# Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Base 4 Option Years

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c26325q1008

- Solicitation number: 36C26325Q1008
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as special notice)
- Status: Awarded to Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Inc. for $95,139.71
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: Network Contract Office 23 (36C263)
- NAICS: 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- Product or service code: R420 Certifications and Accreditations for products and institutions other than educational institutions
- County: Stearns County (FIPS 27145). https://abierto.us/counties/stearns-county-mn-27145
- City: St. Cloud. https://abierto.us/cities/st-cloud-mn-2756896
- First posted: August 5, 2025
- Last posted: September 4, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dca6fa8190ef4dee9da196afc09c30be/view

## Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract to Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. UEI: GPFEUGBCLVJ3. Located at 1 Concourse PKWY STE 800, Atlanta, GA 30328. Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source. The NAICS code is 611430 Professional and Management Development Training. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations.

However, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may submit a written response via email to Arielle Lifto at the email address below by 10:00 AM Central Standard Time on August 8th, 2025. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement.

Information received will be considered; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the VA will proceed with the sole source award to Olympus.

The anticipated award date of this requirement is Wednesday, August 13th 2025. If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact: Arielle Lifto Contract Specialist NCO 23, Minneapolis, MN Email: arielle.lifto@va.gov Location of service: Department of Veterans Affairs St. Cloud VAMC Description of service: See Attached Statement of work.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Inc. (UEI GPFEUGBCLVJ3)
- Contract: 36C26325P1035, purchase order
- Obligated: $36,377.60
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 36C26325P1035 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C263 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C26325P1035_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 5, 2025: Special notice, due August 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice e68644dbd64946ef94424eb180aa4528. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e68644dbd64946ef94424eb180aa4528/view
- September 4, 2025: Award notice. Notice dca6fa8190ef4dee9da196afc09c30be. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dca6fa8190ef4dee9da196afc09c30be/view

## Points of contact

- Arielle Lifto, Contract Specialist, arielle.lifto@va.gov, 651-293-3031

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