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- 36C24E25Q0069
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This is a Special Notice pre-solicitation document for a sole source contract issued by the Veterans Health Administration. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a 12-month contract to MaineHealth for specialized research laboratory services supporting a San Francisco VA Healthcare System study on bone marrow fat and skeletal health in type 2 diabetes. The specific service requires advanced analysis of serum and plasma specimens, including hormone and biochemical bone turnover marker measurements for eight different analytes (IGF-1, Testosterone, Estradiol, Sclerostin, Adiponectin, Leptin, pentosidine, carboxymethyl lysine) and three bone marker levels (CTX, P1NP, TRAcP5b).
The solicitation (36C24E25Q0069) has a response deadline of September 3, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. MaineHealth was selected as the sole source vendor due to its specialized research capabilities, advanced instrumentation, and leadership by an internationally recognized physician-scientist in endocrinology and skeletal biology. The contract will be awarded under NAICS code 621511 with a $41.5 million size standard and Product Service Code Q301. No competitive solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov, and the determination to consider alternative sources remains at the discretion of the Contracting Officer, Ann Marie Stewart.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Research Lab Services - Analysis of Analytes for Skeletal Health in Diabetes Pre-Solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 15215-1802 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24E25Q0069 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 09-03-2025 15:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| Q301 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 621511 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Veterans Health Administration |
Regional Procurement Office East Building 32 Suite 1A1111 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh PA 15215-1802
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Officer Ann Marie Stewart annmarei.stewart@va.gov 401-919-0878
DESCRIPTION
Pre-Solicitation Notice for notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source contract for a 12-month base period with MaineHealth, a regional nonprofit health care system located at 110 Free St, Portland, ME 04101 to obtain analysis of specialized research laboratory analytes on study samples to support the San Francisco VA Healthcare System (SFVAHCS) research study “Bone marrow fat and skeletal health in type 2 diabetes”. The study observed Veterans with type 2 diabetes to improve blood sugar control and assessing skeletal outcomes. A specialized research lab is needed to provide advanced analyses of hormones and analytes that are related to skeletal health and bone marrow adiposity. The service required is the analysis of serum & plasma specimens for hormone (IGF-1, Testosterone, Estradiol, Sclerostin, Adiponectin, Leptin, pentosidine, carboxymethyl lysine) and biochemical bone turnover marker levels (CTX, P1NP, TRAcP5b).
The specific analyses in this research study require a specialized lab to perform the analysis of subject specimens for the primary outcome of the study. Analyses must be performed at a specialized research laboratory to ensure high standards of accuracy, sensitivity, and reproducibility. These complex assays require advanced instrumentation that are only available in dedicated research settings. A specialized laboratory is needed to ensure analyses are performed by experienced scientists who understand the nuances of biological variability and assay limitations, which is essential for the scientific rigor of the findings.
The MaineHealth research institute is led by an internationally recognized physician-scientist in endocrinology and skeletal biology. The laboratory is known for its accurate and reproducible data suitable for publication and grant submission.
MaineHealth is the only vendor that can provide the specialized research services required. Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov. The applicable NAICS code is 621511 with a $41.5 MIL size standard. The PSC is Q301. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.1-1 Only One Responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at annmarie.stewart@va.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.
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