Intent to Sole Source -36C24226Q0213.pdf

TITLE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

SOL: 36C24226Q0213

DUE: Monday December 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM EST.

SET ASIDE: Not Set-Aside

NAICS: 541715

POP STATE: 01/15/2025 – 01/14/2026

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 2 Samuel S. Stratton Albany, NY 12208

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

DESCRIPTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO REGENTS OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE

Market research was conducted, and it was determined that in accordance with FAR 6.103-3 (Industrial Mobilization, Engineering, Developmental or Research Capability or Expert Services per 41 USC §3304(a)(3)) intends to make a sole source award to a firm with the capability of providing studies in support of the WRIISC.

The Contractor shall provide services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, specifically develop, conduct, and disseminate findings from a translational research project to better understand the pathophysiology of adverse health outcomes possibly linked to deployment-related airborne hazards. Delivering specialized clinical care and consultation for Veterans.

This requirement specifically seeks to enhance a ‘control group’ for the VA’s Post-Deployment Cardiopulmonary Evaluation Network (PDCEN). Creating a ‘control group’ is essential because it provides a true baseline of cardiopulmonary health and exposures against which the deployment-exposed, symptomatic Veterans being evaluated clinically can be compared. This allows our clinicians to distinguish which abnormalities and outcomes are specifically associated with deployment-related airborne hazards versus those that reflect background risk in similar Veterans without those exposures or symptoms.

This particular requirement builds upon the success of the initial PDCEN Control Group and Repository project contract. For this new contract, we are seeking to have the contractor recruit and test a second group of ‘controls’ comprised of deployed or non-deployed military Veterans who are free of any symptoms and/or diseases. This requirement focuses exclusively on recruiting military veterans who were deployed or non-deployed. These participants must be free from any symptoms and/or diseases thereby enhancing robust repository data.

The Contractor must have extensive knowledge and expertise in the assessment and management of pulmonary diseases that are due to environmental and occupational exposures and must already have mailto:Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov in place established procedures and protocols to acquire the human cardiopulmonary physiology needed by AHBPCE to build its repository data.

Please be aware that this Notice of Intent is not a request for Proposals or Quotations. No solicitation document exists, and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted.

No contract award will be made because of proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice.

The Government MAY consider all Expressions of Interest (EOI) received prior to Thursday December 18, 2025, by 10:00 AM EST. All EOI must submit Technical Capability and address the questions.

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.

Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Responses to this notice must be emailed to Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov and it must be received no later than Monday December 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM EST.

Submitters are responsible for ensuring their EOI reaches the designated Contracting Officer on time.

• See attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) for additional details.

• See attached Special Notice – Intent to Sole Source Market Research Purposes- Determining

Viability.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mariangie Rivera at Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov.