This is an INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT, in accordance with FAR 13.501 (a). The Department of Veterans Affairs, wishes to purchase proprietary psychological testing (Intellectual Property) for use in VA software programs using FAR PART 13 SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 611691 with a small business size standard of $6.0 M. The purpose of this acquisition is for administering and scoring tests to assist in providing accurate diagnosis of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms among veterans. These tests are copyrighted and include 1) Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), 2) Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), 3) Beck Depression Inventory Second Edition (BDI), 4) Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), 5) Beck Scale of Suicide Ideation (BSSI). The contractor shall grant the right to VA to utilize the contractor’s copyrighted tests, scoring algorithms, and norms. The contractor shall give VA permission to store this protected intellectual property in VA information systems and use it to administer and score the tests. VA will carefully restrict the use of the test to appropriately qualified individuals and agencies as described in the ethical guidelines of the American Psychological Association. The contractor shall provide VA Medical Centers with all updates, changes, or modifications made to the tests. THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS OF ONLY ONE SOURCE, HARCOURT ASSESSMENT, INC., 19500 BULVERDE RD., SAN ANTONIA TX, 78259-3701 WHO IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THESE TESTING SERVICES. The following terms and conditions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items, 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items. For questions regarding this announcement please contact Jonathan Hamlet at 202-273-8827. Dept of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington DC 20420, ATTN: Jonathan Hamlet. All responses must be received within ten days of this publication. As a result of analyzing responses to this synopsis of intent, the Contracting Officer may determine that the action may be competed. A determination by the Government not to competee this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

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