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- 36C24526Q0323
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This is a Special Notice announcing the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) intent to sole source a contract to Martingale Research Corporation, represented by Professor Steven Henley. The VA Maryland Health Care System's Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) seeks to compute Best Approximating Models (BAM) estimates of causal associations between the presence of health professions trainees and clinical workload in VA teaching care settings. These causal estimates are necessary for OAA to calculate health professions trainees' contribution to workload and determine academic performance metrics critical to the VA's education mission. The solicitation number is 36C24526Q0323, with a response deadline of March 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
The sole source justification identifies Professor Steven Henley as the only entity possessing both the requisite data, analytic skills, and peer-reviewed scientific publication record in applying causal modeling to health professions education, as well as developed and tested software for the 12-step BAM technology, validated through National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research program awards. The work requires specification, estimation, and assessment of four statistical models to estimate physician residents' and fellows' contributed outpatient care workload by program specialty using de-identified VA Clinical Data Warehouse files, to be completed within a six-month timeframe and limited budget. The contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed-price agreement under FAR 6.302-1 sole source authority, with a period of performance of one base year (not to exceed 12 months) following the date of award. The contracting office is located in Perry Point, Maryland (zip code 21902), and inquiries should be directed to Contracting Officer Robert O'Keefe Jr. at robert.okeefejr@va.gov.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Intent to Sole Source - Best Approximating Models (BAM) Causal Modeling 2026 |
VHA Office of Academic Affiliations
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
21902
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24526Q0323 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 03-16-2026 10:00am EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| B524 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 518210 |
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs VA Maryland Health Care System Contracting Officer (90C) P.O. Box 1000, Bldg. 101, Room 26 Perry Point MD 21902
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Officer Robert O'Keefe Jr.
robert.okeefejr@va.gov
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL
https://www.va.gov/washington-dc-health-care/
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| Homepage |
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
This intent to sole source announcement is posted in accordance with FAR 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions.
Background —
Compute Best Approximating Models (BAM) estimates of causal associations between the presence of health professions trainees and clinical workload produced in VA teaching care settings. Such associations are necessary for Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) to compute health professions trainees’ contribution to workload required to compute academic performance metrics needed to determine VA’s performance in its education mission.
Unique Qualifications —
Professor Steven Henley of Martingale Research Corporation is the only entity: (1) with the data and analytic skills and experience, as evidenced by a substantial peer reviewed scientific publication record, in applying causal modeling in health professions education and (2) has developed and tested software to compute the 12-step Best Approximating Models technology as evidenced by being a National Institute of Health’s Small Business Innovation Research program awardee, who can efficiently within the limited budget amount and within the six-month time frame specify, estimate, and assess the statistical performance of four models needed to estimate physician residents/fellows’ contributed outpatient care workload by program specialty from de-identified VA CDW files.
Office of Academic Affiliations certifies that Professor Steven Henley of Martingale Research Corporation is the sole source expert for computing Best Approximating Modeling in Health Professional Education.
Award information –-
Solicitation No. 36C24526Q0323 will be presented to the contractor in accordance with the sole source authority at FAR 6.302-1 as a firm-fixed-price contract. The Government anticipates the solicitation response and Independent Cost Estimate to be comparable with the follow-on contract to justify fair and reasonable pricing. The period of performance shall be for one base year following date of award. Not to exceed 12 months.
If anyone requests additional information or would like to obtain a copy of the solicitation, please contact: Robert O’Keefe Jr. – Robert.Okeefejr@va.gov
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