SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Dry Needle Education Certification Services
- Notice Date
- 3/15/2023 12:08:18 PM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263) Saint Paul MN 55101 USA
- ZIP Code
- 55101
- Solicitation Number
- 36C26323Q0451
- Response Due
- 3/24/2023 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 07/01/2023
- Point of Contact
- Steve Ashby, Contracting Specialist, Phone: 319-338-0581 x636834
- E-Mail Address
-
steve.ashby@va.gov
(steve.ashby@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- Page 2 of 2 No phone calls. Send any responses by e-mail only. As this is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes, the Government will not accept any technical questions at this time. This is a Sources Sought Notice to determine small business sources capable of providing on-site dry needle training instruction to VISN 23 personnel per this notice under NAICS 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training). Small business size standard is $15 million. Product Service Code (PSC) is R420 (Support Professional: Certifications and Accreditations (Other than Educ or Info Tech C&A)). BACKGROUND: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH. This notice is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Federal Government to contract for any service currently. Further, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 23/Services Branch, Sioux Falls, SD, is not at this time seeking offers, and will not accept unsolicited offers. Respondents are advised that the Federal Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party s expense. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Federal Government to form a binding contract. Although the term offeror is used in this notice, your respective organization s response will be treated as information only and shall not be used as an offer. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this notice is to conduct market research to determine if there are Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) sources capable of providing on-site dry needle training instruction to VISN 23 personnel. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE: VISN 23 Physical Therapists and Chiropractors require training to increase access to dry needling as a treatment for Veterans. Vendor shall provide on-site dry needle training instruction to VISN 23 Physical Therapists and Chiropractors. Training shall be no less than 16 hours and not more than 24 training hours. Education on how dry needling fits into a biophysical pain management plan. Upon completion of the training course practitioners must be competent to provide basic dry needling services in the clinic and receive certification of dry needling competency at the end of the basic course. PLACES OF PERFORMANCE: Minneapolis VA Medical Center One Veterans Drive Minneapolis, MN 55417-2309 POTENTIAL SCOPE OF WORK: See attached proposed Statement of Work. The Statement of work is subject to change before the solicitation is issued depending on responses received. POTENTIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE: See attached Statement of Work SUBMITTAL OF RESPONSES: Responses shall be sent via electronic mail only by 10:00am Central Standard Time (CST), 03-24-2023 to: Steve Ashby Contracting Specialist E-mail: steve.ashby@va.gov Offerors shall submit a capability statement indicating their ability and experience to provide the services cited above; such statement shall also list: Name of offeror Address of offeror DUNS Number of offeror Point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail of offeror Whether or not vendor is SDVOSB or VOSB; SDVOSB and VOSB will be verified through Vet Biz at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov. Whether or not vendor has General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract; if so, please provide GSA FSS contract number certifications and licensure that its applicable staff holds
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Minneapolis VA Medical Center One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417-2309, USA
- Zip Code: 55417-2309
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 55417-2309
- Record
- SN06619105-F 20230317/230315230112 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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