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Sources Sought

Q519--VA Police Psychological Evaluations

Q519--VA Police Psychological Evaluations — VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF in Minnesota · Due 2026-10-16 · Solicitation 36C26327Q0038 · NAICS 621330.…

Solicitation36C26327Q0038
Notice typeSources Sought
PostedOctober 2, 2026
Response deadlineOctober 16, 2026
Place of performanceMinneapolis VA Health Care System 1 Veterans Dr., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417, USA
ClassificationNAICS 621330 · Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) · PSC Q519
Set-asideUnrestricted

OFFICIAL NOTICE CONTENT

Opportunity description

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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Before responding please carefully read and consider the following: VA Police Psychological Evaluation Services for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. This is a Sources Sought Announcement Only and no solicitation is currently available. Responses will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After a review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice, a solicitation announcement may be posted. A response to this Sources Sought Notice is not an adequate reply to a potentially forthcoming solicitation. All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at its discretion. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 621330: Offices of Mental Health Practitioners, size standard is $9 million. NOTE: Please ensure that the System for Award Management (SAM) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement. The Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. See FAR 52.219-14 and VAAR 852.219-75 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52 and https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/vaar852.asp#85221975 Description of Services See attached Statement of Work Interested firms with the capability of providing the requirement, per applicable subcontracting rule limitations, shall submit capability statements so the Government can determine the firm s experience and capability to provide the requirements. Failure to demonstrate the capability of providing the requirement in response to this market survey may affect the Government s review of the industry s ability to perform or provide these requirements. Firms shall include the following information with their responses: Organization name, unique entity identification (UEI) number, address, email address of a point of contact who can verify the demonstrated capabilities, website address, and telephone number. Capability statement demonstrating the ability to meet the specialized requirements stated in the Statement of Work and your expertise described therein in sufficient detail, including any other specific and relevant information. Small Business respondents indicate the estimate of services to be subcontracted. What percentage of services (estimated) would the company perform as the Prime Contractor? __________________% What percentage of services (estimated) would the company subcontract to other firms? __________________% State whether any of the requested services may be ordered against a government contract awarded to your organization (e.g� Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), General Services Administration (GSA), National Acquisitions Center (NAC), etc.).� Only firms seriously interested and truly capable should send their information and/or capability statement and any questions by email to cameron.rick@va.gov no later than 5:00PM Central Time, October 16, 2026.

FEDERAL BUYER

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Department / agencyVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tierVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Contracting officeNETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
Office addressSaint Paul, MN, 55101, USA

Public points of contact

PrimaryCameron RickContract Specialistcameron.rick@va.gov651-293-3036

DOCUMENTS & LINKS

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NOTICE TIMELINE

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First seen by GovBidFitOctober 3, 2026

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Classification signal

NAICS 621330 · PSC Q519 is the recorded classification. Use it as a screening clue, then compare the actual scope and deliverables rather than treating the code alone as proof of fit.

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What this opportunity record tells you

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The listed product or service classification is NAICS 621330 · Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) · PSC Q519. The set-aside field is Unrestricted. These fields help narrow your search, but they do not replace the full solicitation, amendments, attachments, clauses or eligibility language on the official source.

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