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This is a Special Notice Pre-Solicitation Notice of Intent to Sole Source from the Veterans Health Administration Regional Procurement Office East in Pittsburgh, PA. The VA intends to award a sole source contract to Dr. Mindy E. Flanagan (6240 Northlake Dr., Kansas City, MO 64152) to provide research services and data analysis for mixed methods studies focusing on improving functional limitations of Veterans with mental health disorders or substance use disorders. Dr. Flanagan has been the incumbent provider of these services and possesses specific expertise in implementation research, mixed-methods research, and quality improvement within healthcare organizations, particularly the VHA, with collaboration experience in the RLR/HSR/CHIC Service and QUERI program. The VA asserts that no other vendors can provide the continuity required to complete these complex research projects due to Dr. Flanagan's prior work experience and involvement in all necessary Institutional Review Board, Research and Development, and other applicable approvals.

The solicitation number is 36C24E26Q0012, with a response deadline of February 10, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The applicable NAICS code is 541720 (Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities) with a $28 million size standard, and the Product Service Code is R405. The contracting authority is FAR 6.302.1-1 (Only One Responsible Source). Although this is not a competitive solicitation, any responsible source believing it can meet the requirement may submit a capability statement and supporting documentation by the deadline to the Contracting Officer, Ann Marie Stewart (annmarie.stewart@va.gov, 401-919-0878). No solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov, and the determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses remains solely at the Contracting Officer's discretion.

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Special Notice Special Notice

SUBJECT*
Research Services - Data Analysis Services for Mixed Methods Pre-solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
15215-1802
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C24E26Q0012
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
02-10-2026 15:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
R405
NAICS CODE*
541720
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 annmarie.stewart@va.vov 401-919-0878

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Pre-solicitation Notice of Intent to Sole Source Pre-Solicitation Notice for notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Veteran’s Administration (VA) Office of Research and Development, Regional Procurement Office – East in Pittsburgh, PA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Flanagan Mindy E, 6240 Northlake Dr., Kansas City, MO 64152 to provide follow-on project support for studies which focus on improving functional limitations of Veterans with mental health disorders or substance use disorders. These services have been provided to this juncture by Dr. Mindy Flanagan. Dr. Flanagan has been included in all necessary Institutional Review Board (IRB), Research and Development (R&D), and other approvals as applicable, and has contributed to both qualitative and quantitative data research methods design and analysis services to the projects.

Due to the complexity of the research projects and past work experience of Dr. Flanagan, which includes specific experience in implementation research, mixed-methods research and quality improvement involving healthcare organizations, particularly the Veterans Health Administration, and collaboration within RLR /HSR / CHIC Service and QUERI program, no other vendors are able to provide continuity required to complete these various research projects.

Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contracting Opportunities on SAM.gov at https://sam.gov/.

The applicable NAICS code is 541720 with a $28 MIL size standard. The PSC is R405. 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.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, however; any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement and supporting documentation for an equal/better service based on the specifications to the contracting office no later than Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026 (3 PM, EST).

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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