AN22--Intent to Sole Source: Student/Research Assistant Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, with the University of Chicago for student/research assistant research services to an ongoing, VA Merit funded research study. This contract is for the continuation of services previously procured for this research study awarded via VA250-17-C-0174. The services being procured will be used with current research protocols to ensure research data continuity and integrity for the ongoing research study. 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 Monday, October 31, 2022, 1:00 PM, EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Shannon Hukriede at Shannon.Hukriede@va.gov. 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.