36C24E26R0005.docx
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This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice announcing the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration's intent to award a sole source contract to Harvard Medical School for Research and Development Subject Matter Expert Services. The contract will support the VA-funded research study "Assessing Quality of VA and Community Care in the MISSION Era" and involves a one-year base period with one option year. Harvard Medical School is identified as the only known vendor capable of providing specialized subject matter expert services to adapt and translate claims-based measures originally developed by Harvard for Medicare data into VA data. The researchers at Harvard are the sole known developers and providers of the proprietary claims-based measure algorithms required for this continuing research need, which are not available commercially or from any other vendor.
The Contracting Officer is Shannon Hukriede (shannon.hukriede@va.gov) with the Veterans Health Administration Regional Procurement Office East in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ZIP 15215-1802). The solicitation number is 36C24E26R0005, with a response deadline of February 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. The applicable NAICS code is 541715 with a 1,000 employee size standard, and the Product Service Code is B537. Although no competitive solicitation will be posted, any responsible source believing they can provide equivalent services may submit a capability statement by the deadline detailing how their service meets the stated requirements. The authority for sole source procurement is FAR 6.103-1 based on there being only one responsible source available to meet agency requirements.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Pre-Solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source Research and Development Subject Matter Expert Services |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 15215-1802 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24E26R0005 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 02-26-2026 11:00 AM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| B537 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 541715 |
| 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 negotiate on a sole source basis for a one (1) year base period to include one (1) option year with Harvard Medical School for Research and Development Subject Matter Expert Services in support of the VA funded research study: “Assessing Quality of VA and Community Care in the MISSION Era.”
Harvard Medical School is the only known vendor that can provide the specialized services required for subject matter experts to adapt/translate a set of claims-based measures developed by Harvard for use in Medicare data to VA data. This is a continuing need for the existing VA funded research study and the researchers at Harvard are the sole known developers and providers of the claims-based measure algorithms required for this study, which are not available to the public commercially or from any other known vendor at this time. 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 541715 with a 1,000 employees size standard. The PSC is B537. 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 Thursday, February 26, 2026, 11:00 AM, 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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