U012--OPS - Workforce Skills Assessments (VA-26-00057182)

This solicitation, designated as 36C10B26R0041 and titled U012--OPS - Workforce Skills Assessments, seeks a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to provide commercially available workforce skills assessments across cybersecurity, IT, software development, and AI domains, under a firm-fixed-price contract structure. The work is governed by a Performance Work Statement requiring comprehensive management of assessment delivery, including ordering, administration, tracking, reporting, and compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards, VA credentialing policies, and secure handling of sensitive data. Deliverables include a monthly assessment catalogue, vendor validity reports, monthly and quarterly utilization and outcome reports, a contractor staff roster, weekly progress reports, and monthly status meetings, all submitted electronically. The contract carries a base period of 12 months with a single 12-month option, for a maximum potential period of 24 months, and includes three optional tasks—each allowing up to 2,500 additional assessments—to be exercised in blocks of 500. Pricing is not specified, with all line items marked as Not Specified, indicating award will be based on lowest price among technically acceptable offers under a Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable evaluation methodology. All offerors must be certified SDVOSBs verified in SAM.gov and comply with stringent subcontracting limitations, prohibiting payment to non-SDVOSB subcontractors of more than 50% of the contract’s labor cost. The contractor must ensure all personnel are U.S.-based, cleared under VA Directive 0710 and NISPOM standards, and trained in handling sensitive information with immediate reporting of any personnel changes. Security protocols require tamper-evident packaging, secure transport, and chain-of-custody documentation for physical shipments, while digital outputs must be submitted in self-contained, non-hyperlinked Microsoft 365 or PDF formats. Invoicing must be electronic via VA-specific systems, payments processed through EFT registered in SAM, and all contract administration managed by VA’s Technology Acquisition Center in Eatontown, NJ. The response deadline has been amended to July 31, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST, with proposals submitted electronically to designated VA email addresses. No physical place of performance is specified beyond U.S.-based operations, and while packaging and labeling lack MIL-STD compliance references, traceability is maintained through Software Bill of Materials and documented security controls.