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Special Notice Intent to Sole Source

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

UNC PHLP Study

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Byron Brown Byron.Brown4@Va.gov None

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, intends to negotiate a sole source contract with University of North Carolina for mental illness research/study, at the Durham VA Medical Center (VAMC). Justification for this sole source procurement is in accordance with RFO FAR 12.102(A) soliciting from a single source.

Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 02, 558 Medical Center. Integrative Mental Health (IMH), a national program of the Department of Veterans Affairs housed within the VISN 6 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) in Durham, North Carolina, is seeking to contract with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice (PHLP) to support development of actionable knowledge, implementation strategies, and community-informed models that strengthen integration of faith communities and other community assets into Veteran care, moral injury support, and upstream suicide prevention efforts.

This contract supports VA Integrative Mental Health efforts to better understand how faith communities, Veteran-serving organizations, healthcare providers, and other community stakeholders can be integrated into coordinated systems of Veteran support. Building upon ongoing VA initiatives related to moral injury, community engagement, suicide prevention, and the Collaborating in Care: Ministry and Mental Health (CCMM) initiative, the contractor will conduct community ecosystem assessment activities, stakeholder engagement, framework development, implementation planning, roadmap development, and dissemination activities. The work is intended to produce actionable implementation guidance, a Community-Integrated Veteran Care Framework, and a North Carolina Community-Integrated Veteran Care Roadmap that can inform future efforts within North Carolina and potentially serve as a model for adaptation in other states.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any business that believes it can meet these requirements and possesses relevant past experience and expertise may give written notice. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Responses will be considered by the Government, however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No telephone request will be accepted. NAICS Code 541990 / $19.5 Million. Responses received by 12pm EST. on July 22th, 2026 will be considered by the Government. Any inquires can be emailed to Byron.Brown4@va.gov. No telephone request will be accepted.

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