SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR THE VA REGIONAL OFFICES LOCATED IN HOUSON AND WACO, TEXAS
- Notice Date
- 10/21/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 624310
— Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- Contracting Office
- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;VR&E DIVISION (362/28);6900 ALMEDA ROAD;Houston TX 77030-4200
- ZIP Code
- 77030-4200
- Solicitation Number
- VA-362-10-RP-0001
- Response Due
- 10/30/2009
- Archive Date
- 12/29/2009
- Point of Contact
- JOHN A. PLAYER(713) 383-1987
- E-Mail Address
-
Contract Specialist
(john.player2@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has authority, pursuant to Title 38 USC Chapters 18, 31, 35 and 36, to provide all services and assistance necessary to enable eligible Veterans with service-connected disabilities to obtain and maintain suitable employment and, if not employable, achieve independence in daily living to the maximum extent feasible. In the discharge of this responsibility, each Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service Division (VR&E) within the VBA Regional Office (RO) undertakes an initial evaluation of the Veteran to determine his or her entitlement for these services and assistance and develops, in cooperation with the Veteran, an Individualized Written Plan of Services. Rehabilitation plans include: Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plans (IWRP) that outline training and job placement services needed to achieve employment goals; employment placement under an Individualized Employment Assistance Plan (IEAP); Individualized Extended Evaluation Plan (IEEP) to determine feasibility for employment; or if employment is not possible, services to enhance the Veteran's independence in daily living under an Individualized Independent Living Plan (IILP). The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is charged with providing assistance to service-connected disabled Veterans through vocational rehabilitation and employment (VR&E) services. In order to assure services in close geographic proximity to Veterans and to provide timely services when staff turnover occurs, Contractor assistance may be required to supplement vocational rehabilitation and employment services. Specialized services may also be required to complement services typically provided by VA staff. In order to provide these services, VR&E requires contractor assistance in the following areas: (1) initial assessment; (2) case management services; (3) job placement services to assist the Veteran in finding and maintaining suitable employment; (4) educational and vocational counseling; and (5) discrete services to provide for the specialized needs of Veterans. The objective of this contract is to assist Veterans to obtain and maintain suitable employment and to live as independently as possible in their homes and communities. The resultant contract will be awarded for a 180 base period with two (2) 90-day option periods. VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUNE 2007) (a) Definition. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 8127, for the Department of Veterans Affairs, "Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern"- (1) Means a small business concern- (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans (or eligible surviving spouses) (38 U.S.C. 8127(h) and (k)(2)(A)(i)); and (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veteran (or eligible surviving spouse) or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran (38 U.S.C. 8127(h) and (k)(2)(A)(ii)); and (iii) The business meets federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified in the solicitation document (38 U.S.C. 8127(k)(1)); and (iv) The business is listed in the VetBiz.gov Vendor Information Pages, (http://www.VetBiz.gov). (2) "Service-disabled veteran" means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). (3) "Surviving Spouse" is an individual as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(3). (b) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered. (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (c) Agreement. A service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern agrees that, in the performance of the contract, in the case of a contract for- (1) Services (except construction), at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; (2) Supplies (other than acquisition from a nonmanufacturer of the supplies), at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing, excluding the cost of materials, will be performed by the concern or other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; (3) General construction, at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; or (4) Construction by special trade contractors, at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. (d) A joint venture may be considered a service-disabled veteran owned small business concern if- (1) At least one member of the joint venture is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern and makes the following representations: That it is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, and that it is a small business concern under the North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement; (2) Each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement; (3) The joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the explanation of Affiliates in 19.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and (4) The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b). (e) Any service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern (non-manufacturer) must meet the requirements in 19.102(f) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to receive a benefit under this program.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/HouVARO/HouVARO362/VA-362-10-RP-0001/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS;-;-;-;-
- Zip Code: 77030
- Zip Code: 77030
- Record
- SN01989739-W 20091023/091021235344-28d52a6e29431ea706db9be32c26cc1d (fbodaily.com)
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