Purchase Order 36C24120P0728

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 (VISN 1) awarded a $631,039.10 firm fixed price purchase order to Trustees of Boston University, doing business as Boston University Medical Campus, on July 19, 2020, for brain bank research and data analytics research. The contract is scheduled for completion by January 18, 2026, and will be performed in Boston, Massachusetts. This award carries no set-aside designation and represents work under Boston University Medical Campus's broader research portfolio supporting VA initiatives across neuroscience, infectious disease, public health, and biomedical engineering.

Boston University Medical Campus, a prominent private research institution and tax-exempt non-profit, brings substantial federal contracting experience to this engagement, particularly with VISN 1 and other federal agencies including the National Institutes of Health and Defense Health Agency. The contractor's expertise in biomedical research, clinical studies, and specialized scientific services positions it well to deliver the advanced research and analytical capabilities required under this purchase order. This contract is a child award under the parent entity Trustees of Boston University, which maintains significant federal research partnerships, including a $58 million Indefinite Delivery Contract with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for the Framingham Heart Study, demonstrating the institution's capacity to manage complex, multi-year federal research initiatives.