Intent to Sole Source - 36C24225Q0443.pdf

TITLE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

SOL: 36C24225Q0443

DUE: Friday March 21, 2025, by 15:00 EST.

SET ASIDE: Not Set-Aside

NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

POP STATE: Estimated 06/10/2025 – 06/09/2030 (Base Year plus four Option Years)

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 2 Albany, NY

POC: Mariangie Rivera, email Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov

DESCRIPTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO HENRY JACKSON

FOUNDATION

This is a notice of Intent to Sole Source. This is not a solicitation for proposals. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow-up information requests. The purpose of this notice is to notify industry of the intent of contract action and possibly gain knowledge of other potentially qualified sources and their size classifications (small business, large business, etc.).

Please do not request a copy of the solicitation, as one does not exist.

The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 intends to solicit and award a sole-source contract to The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for The Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., to provide support research programmatic activities at the New Jersey War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (NJ WRIISC) and its sub-centers, the VHA Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence (AHBPCE), and Exposure- Related Care Transformation (EXPRT) Center. Research activities broadly cover post-deployment health conditions attributable to military environmental exposures.

The applicable NAICS is 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) with a size standard of 1,000 employees.

The Contractor shall be able to provide expertise and support for a range of research programmatic activities across the NJ WRIISC, AHBPCE, and EXPRT Center. The intended contract would consist of a Base Year and four Option Years.

All information received will be considered solely for Market Research purposes to identify barriers to competition. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

mailto:Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov

There are no solicitation documents; however, any vendors that believe they can meet the requirements as described in the PWS in its entirety, should submit a complete technical package, past performance, and experience of similar scope and complexity which provides clear and precise evidence that the interested vendor is capable and can meet the Government's requirement.

All information furnished shall be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to all the government representative to evaluate and determine if it can meet the requirement. Responses should be emailed no later than 15:00 EST. on 21 March 2025.

Responses must be submitted to: Contract Specialist, Mariangie Rivera at Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov.

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