AN11--Online Survey Development for Program Evaluation within the Women’s Health Evaluation Initiative (WHEI)
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C26126Q0493
- Agency
-
Veterans Integrated Service Network 21
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract for online survey development and database management services. This notice, posted on March 16, 2026, pertains to work supporting the Women's Health Evaluation Initiative (WHEI) and is classified under NAICS code 518210 (Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services). The VA intends to award the contract to Gary Tarasovsky, the incumbent sole designer and data manager of the VA REDCap database system. The contract will encompass a base year plus four option years, with performance scheduled from May 20, 2026 through May 19, 2031. This is a market research notice that invites interested firms to submit capability statements, though the Government reserves the right to proceed with sole sourcing based on its discretion.
Interested contractors must submit capability statements to angela.gerlitzki1@va.gov by March 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, addressing nine required elements including socioeconomic status, SAM Unique Entity Identifier, relevant experience, comparable project examples, and firm-fixed pricing proposals. The primary objective is to develop and manage the FY26 Women's Health Assessment of Workforce Capacity (WAWC) survey within VA REDCap, including advanced survey design, web-based data collection programming, skip-logic implementation, and data validation across two survey components. Contractors must demonstrate 16 or more years of data management and database development experience and 12 or more years with web-based data collection platforms, specifically VA REDCap. The scope includes approximately 500 hours of effort distributed across five years (100 hours annually), with key deliverables including survey prototypes, finalized surveys with prepopulated data elements, and production-ready systems. All work shall be performed remotely, and contractors must maintain current SAM registration, complete required VA trainings, and execute Business Associate Agreements or Data Use Agreements to comply with regulatory requirements.
Notice text
This is for Market Research Purposes Only, Intent to Sole Source Notice. The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 21, intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price contract (base year and four option years) to Gary Tarasovsky. Gary Tarasovsky has been the sole designer, data manager and consultant of a database system, VA recruitment and data management (REDCap) which will need continued management and programming for the remainder of the study s timeline. Gary Tarasovsky has in-depth knowledge about system s programming, the study teams needs regarding data fidelity and application, and has several years in providing VA-compliant data storage solutions and capabilities.
Period of Performance (POP): 5/20/2026 5/19/2031 plus four option years. (Estimated)
A draft Statement of Work (SOW) is attached. If you believe that your company is capable to perform these services in accordance with the SOW, please provide your information and capability by responding to angela.gerlitzki1@va.gov no later than March 20, 2026, by 10 a.m. PST. The applicable NAICS Code is 518210, Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes.
Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Capability Statement
Please answer the following questions when responding:
What is your company s Socioeconomic Status? (ex: small business, large business, SDVOSB, etc.)
Provide System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).
Ability and experience in managing this same type of requirement. Include general information and technical background describing your firm's experience on contracts requiring similar efforts to meet the program objectives.
List of Projects (Government and Commercial) that are similar in scope and size.
Anticipated Teaming Arrangements (if any). If plan on subcontracting, demonstrate that you will meet the limitations on subcontracting per FAR 52.219-14 for Small Businesses; VAAR 852.219-74 for SDVOSB/VOSB.
GSA Contract Number, if applicable.
Data management and database development experience.
Experience with web-based data collection platforms, including VA REDCap (VA Research Electronic Data Capture).
Pricing per the statement of work (Base year plus 4 option years).
Solicitation number 36C26126Q0493 has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this Notice.
*Failure to provide the information requested above (items 1-9) will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered a viable source for market research purposes.
Notes: Contractors must have a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/
SDVOSB and VOSB firms should be registered at the time of quote submission
and CVE verified in SBA Small Business Search website https://search.certifications.sba.gov/
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Draft Statement of Work 3-16-2026.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C26126Q0493.docx | DOCX document |
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