AN41--Research Core Facility Access to High-Throughput Genomics and Cancer Bioinformatics Pre-solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 has issued a Special Notice for a pre-solicitation notice of intent to award a sole source contract. The contract is valued at approximately five years in duration and will be awarded to the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) located at 201 S Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. The procurement is classified under NAICS code 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and Product Service Code AN41 (Health R&D Services). The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate directly with HCI rather than conduct a competitive solicitation due to the institute's specialized expertise and unique affiliate relationship with the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center. No solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov under Contract Opportunities as this is a sole source procurement. Interested parties may contact Contracting Officer Ann Marie Stewart at annmarie.stewart@va.gov for additional information.

The primary objective of this procurement is to obtain specialized research services from HCI's core facilities to support ongoing research programs sponsored by the Office of Research and Development at the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center. HCI will provide a comprehensive range of research core facility services, including bioinformatics analysis, high-throughput genomics, Illumina sequencing, cancer biostatistics, biorepository and molecular pathology, research informatics, and clinical research compliance support, among other advanced scientific capabilities. The response deadline for interested parties to submit comments or questions is December 30, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The procurement authority for this action is FAR 6.302.5 (Authorized or Required by Statute per 41 USC A3304(a)(5)), which permits sole source contracting when justified. While this Special Notice indicates the VA's intent to sole source the contract to HCI, the contracting officer reserves the discretion to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement instead.