SCOPE The Department of Veterans Affairs, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Division, Houston Texas Regional Office, is soliciting offers for a single award requirements contract to provide vocational services for its eligible Chapter 36 veterans. The services are currently being performed; however, the performance period of that contract will expire on May 31, 2007. SERVICES The services to be provided include: 1) Initial Vocational Testing; 2) Conducting interviews with veterans to assess vocational capabilities and career goals; 3) Providing a detailed written report of findings based on the results obtained from testing and interviews to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Please see the Section 4, Performance Work Statement in the solicitation for further information regarding the services required under the contract. GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE AREA The Contractor will be required to provide services for all of the following geographic areas: Houston, Texas Area Counties: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Houston, Jackson, Lavaca, Liberty, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton San Antonio, Texas Area Counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, McMullen, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson Corpus Christi, Texas Area Counties: Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Goliad, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria Rio Grande, Texas Area Counties: Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Maverick, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala Northwest Texas Area Counties: Brewster, Crockett, Kimble, Menard, McCulloch, Pecos, Schleicher, Sutton, Terrell Austin, Texas Area Counties: Blanco, Caldwell, Hays, Mason Beaumont, Texas Area Counties: Angelina, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, San Augustine, Shelby, Tyler PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE It is anticipated that any resultant contract will be awarded for a one (1) year base period, and will contain options for four (4) additional one (1) year option periods. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES The actual number of cases that the contractor will be assigned or managed will vary. However, based on previous services provided, the estimated number of cases per year is 600. SET-ASIDE This solicitation is being set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business concerns only. The applicable size standard for determining small business is $6,500,000 average gross receipts over a three (3) year period.

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