sessions to be administered via VA Video Connect. Please confirm whether the VA will provision contractor personnel with VVC access credentials following award, and whether there are any technical prerequisites that contractor staff must complete prior to their first session?
Once awarded the requesting department is responsible for coordinating all onboarding VA access to required programs. The contractor should have access to CPRS and Video connect or be able to obtain access within 30 days after award.
CPRS Access Provisioning Timeline: Task 4 requires contractor therapists to document directly in CPRS. Please confirm the expected timeline from contract award to active CPRS access provisioning for contractor personnel and identify the VA point of contact responsible for coordinating contractor IT credentialing to ensure no gap in documentation capability at the start of the first retreat.
Once awarded the requesting department is responsible for coordinating all onboarding VA access to required programs. The contractor should have access to CPRS and Video connect or be able to obtain access within 30 days after award.
Experience Requirement Scope: File 2 requires a minimum of two prior contracts specifically related to virtual music therapy retreats for SUD participants. Given that virtual music therapy retreats for SUD populations represent a specialized and emerging program model, will the VA consider prior contracts involving music therapy services in behavioral health or SUD treatment settings -- including hybrid or in-person formats -- as meeting the experience requirement? Or are strictly virtual SUD-specific music therapy contracts required for the experience standard to be met?
The VA will consider prior contracts that involve music therapy services in behavioral health settings to include virtual or in- person. The experience requirement requests a minimum of two prior contracts specifically related to virtual music therapy retreats for SUD participants.
36C26226Q0612 Virtual Music Therapy Music Therapy for VA Substance Use Disorder Program at the West Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles, and Sepulveda CBOC, Los Angeles
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