36C24626Q0851.docx
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This is a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a federal contract opportunity. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO 6) at Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center intends to award a sole source contract to Campbell University (143 Main St., Buies Creek, North Carolina 27506) under FAR 13.501 authority. The contract covers over-encapsulation and analytic testing services for a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical research trial evaluating the efficacy of pregnenolone versus placebo for treating lower back pain symptoms in Iraq/Afghanistan-era Veterans. The contractor shall manufacture and deliver both the study medication and matching placebo to the Durham VA Health Care System. The solicitation number is 36C24626Q0851, with the contracting office located in Hampton, VA 23667. The NAICS code is 325412 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), and the product service code is 6505.
The period of performance is one year with no option periods, and this is classified as an Advisory and Assistance contract. The response deadline for interested parties to express capabilities and interest is 10:00 AM Eastern Time on August 7, 2026, submitted to Contract Specialist Monique Cordero at monique.cordero@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted, and all information must be furnished at no cost or obligation to the government. No formal solicitation will be made available. The government reserves the right to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received or to decline proceeding with the contract award, at its sole discretion.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| R&D Placebo DEHA/PG RX Study, Durham VAMC |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 23667 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24626Q0851 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 08-07-2026 10:00am EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 90 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| 6505 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 325412 |
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contract Specialist Monique Cordero monique.cordero@va.gov
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DESCRIPTION
INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO 6), Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) intends to enter into a sole source procurement with Campbell University, 143 Main St., Buies Creek, North Carolina 27506.
NAICS code 541715-Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). The proposed contract action is for over-encapsulation, and analytic testing of the study medication and placebo. This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical research trial to determine the efficacy of pregnenolone (vs placebo) to improve symptoms of lower back pain in Iraq/Afghanistan-era Veterans. The contractor shall manufacture and deliver the study medication and matching placebo to the Durham VA Health Care System.
The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.501. This Advisory and Assistance contract is intended to be for a period of performance of one year, with no option periods.
This notice of intent is NOT a request for quotation. Interested parties may identify their interest in the requirement and capabilities to Monique Cordero at monique.cordero@va.gov no later than 10:00 AM EST, Aug. 7, 2026. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the government.
No solicitation will be made available. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the government not to complete this proposed contract based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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