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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) is issuing this Sources Sought RFI announcement pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 10, Market Resear... The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) is issuing this Sources Sought RFI announcement pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 10, Market Research. This market research is being conducted to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support Academic Detailing support services for the Pharmacy Benefits Management, Academic Detail Program Office. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement and may result in the issuance of a solicitation. The SAC is requesting responses from qualified business concerns; the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611430 Professional and Management Development Training. The Product Service Code is U099 Education/Training Other. The purpose of the RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications relative to NAICS 611430. It will also be used to identify qualified and responsible small business vendors (e.g. Service Disabled/Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), 8(a), small disadvantaged, women-owned small business) having an interest in and posses the resources to provide support for Academic Detailing. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this RFI are not considered adequate responses to any corresponding solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to any resulting solicitation announcement, in addition to responding to this RFI. This RFI is being published in accordance with Title 38 U.S.C. § 8127. The VA Academic Detailing Service is seeking a vendor that is qualified to provide academic detailing basic skills training and academic detailing advanced skills training and other academic detailing consultative work. Respondents of this RFI shall provide the following information. The Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is listed below: Vendor background summary including: Business name: Address: Unique Entity Identifier number: Point of contact information: Email: Phone: Website address: Business size: Socio-economic status: Whether you hold a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract and schedule number: State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov and /or VetCert at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov. Do you have the ability to provide training services for academic detailing as a prime vendor? Do you have the ability to provide the training services and/or consultative work as a prime vendor? Do you qualify to provide basic skills training? Do you qualify to provide consutlative services? Do you qualify to provide advanced skills training? Please provide a list of contracts with similar requirements/scope that your business performed for federal customers. Please provide current or past customers (i.e., within the past (2) years), the contract number, total value, the percentage of the contract your company performed vice the prime or subcontractors, point of contact telephone number or e-mail address; and other material relevant to establishing core competencies of the firm. Include a description of how your business would conduct training services for academic detailing services. Include a description of how your business would provide basic skills training on academic detailing, consultative work on educational materials, or advanced skills training on soft skills in communication techniques. State explicitly whether or not the required services are on your GSA Federal Supply Schedule and if these services can meet the requirements of the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). Provide current commercial or GSA schedule pricing for specified trainings and support for this requirement. Provide the link or attached file to the General Services Administration (GSA) schedule information including schedule/contract number and schedule listing the specified labor categories required to complete tasks. (FSS Holders only) Provide tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. Responses are due by January 24, 2024; 3:00 PM. Eastern Time, New York, USA.