U006--Stop the Bleed Training 36C26225Q1032

This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a pre-solicitation notice only. The purpose of this notice is to announce that the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 22), is seeking contractors interested in providing a quote for: Training of both clinical, and non-clinical personnel in Tactical Medicine (TACMED) and will also be referred herein as TACMED. As part of this requirement, training program must be consistent with established standards set by the American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma on Stop the Bleed (STB) and the Department of Defense s Stop the Bleed Coalition (STBC) guidelines, with the addition of other tactical medical intervention techniques combined into one training program. The services shall comply with this Statement of Work (SOW), all VA, local, state, and Federal policies, and regulations. This contract is to provide training of both clinical, and non-clinical personnel in Tactical Medicine (TACMED) for GLAVAHCS staff. This TACMED training must include live practical exercises and/or assessments to achieve certification, tactical emergency medical intervention options, patient extrication and protocols to sound the alarm, communication with police along with other response techniques, and the skills necessary to aid in the recovery and restoration of the Veterans Affairs mission. This course must also include Emergency Casualty Care (ECC) for VA personnel utilizing both the standards ser forth by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CTCCC), and the standards set by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), Committee on Trauma on Stop the Bleed (STB) and the Dept. of Defense s Stop the Bleed Coalition (STBC). Solicitation shall be issued on or about June 20, 2025, with proposals due no later than July 14, 2025 at 5:00 P.M. MST. The following NAICS code: 611430 and FSC code: U006 apply to this requirement. This is a 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. To receive credit, an offeror must be registered and verified in SBA Veteran Small Business Certification database at time of quotation submission and at time of award (DSBS SBA search) and must meet federal small business size standards for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this solicitation. All interested parties must respond to the solicitation announcement. A response to this notice is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Point of Contact for this announcement is Jamie ElBedawi at Jamie.elbedawi@va.gov.

?.## SOLICITATION DESCRIPTION This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-04. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 611430, with a small business size standard of $15.0 Million. The FSC/PSC is U006. The Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHCS) has a service requirement for: Training of both clinical, and non-clinical personnel in Tactical Medicine (TACMED) and will also be referred herein as TACMED. As part of this requirement, training program must be consistent with established standards set by the American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma on Stop the Bleed (STB) and the Department of Defense s Stop the Bleed Coalition (STBC) guidelines, with the addition of other tactical medical intervention techniques combined into one training program. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, supplies, tools, equipment, parts, travel, and qualified personnel to accomplish the tasks outlined in this SOW. Contractor is responsible for all subcontractors required to complete reports. All proposals shall be sent to the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22 Contract Specialist, Jamie ElBedawi at Jamie.elbedawi@va.gov. Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13. Comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government. The following are the decision factors: Price, Past Performance, SDVOSB, and Technical. The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government. Responses should contain your best terms, conditions. Submission of your response shall be received not later than 17:00 MST on 07/14/2025 at Jamie.elbedawi@va.gov. ALL communication must be in writing ONLY, to this same email address. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point of Contact listed below. Point of Contact Contract Specialist Jamie ElBedawi Jamie.elbedawi@va.gov

The purpose of this modification is to provide clarification to the Solicitation 36C26224Q0348. Please refer to the Questions/Responses page of this amendment for the questions and their responses. No further questions will be accepted for this acquisition.