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- 36C24E25R0028
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This Special Notice is a sole source contract opportunity issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Central Virginia VA Health Care System. The VA intends to award a contract to George Mason University (GMU) for comprehensive microbiome tissue sample analysis through the MicroBiome Analysis Center (MBAC), supporting two VA-funded research studies: "BCCMA: Targeting Gut Microbiome in Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases in US Veterans" and "CMA4: At the Crossroads of the Gut Microbiome, Cirrhosis, and PTSD".
The solicitation (Number 36C24E25R0028) is proceeding under FAR 6.302-3, which allows sole source awards to educational institutions for essential research. While the contract is primarily targeted at GMU, the VA will accept capability statements from other potential sources until August 1, 2025, at 12:00 PM EST. Interested parties must submit their statements via email to Lynn Portman (lynn.portman@va.gov), with telephone responses explicitly prohibited. The NAICS code is 541715 (Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), and the Product Service Code is AJ11. The research initiative aims to explore the relationship between gut microbiome and various health conditions affecting US Veterans.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Research Lab Services - Genomics Core Sequencing Services - RICHMOND | EDA: 9/26/25 |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 15215-1802 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24E25R0028 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 08-01-2025 12PM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 99 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| AJ11 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 541715 |
| 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 Lynn M Portman Lynn.Portman@va.gov 412-822-3442
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DESCRIPTION
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Virginia VA Health Care System, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with George Mason University, pursuant to FAR 6.302‐3. FAR 6.302-3 allows sole source awards that establish or maintain essential research to be provided by an educational institution. According to FAR 6.302‐3(ii) states that a full and open competition need not to be provided when it is necessary to award the contract to a particular source or sources in order to establish or maintain an essential engineering, research, or development capability to be provided by an educational or other nonprofit institution or a federally funded research and development center. This contract is for comprehensive microbiome tissue sample analysis from the MicroBiome Analysis Center (MBAC) at George Mason University (GMU) in support of VA funded research study, BCCMA: Targeting Gut Microbiome in Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases in US Veterans; CMA4: At the Crossroads of the Gut Microbiome, Cirrhosis, and PTSDThe NGRRC is a NIH sponsored center and educational institution that meets the criteria set forth under FAR 6.302-3. This is a notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it can meet the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than August 1st, 12PM, EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Lynn Portman at lynn.portman@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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