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This is a pre-solicitation notice announcing the Department of Veterans Affairs' intent to award a sole-source contract. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Office of Research and Development (R&D), Regional Procurement Office East in Pittsburgh, PA plans to award a firm-fixed-price contract to XRtistry LLC of Amherst, Ohio for R&D custom VR tech support services. The contract will cover modification and maintenance of an immersive VR training tool for the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in support of ongoing research projects. The base period is one year with two optional renewal years. XRtistry is identified as the only responsible source capable of providing these services, as the original developer of the proprietary custom software application that is not available on the open market.
The procurement is being conducted under FAR 6.103-1 (only one responsible source) authority. The applicable NAICS code is 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services) with a $34.0 million size standard, and the product service code is DA10. The VA research team requires the contractor to modify and upgrade the original custom software for home-based use by Veterans enrolled in a randomized clinical trial addressing traumatic brain injury impairment. Although this is not a competitive solicitation, responsible vendors who can provide equivalent services with the specified features may submit capability statements to Contracting Officer Shannon Hukriede at shannon.hukriede@va.gov no later than September 9, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET. The government reserves the right to determine whether to compete the requirement based on responses received.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Pre-Solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source R&D VR Tech Support Services for Immersive VR Training Tool Modification and Maintenance |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 15215-1802 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24E26Q0116 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 09-09-2026 3:00 PM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| DA10 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 541511 |
| 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 Shannon Hukriede shannon.hukriede@va.gov (No Calls Will Be Accepted)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DESCRIPTION
Pre-Solicitation Notice for the notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Office of Research and Development (R&D), Regional Procurement Office (RPO) – East in Pittsburgh, PA intends to award on a sole source basis a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract for a one (1) year base period to include two (2) option years to XRtistry LLC, 5536 Linn Road, Amherst, OH 44001 for R&D Custom VR Tech Support Services for Immersive VR Training Tool Modification and Maintenance.
XRtistry is the only known vendor that can provide the R&D VR Tech Support Services for Immersive VR Training Tool Modification and Maintenance required by the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (LSCVAMC) in support of ongoing research projects as the original custom software application developer. The software is not available to purchase on the open market and contains proprietary intellectual property. The VA research team requires additional tech support services to modify and upgrade the original custom software for use in home settings by Veterans participating in a randomized clinical trial for impairment due to traumatic brain injury. Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contract Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services with a $34.0 million size standard. The PSC is DA10. The authority for this action is RFO FAR 6.103-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any responsible source who can provide an equivalent service with the features described above, may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 3:00 PM, ET. Interest/capability statements which specifically detail how your service meets the requirement may be sent to Shannon Hukriede at shannon.hukriede@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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