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This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice indicating the Department of Veterans Affairs' intent to award a sole source contract. The VA intends to negotiate a one-year contract with Cleveland Clinic Foundation (9500 Euclid Ave, NA4, Cleveland, OH 44195) for ophthalmology research support focused on establishing treatment options for vergence impairments and strabismus in Parkinson's disease patients undergoing subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation. The research will be conducted at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center and Cleveland Clinic with co-investigators and research staff from both institutions. The solicitation number is 36C24E26Q0102, with a response deadline of August 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The applicable NAICS code is 541690 (Scientific Research and Development Services) with a $19 million size standard, and the Product Service Code is AN11.
The sole source justification is based on Cleveland Clinic Foundation's uniquely integrated ophthalmological and neuroscientific expertise that is not available from other sources, including specialized capabilities in clinical strabismus assessment, binocular control characterization, ocular alignment phenotyping, and ophthalmology-driven signal processing methods. The authority for this sole source award derives from 38 U.S.C. 8153, which permits sole source awards for research with VA academic affiliates. No competitive solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov. The VA Regional Procurement Office East (Pittsburgh, PA 15215-1802) is the contracting office, with Contracting Officer Ann Marie Stewart (annmarie.stewart@va.gov, 401-919-0878) as the point of contact. 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* |
| Eye Movement Ophthalmology Research Support |
Pre-Solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 15215-1802 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24E26Q0102 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 08-19-2026 15:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 45 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| AN11 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 541690 |
| 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 to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation located at 9500 Euclid Ave, NA4, Cleveland, OH 44195 for research to establish treatment options for vergence impairments and strabismus in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with subthalamic nucleus region (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. This acquisition requires refining the study design and hypotheses from a specialized ophthalmological and strabismology perspective to ensure robust binocular control data.
This interdisciplinary research combines neurology, visual neuroscience, and computational modeling. The research activities associated with this project takes place at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, and the Cleveland Clinic, and it involves co-investigators and research staff at each of those institutions. This project is important to the field of neurorehabilitation because it recognizes the potential of combining synergistic therapies to achieve greater benefits for patients and Veterans with Parkinson’s Disease. The services required for this project demand a uniquely integrated ophthalmological and euroscientific skillset that is not available from any other source. The work hinges on advanced, highly specialized ophthalmological capabilities—including clinical strabismus assessment, characterization of binocular control, subject selection based on ocular‑alignment phenotypes, evaluation of strabismus‑related visuomotor behavior, and development of ophthalmology‑driven signal‑processing methods—expertise that is novel within DBS research and not found in standard neurology or neuroscience laboratories.
The inability to use the unique services that only the Cole VNL laboratory at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation can provide would be detrimental in terms of cost and ability to meet the project’s ophthalmological, mechanistic, and analytic research requirements. Cleveland Clinic Foundation is the primary academic affiliate of the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. 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 541690 with a $19 MIL size standard. The PSC is AN11. 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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