36C24E26Q0105.docx
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This is a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award for High Performance Computing (HPC) services. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Regional Procurement Office East (Pittsburgh, PA) intends to award a sole source contract to THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY LLC (Reston, VA) for follow-on HPC Services supporting the VA Boston Health Care System's NeRVe (Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center) and TRACTS (Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders) programs. The contractor will maintain the NeRVe and TRACTS Enterprise Architecture, an electronic system critical to VA Boston's operations as a premier research facility. The VA justifies the sole source award based on the contractor's past performance, unique knowledge, skillset, and specialized experience with the Veterans Health Administration systems; no other source can satisfy agency requirements. All necessary Office of Research and Development approvals have been obtained.
The solicitation number is 36C24E26Q0105 with a Product Service Code of DB01 and NAICS code 518210 (size standard $40.0M). The response deadline for capability statements with supporting documentation demonstrating equal or better services is September 18, 2026, by 9:00 AM EST, directed to Contract Specialist Karly Gabrysiak at Karly.Gabrysiak@va.gov. No formal solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov, as this is a pre-solicitation notice only. The award determination is solely the Contracting Officer's decision, and the sole source justification is based on Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 6.103-1.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| High Performance Computing Systems Administration - Research For VA Boston Health Care System NeRVe/TRACTS - Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 15215-1802 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24E26Q0105 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 09-18-2026 10AM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 0 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| DB01 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 518210 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Veterans Health Administration |
Regional Procurement Office East Building 32 Suite 1A1111 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh PA 15215-1802
POINT OF CONTACT*
R&D Contract Specialist Karly Gabrysiak Karly.gabrysiak@va.gov E-Mail only
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Notice of Intent to Sole Source This is a Special Pre-Solicitation Notice for a prospective Fiscal Year 2026 Sole Source Award. This is not a Solicitation. The Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction - Office of Research and Development, Regional Procurement Office East headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA intends to negotiate a sole source award to THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY LLC, (with address 11190 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20191-4393) for follow-on High Performance Computing (HPC) Services that will focus on the VA Boston Health Care System’s NeRVe (Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center) & TRACTS (Translational Research Center for TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) & Stress Disorders) programs. These services are currently being provided to this juncture. All necessary Office of Research & Development (ORD) and other approvals are obtained. These HPC Services maintain the NeRVe and TRACTS’s Enterprise Architecture, which is an electronic system used by VA Boston to maintain themselves as a premier research facility in the VA ORD Community. Due to the past development and integration efforts from the Contractor’s past performance and their intricate and specific knowledge, skillset, and experience, particularly involving the Veterans Health Administration, this system has only been worked on by this Source, and they are the Sole Source required to render these services.
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 518210; with a $40.0M Size Standard. The PSC is DB01. The Authority for this action is Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 6.103-1; Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
As stated earlier, this Notice is not a solicitation, and it is not a request for competitive proposals. However; capability statements with supporting documentation for equal/better services, may be sent to the Contracting Office no later than Friday, September 18th, 2026, by 9:00 AM EST. The Contract Specialist, Karly Gabrysiak’s E-Mail is Karly.Gabrysiak@va.gov in which those can be sent.
The award determination is solely the Contracting Officer’s decision.
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