AN11--Kaiser Permanente Statistical Expertise EHR Evaluation

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 20, is soliciting statistical expertise for electronic health record evaluation, with responses due August 19, 2026, at 3:00 PM PDT. This is a sole-source procurement exclusively available to Kaiser Permanente and its authorized service providers; only Kaiser Permanente entities will be considered for award.

Place of performance is the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, Washington (1660 S Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108), with work performed remotely and on-site. The contracting office is located in Vancouver, Washington.

The procurement seeks one year of base contract performance beginning September 15, 2026, with two optional one-year extensions. Required expertise includes measurement error, missing data analysis, and statistical methodology applied to virtual reality therapeutic program evaluation. The contractor will develop study protocols and statistical analysis plans compliant with STRATOS/STROBE guidelines; review EHR outcome definitions and data extraction algorithms; guide sampling procedures; conduct code review and replication of analytic findings; and provide technical report feedback and manuscript preparation for peer-review publication. Work is performed remotely and at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System.

The NAICS code is 541720, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The PSC code is AN11, Health R&D Services; Health Care Services; Basic Research. Award is based on lowest price from a responsible offeror with acceptable past performance. Submission requires completion of SF 1449, price proposal, Kaiser Permanente authorization verification letter, SAM registration information, and company contact details by August 13 at 3:00 PM PDT to peter.park2@va.gov. Amendment 0001 extended the original August 13 deadline to August 19 and is effective August 12, 2026.