# Equine Assisted Therapy

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25224q0236

- Solicitation number: 36C25224Q0236
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as special notice)
- Status: Awarded to Mke Urban Stables, Inc. for $31,200.00
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 252-Network Contract Office 12 (36C252)
- NAICS: 624190 Other Individual and Family Services
- Product or service code: Q999 Other Medical Services
- County: Milwaukee County (FIPS 55079). https://abierto.us/counties/milwaukee-county-wi-55079
- City: Milwaukee. https://abierto.us/cities/milwaukee-wi-5553000
- First posted: January 31, 2024
- Last posted: March 5, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9592b55f8a6e4fafaa9d881a33cc95f2/view

## Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO 12) Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to award a sole source contract to MKE URBAN STABLES, Milwaukee, WI, for Equine Assisted Therapy, for the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center (ZVAMC), Milwaukee, WI, in accordance with FAR 13. Services shall be in accordance with the terms, conditions, provisions, and schedule of the contract, and comply with the VHA accessibility requirement.

The accessibility requirement designates Equine Assisted Therapy be located within 4 miles of ZVAMC. Services shall be Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy to ZVAMC Veterans receiving Behavioral Health Services. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 13. This will be a firm fixed price contract for Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy to ZVAMC Veterans receiving Behavioral Health Services. The NAICS Code is 624190 Other Individual and Family Services.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored.

However, if a firm believes it can meet the Equine Assisted Therapy requirements it must submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and services to the Contracting Officer by 10:00 AM (CST) February 8, 2024. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements.

Responses received will be evaluated however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the Contracting Officer will proceed with the sole source award to MKE URBAN STABLES. Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Laura.Broacha@va.gov. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Mke Urban Stables, Inc. (UEI HF2CZ4GDA555)
- Contract: 36C25224P0383, purchase order
- Obligated: $47,800.00
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 36C25224P0383 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C252 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C25224P0383_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- January 31, 2024: Special notice, due February 8, 2024 at 11:00 AM EST. Notice a5cd9a0d24aa4a89b482ce1504aec6b9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a5cd9a0d24aa4a89b482ce1504aec6b9/view
- March 5, 2024: Award notice. Notice 9592b55f8a6e4fafaa9d881a33cc95f2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9592b55f8a6e4fafaa9d881a33cc95f2/view

## Points of contact

- Laura Broacha, Contract Specialist, Laura.Broacha@va.gov, 414-844-4800

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