Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Whole Health Coaching For Veterans Enrolled In Weight Loss Program; 36C261-18-Ap-0676
Deadline: 14 Aug 2018
Posting Date: 04 Aug 2018
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 25506555
Document Ref. No.: 36C26118Q9407
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: -
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Under statutory authority u.s.c. 253(c)(1) the government anticipates entering into a sole source procurement negotiations with vida health to provide digital health coaching services as part of the national whole health initiative. Whole health aims to empower, equip, and treat veterans by expanding their care team to include the community, teaching self-care and other skills that are the building blocks of wellness, and incorporating new practitioners and new modalities in care delivery. Whole health has chosen vamc in palo alto as one of seventeen pilot sites. As a pilot site, palo alto has an obligation to augment and emphasize the role of both trained and peer health coaches. As such, palo alto seeks a vendor to provide trained, expert coaching services across a range of conditions to complement its existing peer and entry-level coaches. In order to reach as many veterans as possible, and to facilitate their engagement with coaches, palo alto seeks a digital vendor that is, one that delivers coaching through an online platform with multiple modalities, such as app and text. Given the breadth of the whole health mandate, palo alto seeks a vendor that is able to address a range of conditions that affect wellness: sleep, nutrition, stress management, and chronic disease management, to name a few. The above authority is cited and justification made based on the determination that the government's minimum needs can best be satisfied by services available from one source. This announcement is for services for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under far 6.302-1. Other persons may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement by august 3, 2018, 2:00pm pacific time. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all interest received on or before august 3, 2018, 2:00pm pacific time will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to open the requi...
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