AN41--Data Analyst Services to Support Epidemiology Research Pre-solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24E25Q0028
- 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
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 has issued a pre-solicitation Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole-source contract to the University of Washington's Department of Epidemiology. The contract will cover data analyst services to support epidemiologic research projects at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System's Epidemiologic Research and Information Center (ERIC) in Seattle. This sole-source procurement is authorized under 38 U.S.C. 8153, which allows for direct awards to VA academic affiliates. The University of Washington has been providing these specialized data analysis services for the past five years, demonstrating extensive expertise in organizing and analyzing research data for veteran health studies. The contract will have a five-year base period and is categorized under NAICS code 541990 for professional, scientific, and technical services.
The primary objective of this contract is to secure comprehensive data analyst support for executing data cleaning, analysis, summarization, and interpretation of epidemiologic research data. Contractors will not have an opportunity to compete for this contract, as it is being directly awarded to the University of Washington due to their established relationship and specialized capabilities. Interested parties may contact Contracting Officer Ann Marie Stewart at annmarie.stewart@va.gov, though no formal competitive solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov. The contract has a size standard of $19.5 million and will be executed under Product Service Code AN41 for Health R&D Services. The deadline for any potential responses or inquiries is February 10, 2025, with the final determination of competitive procurement remaining solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The University of Washington's role as the primary academic affiliate of the Seattle VA Puget Sound Health Care System further justifies the sole-source approach to this procurement.
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 a five (5) year base period with the University of Washington, Department of Epidemiology, 3980 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195 to provide data analyst support to execute data cleaning, analyses, summarization, interpretation, and other activities in support of research analyses using epidemiologic research data from VA-supported epidemiologic research projects for the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Epidemiologic Research and Information Center (ERIC), Seattle, WA. Investigators and supporting staff have been using data analysis resources from the Department of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health at the University of Washington for the past five (5) years. The University of Washington has the highly specialized knowledge and data analysis skills required to facilitate the deliverable of organizing analyzed data for presentation and publication, along with summarizing findings in tables or figures for inclusion in progress reports and published materials such as abstracts and manuscripts. Investigators and supporting staff have been utilizing University of Washington data analysts to support a series of research projects that are related to Veteran health. The University of Washington is the primary academic affiliate of the Seattle division of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System. 38 U.S.C. 8153 allows for sole source awards related to research with VA academic affiliates.
Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov. The applicable NAICS code is 541990 with a $19.5 MIL size standard. The PSC is AN14. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.5 Authorized or Required by Statute. 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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| 36C24E25Q0028.docx | DOCX document |
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