AN14--intent to sole source: research support services with case western reserve university

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1 (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements), with Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). This is for support services on biomedical engineering research project for study of subthalamic deep brain stimulation to modulate vestibular heading perception in Parkinson s Disease (PD) patients.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 4:00pm PM, EST. However, those statements shall describe in detail how the vendor can meet or exceed the Veterans Affairs requirements. Interested/capability statements shall be sent to Rachael.Talbott@va.gov with the subject titled: 3C24E23Q0109. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.