36C25623Q0259_Notice _of_Intent_to_Sole_Source.docx

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Veterans Health Administration Network Contracting Office 16 2575 Keystone Crossing Fayetteville AR 72703

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Contract Specialist Linda Gates linda.gates@va.gov 479-444-5011

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Special Notice – Notice of Intent to Sole Source PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16, intends to negotiate and award a sole-source, firm fixed price, non-personal services contract with:

Adsurgo LLC 5 Portofino Drive #1302 Pensacola Beach, FL 32561 USA ueiSAM: H7JFSZ57MJE6

This procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13. The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.

The Michael E DeBakery VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) located in Houston TX has a requirement for a contractor to provide part time statistical support to the Cardiothoracic Surgery Service. The services shall support the cardiothoracic clinical outcomes research at the MEDVAMC cardiovascular center of excellence. Statistical Support is needed for CT surgery and consists of someone with at least 2-years of experience in health care outcomes research, knowledge of cardiac surgery databases and other health care databases, and knowledge of statistical methods for evaluation of risk factors and outcomes in general.

Mastery of risk adjustment methodology and propensity matching is a prerequisite. In addition, advanced knowledge of survival analysis and graphic demonstrations are needed.

Based on market research and previous acquisition history, it has been determined that Adsurgo, LLC is the only known source with the required expertise to provide these services.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, quotations, or expressions of interest. However, interested parties who disagree with this action may submit a letter of interest that demonstrates your firm’s technical expertise, certifications, and authorization to compete for this acquisition to include a rationale for why you should be considered. This notice will be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.

Interested parties may identify their interest solely via email to Contract Specialist, Linda Gates, linda.gates@va.gov no later than 1PM January 06, 2023, Central Standard Time (CST). When responding to this announcement, respondents should include the solicitation number above in the email subject line.

No telephone inquiries will be accepted nor will phone calls be returned. Only emailed responses will be considered. Information received will be utilized solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination not to compete this proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is at the sole discretion of the Government.

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