DA10--Columbia CareerScope One Source NOTIFICTION OF ONE SOURCE

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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice Page 3 of 3 Presolicitation Notice *=Required Field Presolicitation Notice Page 1 of 3 The Veterans Benefits Administration at the Columbia VA Regional Benefit Office, located at 6437 Garners Ferry Rd, Columbia, SC 29209, has identified the use of Vocational Research Institute CareerScope to assist VR&E counselors with the online assessments for Veterans. The online assessment is a managed service for Vocational Research Institute CareerScope at the Columbia, SC Regional Benefit Office is being conducted as a restricted competition in accordance with 41 U.S.C. § 1901, as outlined in RFO FAR 12.102(a) Restricting Competition. This approach ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while addressing the specific career and education options for veterans. Vocational Research Institute has been identified as the sole publisher capable and sole source of online assessments for CareerScope. By selecting Vocational Research Institute, the Veterans Benefits Administration ensures that they will coordinate all activity needed to execute the contract's requirement. As part of this process, the VA will issue an open market award to Vocational Research Institute, which is a registered small business. The expected award date for this contract is on or around April 21, 2026. NAICS code is 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services Size Standard: $40 Million Questions regarding this announcement may be directed to the Contracting Officer via email to Afia Monteaperto at afia.monteaperto@va.gov. Email format: Title your email Columbia CareerScope Columbia VARO followed by your company name in the subject line of your e-mail.