U009--Notice of Intent to Sole Source VISN10 CBT Insomnia Training

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through Network Contracting Office 10 in Independence, Ohio, intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed price contract to the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) training services at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. This action is authorized under FAR Subpart 13.2, which permits simplified acquisition procedures for non-competitive contracts when only one source is deemed capable of meeting the government’s specialized needs. The government has determined that the Beck Institute is the only entity with the required expertise to deliver this specific training, and therefore, no competitive solicitation will be issued. Responses to this notice of intent are limited to capabilities statements or quotations submitted via email to Contracting Specialist April Fawley by July 23, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and must clearly demonstrate why competition would be advantageous to the government, though no payment will be provided for response costs. The contract will be performed at the Cleveland VA Medical Center, with the Beck Institute located in Belmont Hills, Pennsylvania, serving as the contractor’s base. The NAICS code 611430 applies, indicating this is an educational services procurement, and the unique entity identifier for the Beck Institute is NZMNAGVZELU3. No formal contract value, pricing details, or line items are available at this stage, as this document is a pre-solicitation notice rather than a request for proposals. The government has not specified the period of performance, deliverables, training duration, participant targets, or quality standards beyond the general requirement for CBT-I training. Payment, invoicing, contracting officer representative, and technical representative details are not included, and no packaging, marking, or logistical requirements are applicable due to the nature of the service being delivered. The procurement is non-competitive by design, and the government will not conduct an evaluation using LPTA or trade-off methodologies; award is based solely on the uniqueness of the contractor’s capability as determined under FAR 5.201(b)(1) and FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii).