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This is a pre-solicitation notice announcing the Department of Veterans Affairs' intent to award a sole source contract to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Research & Development for Machine Learning and Large Language Model services supporting the VA Portland Healthcare System's Total Brain Diagnostics research project. The one-year contract will be awarded to OHSU's Center for AI-enabled Learning Health Science (CAILHS), located at 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97239. The scope of work encompasses advanced machine learning algorithm development, validation of analytic decisions, physiologic and biometric machine learning expertise, and creation of interactive and static data visualizations for impact assessment and data dashboards. The work will be performed in close collaboration with VA operations partners. The contracting office is the Veterans Health Administration Regional Procurement Office East in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (zip code 15215-1802), with contracting officer Ann Marie Stewart as the primary point of contact (annmarie.stewart@va.gov, 401-919-0878).
The sole source justification is based on 38 U.S.C. 8153, which authorizes sole source awards for research conducted with VA academic affiliates, and the determination that CAILHS is the only center in Oregon with the requisite capacity to perform this work. The inability to procure these unique services from CAILHS would be detrimental to both cost and performance. OHSU serves as the primary academic affiliate of the VA Portland Healthcare System. The applicable NAICS code is 541720 (Scientific Research and Development Services) with a $28 million size standard, and the Product Service Code is AN12. Since this procurement will be conducted on a sole source basis, no competitive solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov. The authority for this action is RFO 6.103.5 (Authorized or Required by Statute). Interested parties may contact the contracting officer regarding this procurement, though the determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice remains solely within the contracting officer's discretion.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Machine Learning Analytics for Total Brain Diagnostics Project Pre-solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 15215-1802 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24E26Q0093 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 08-17-2026 12:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 90 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| AN12 |
| 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
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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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 to the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Research & Development located at 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239 to provide Machine Learning (ML) and Large Language Model (LLM) services to the VA Portland Healthcare System for “Total Brain Diagnostics” research. This acquisition requires advanced machine learning algorithm development, validation of analytic decisions, physiologic and biometric machine learning expertise, and development of interactive and static data visualizations for impact and data dashboards through close collaboration with operations partners.
The established Center for AI-enabled Learning Health Science (CAILHS) is the only center in Oregon that has the capacity to conduct this work. The inability to use the unique services that only CAILHS at OHSU can provide would be detrimental in terms of cost and ability to perform Total Brain Diagnostics research. OHSU is the primary academic affiliate of the VA Portland Healthcare System. 38 U.S.C. 8153 allows for sole source awards related to research with VA academic affiliates.
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 541720 with a $28 MIL size standard. The PSC is AN12. The authority for this action is RFO 6.103.5 Authorized or Required by Statute. 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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