Project Information

Bid Title

U006--CH36 - Personalized Career Planning & Guidance (PCPG)

Issuing Agency

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF

Location

District of Columbia

Published Date

Jan 7, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 6, 2026

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

36C10D25R0010

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Set Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

Project Description

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Notice ID

36C10D25R0010

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF

Sub-tier

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF

Office

VETERANS BENEFITS ADMIN (36C10D)

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General Information

• Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
• Original Published Date: Jan 07, 2026 10:40 am EST
• Original Response Date: Feb 06, 2026 10:00 am EST
• Inactive Policy: Manual
• Original Inactive Date: Mar 08, 2026
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
• Product Service Code: U006 - EDUCATION/TRAINING- VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL
• NAICS Code:
  • 624310 - Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Place of Performance:
  Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Washington , DC 20006
  USA

Description

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THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration, Office of Mission Support, Acquisition Division intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Chapter 36, Personalized Career Planning and Guidance (PCPG) Services, for the VBA Office of Transition and Economic Development (TED). The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), has authority, pursuant to Title 38 USC Chapter 36, to provide all services and assistance necessary to enable eligible Servicemembers, Veterans, and eligible Dependents to achieve their academic and vocational goals and objectives. The purpose of providing these services is for the individual to achieve their desired educational and vocational goals and objectives. The objective of this procurement is to aid the individual in selecting (1) an educational or training objective and an educational institution or training establishment appropriate for the attainment of such objective; or (2) an employment objective that would be likely to provide such individual with satisfactory employment opportunities in light of the individual s circumstances; or (3) related services.
This requirement will be competed as a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The Government intends to award a single IDIQ contract for each of the following four (4) districts: Pacific; Continental; Southeast; Northeast. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical approach.
Applicable NAICS code is 624310, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, with a small business size standard of $15 Million.
The anticipated contracts will consist of a Base Award Period of eight (8) months, and 4 one-year option periods. The minimum guaranteed amount for this contract is $25,000.00 per awardee, which will be obligated at the time of IDIQ award. Orders beyond the minimum will be determined by department needs and the results of fair opportunity competitions. The Government has no obligation to award TOs beyond the minimum guaranteed amount. The maximum aggregate value of all task orders, under the PCPG IDIQ contract per awardee is $9,000,000.00.
It is anticipated that the solicitation will be available on or about January 7, 2026. The solicitation closing date is scheduled for on-or-about February 6, 2026. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. All information, amendments and questions concerning this solicitation will be electronically posted at the following web page: https://beta.sam.gov/. Telephonic requests for this solicitation will not be honored.
Interested offerors must be registered at https://beta.sam.gov/. The Online Representations and Certifications must be completed by each offeror submitting a proposal prior to the due date and should reflect the applicable NAICS code (624310) in the profile. Interested offerors must also be verified as a SDVOSB in the SBA certification database (under Government Certifications) found at the Dynamic Small Business Search website: https://dsbs.sba.gov/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm.
If you have any questions concerning this procurement you are encouraged to Email your questions to Edward.Bradford@va.gov.

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Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• 1800 G STREET NW
• WASHINGTON , DC 20006
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• Edward.Bradford@va.gov
• edward.bradford@va.gov
• Phone Number 254-299-9807

Secondary Point of Contact

History

• Jan 07, 2026 11:10 am EST Solicitation (Original)
• Jan 07, 2026 10:40 am ESTPresolicitation (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC UEducation and Training Services

• NAICS 624310Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Related bids

Jan 7, 2026	[Solicitation (Original)] U006--CH36 - Personalized Career Planning & Guidance (PCPG)
Jan 20, 2026	[Solicitation (Updated)] U006--CH36 - Personalized Career Planning & Guidance (PCPG)
May 6, 2026	[Award Notice (Original)] U006--CH36 - Personalized Career Planning & Guidance (PCPG) - Continental
May 6, 2026	[Award Notice (Original)] U006--CH36 - Personalized Career Planning & Guidance (PCPG) - Pacific
May 6, 2026	[Award Notice (Original)] U006--CH36 - Personalized Career Planning & Guidance (PCPG) - Southeast
May 6, 2026	[Award Notice (Original)] U006--CH36 - Personalized Career Planning & Guidance (PCPG) - Northeast

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