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- 36C24E26Q0068
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This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice announcing the Department of Veterans Affairs' intent to award a sole source contract to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). The VA intends to negotiate a one-year contract with four option years for NASEM to provide programmatic support and membership services for a Forum on Regenerative Medicine. NASEM's responsibilities include conducting structured discussions, facilitating workshops and symposia, organizing roundtables, and editing/publishing workshop summaries and reports. The Forum aims to identify practices in the rapidly evolving field of regenerative medicine-based medical advancements, further the state of science on regenerative medicine, and increase interaction between NASEM and Federal agencies.
The solicitation number is 36C24E26Q0068, with a response deadline of July 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The contracting office is the Veterans Health Administration Regional Procurement Office East in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (zip code 15215-1802), and the point of contact is Contracting Officer Ann Marie Stewart at annmarie.stewart@va.gov or 401-919-0878. 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 AN11. This procurement is being conducted on a sole source basis under FAR 6.302-5 and Statute 36 U.S.C. 1503, which permits awarding directly to the National Academy of Sciences without full and open competition. No solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov, though the Contracting Officer retains discretion to conduct a competitive procurement if warranted based on responses to this notice.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Research Services NASEM Forum on Regenerative Medicine |
Pre-Solicitation notice with intent to Sole Source
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 15215-1802 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24E26Q0068 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 07-24-2026 15:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| AN11 |
| 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.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 one (1) year with four option years to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington DC 20418 to attend a Forum for Regenerative Medicine. The Forum participation identifies practices in the rapidly evolving field of RM-based medical advancements. The forum is to further the state of science on regenerative medicine (RM) and increase interaction with Federal agencies. NASEM will provide programmatic support to the Forum’s membership by conducting structured discussions, facilitating workshops and symposia, roundtables, editing/publishing workshop summaries, and reports.
FAR 6.302-5, Statute 36 U.S.C. 1503 provides that full and open competition need not be provided when it is necessary to award the contract to a particular source when an Executive Agency is working with the National Academy of Science.
Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov, Contracting Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 541720 with a $28 MIL size standard. The PSC is AN11. 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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