U008--Amputee Coalition Contract

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to provide training materials and information for amputees, as well as travel expenses for training sessions. The contractor will be required to provide a Train-the-Trainer program for Amputation Rehabilitation Coordinators and other Amputation Specialty clinicians, which will occur annually at sites determined by the presence of at least eight potential Veteran Certified Peer Visitor candidates. The contractor will also provide education resources, including magazines, pamphlets, and books, to be distributed to Veterans with limb loss in VAMCs across the country. Additionally, the contractor will provide corporate memberships to the seven Regional Amputation Centers and the eighteen Polytrauma Amputation Network Sites. • The contract will be for a base period of 12 months with four 12-month option periods. • The contractor will be required to participate in regularly scheduled planning meetings throughout the performance of the contract via phone or virtual methods. • The contractor will be required to develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with the statement of work. • The contractor will be required to provide feedback/comments on deliverables within five business days. • The contractor will be required to certify that the instructor of the program is a Certified Master Trainer through the Association for Talent Developer (ATD) and a specialist in the training of the content of both the Train the Trainer Workshop as well as the Certified Peer Visitor Training Workshop.