AN11--Research Services - NASEM Forum on Regenerative Medicine Pre-Solicitation notice with intent to Sole Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24E26Q0068
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 4
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a sole source contract to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) for a Forum on Regenerative Medicine, with responses due by July 24, 2026. The VA will negotiate a one-year base contract with four option years under FAR 6.302-5 and 36 U.S.C. 1503, which authorize awarding directly to the National Academy of Sciences without full and open competition. No solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov.
NASEM will provide programmatic support including structured discussions, workshops, symposia, roundtables, and publication of workshop summaries and reports. The Forum aims to identify emerging practices in regenerative medicine, advance the state of science in the field, and increase interaction between Federal agencies and the Academy. The Contracting Officer retains discretion to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice.
Contact Ann Marie Stewart, Contracting Officer, at annmarie.stewart@va.gov or 401-919-0878 for inquiries. NAICS 541720 (Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities); PSC AN11; $28 million size standard.
Notice text
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 contract for one (1) year with four option years to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington DC 20418 to attend a Forum for Regenerative Medicine. The Forum participation identifies practices in the rapidly evolving field of RM-based medical advancements. The forum is to further the state of science on regenerative medicine (RM) and increase interaction with Federal agencies. NASEM will provide programmatic support to the Forum s membership by conducting structured discussions, facilitating workshops and symposia, roundtables, editing/publishing workshop summaries, and reports.
FAR 6.302-5, Statute 36 U.S.C. 1503 provides that full and open competition need not be provided when it is necessary to award the contract to a particular source when an Executive Agency is working with the National Academy of Science.
Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov, Contracting Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 541720 with a $28 MIL size standard. The PSC is AN11. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.1-1 Only One Responsible source, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
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.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| 36C24E26Q0068.docx | DOCX document |
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