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U099--Yoga Instructor
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, through the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas, is conducting a sources sought notice to identify qualified vendors capable of providing yoga instruction services under a forthcoming firm fixed price contract. The anticipated contract is a single award with a base period of one year and four optional one-year extension periods, structured to deliver yoga instruction three times per week to Veterans and once weekly to employees, both in-person at the medical center and its community-based outpatient clinics and via video teleconference. All services must be trauma-informed and aligned with VA policies including HIPAA, privacy, and records management. The North American Industry Classification System code is 611699 with a size standard of $16.5 million, and contractors must demonstrate capability to meet strict qualification requirements, including RYT-200 yoga certification, BLS training, negative TB tests, drug screening, and completion of mandatory VA training modules such as CPRS, eQUIP, and VETPro. Personnel must also pass a minimum-level VA background investigation and obtain a PIV credential for facility access. Respondents are required to provide their company name, point of contact details, UEI and CAGE codes, and confirm their size status as a small business, SDVOSB, VOSB, HUBZone, or 8(a) concern. Additionally, vendors must indicate whether they are on any government-wide acquisition contracts, GSA schedules, or other contract vehicles. Market pricing estimates are requested to assist with procurement strategy development, including potential set-asides or sole sourcing decisions. Responses must be submitted via email by July 3, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Central Time with the solicitation number 36C25626Q0963 in the subject line. All information provided is strictly for market research use and will not be compensated or publicly released. Contractors are responsible for all costs associated with meeting requirements, including background checks and VA training. The government retains full ownership of all deliverables and records, with strict confidentiality mandates and severe penalties for privacy violations. Subcontracting requires prior written approval from the contracting officer. No solicitation exists at this time, and any future procurement will be formally posted on SAM.gov or GSA’s acquisition websites.
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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston TX, MS, USASet-Aside
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Sources Sought Notice - RFI Attachment Sources Sought Notice Page 1 or 4 DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE, PROPOSAL, OR BID. This notice is not a solicitation as defined by FAR 2.101, therefore it shall not be construed as a commitment by the government to enter into a contract, nor does it restrict the government to an acquisition approach. All information contained in this Request for Information (RFI) is preliminary as well as subject to amendment and is in no way binding on the government. Information submitted in response to this notice is voluntary; the government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the government. The government is requesting that restrictive or proprietary markings not be used in response to this notice. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the Federal Contract Opportunities website or General Services Administration (GSA). It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this RFI. 1. Title: Yoga Instructor
2. Purpose: The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential sources which will aid in defining the procurement strategy for example, set-aside, sole source, or unrestricted for a solicitation the VA intends on issuing shortly as follows:
The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) located in Houston; Texas has a requirement for yoga instruction services IAW attached Draft SOW.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611699 All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction with a size standard of $16.5M. Product Supply Code (PSC) U099 Education/Training - Other.
The anticipated type of contract shall be a Single Award, Firm Fixed Price, Base plus 4 option Years.
3. Responses Requested: The following questions must be answered in response to this RFI. Answers that are not provided shall be considered non-responsive to the RFI: Name of potential Contractor that possess the capability to fulfill this requirement. Contractors shall also provide the following:
Point(s) of contact name: _______________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________ Telephone number: ___________________________________________ Email address: _______________________________________________
UEI #: ____________________________________
CAGE Code: _______________________________
Is your company considered a small business concern, SB, SDVOSB, VOSB, HUBZone, or 8A concern, with the requisite NAICS code identified above? Can your company provide training as outlined in the attached SOW? Is your company available under any Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC), Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP), National Acquisition Center (NAC), GSA Schedule, Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), and/or Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)?
4. Opportunity/Market Pricing: The MEDVAMC is seeking information from potential vendors on their ability to provide the required items/equipment. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this RFI in order to assist the MEDVAMC in determining potential levels of competition and general market pricing available in the industry. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing along with their responses to the above. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the forthcoming solicitation.
5. RFI responses are due by 07/03/2026 3:00pm Central Time.
The subject line shall reference that Request for Information (RFI) number above.
NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME.
Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the RFI.
Information provided will be used solely by MEDVAMC as Market Research and will not be released outside of the MEDVAMC Purchasing and Contracting Team.
If no responses to this notice are received from an authorized distributor of the cited brand name items listed above, then this action will be sole sourced to the manufacturer.
6. Contact Information: Contracting Officer Robert (Dustan) Arabie robert.arabie@va.gov
Your response to this notice is greatly appreciated!
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