AN11--Stanford University Technical Research Support Services 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 Leland Stanford Junior University, 450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305 to support new evaluations for casual inference efforts conducted by the Center for Policy Evaluation (CPE) for the VA Palo Alto Medical Center. Due to the affiliate relationship with VA Palo Alto Medical Center, as well as Stanford University s key partnership in collaborative research and mentoring VA fellows. CPE requires research and technical support for services located at Stanford. The affiliate will provide subject matter expertise; technical skill and knowledge; and academic research capabilities, which will enable the Center to respond quickly to new evaluations.

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 611310 with a $30.5 Million 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.