AN11--Clinical Services Core (CSC) for CTSI This is a Pre-solicitation Notice with intent to Sole Source

Pre-Solicitation Notice for notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source IDIQ contract for a five-year period with the University of Utah, 201 Presidents Cir., Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9049 its primary academic affiliate, to support the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research office. This requirement is for the University of Utah Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI)'s Clinical Research Unit (CRU) to provide human subject research services to the Salt Lake City VA, research department through an established service recharge center. The Utah CTSI provides scientific infrastructure and services to support clinical and translational research. The Utah CTSI s Cores and Services develop and deliver innovative methodologies, tools, and resources to assist investigators at every stage of the research lifecycle. Due to the precise expertise required by the VA, proximity, and existing affiliate relationship, they are the only vendor practical, without experiencing substantial duplication in costs or delays to VA research. Furthermore, since the University of Utah is an academic affiliate, the VA is authorized to procure these services pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8153.

Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to FedBizOps (FBO). The applicable NAICS code is 541714 with a 1,000-employee size standard. The PSC is AN11. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.5-1, Authorized or Required by Statute per 41 USC §3304(a)(5).

Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at annmarie.stewart@va.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.