B524--Intent to Sole Source - Best Approximating Models (BAM) Caus VHA Office of Academic Affiliations
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24526Q0323
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 5
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Plano, Texas 75074, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, specifically the Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 through the VA Maryland Health Care System, has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to sole source a federal contract to Martingale Research Corporation. This Special Notice, posted on February 26, 2026, with a response deadline of March 16, 2026, seeks to engage a specialized contractor for research and development services in mathematical and statistical analysis. The contract, identified as Solicitation No. 36C24526Q0323, is being issued under the Total Small Business set-aside category and falls under NAICS Code 541715 for research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences.
The objective of this contract is to compute Best Approximating Models (BAM) estimates that measure causal associations between the presence of health professions trainees and clinical workload in VA teaching care settings, which the Office of Academic Affiliations requires to evaluate trainees' contributions to workload and determine academic performance metrics critical to the VA's education mission. The VA has justified sole source procurement to Professor Steven Henley of Martingale Research Corporation based on his unique qualifications, including a substantial peer-reviewed publication record in causal modeling for health professions education and development of proprietary 12-step BAM technology validated through National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research awards. Contractors must be capable of specifying, estimating, and assessing four statistical models within a six-month timeframe and limited budget using de-identified VA Clinical Data Warehouse files. The contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed-price agreement under FAR 6.302-1 sole source authority with a one-year base performance period, and inquiries should be directed to Contracting Officer Robert O'Keefe Jr. at the Perry Point, Maryland contracting office.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
This intent to sole source announcement is posted in accordance with FAR 5.2Â - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. Background Compute Best Approximating Models (BAM) estimates of causal associations between the presence of health professions trainees and clinical workload produced in VA teaching care settings. Such associations are necessary for Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) to compute health professions trainees contribution to workload required to compute academic performance metrics needed to determine VA s performance in its education mission. Unique Qualifications Professor Steven Henley of Martingale Research Corporation is the only entity: (1) with the data and analytic skills and experience, as evidenced by a substantial peer reviewed scientific publication record, in applying causal modeling in health professions education and (2) has developed and tested software to compute the 12-step Best Approximating Models technology as evidenced by being a National Institute of Health s Small Business Innovation Research program awardee, who can efficiently within the limited budget amount and within the six-month time frame specify, estimate, and assess the statistical performance of four models needed to estimate physician residents/fellows contributed outpatient care workload by program specialty from de-identified VA CDW files. Office of Academic Affiliations certifies that Professor Steven Henley of Martingale Research Corporation is the sole source expert for computing Best Approximating Modeling in Health Professional Education. Award information - Solicitation No. 36C24526Q0323 will be presented to the contractor in accordance with the sole source authority at FAR 6.302-1 as a firm-fixed-price contract. The Government anticipates the solicitation response and Independent Cost Estimate to be comparable with the follow-on contract to justify fair and reasonable pricing. The period of performance shall be for one base year following date of award. Not to exceed 12 months. If anyone requests additional information or would like to obtain a copy of the solicitation, please contact: Robert O Keefe Jr. Robert.Okeefejr@va.gov
Update #1 ·
This intent to sole source announcement is posted in accordance with FAR 5.2Â - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions.
Background
Compute Best Approximating Models (BAM) estimates of causal associations between the presence of health professions trainees and clinical workload produced in VA teaching care settings. Such associations are necessary for Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) to compute health professions trainees contribution to workload required to compute academic performance metrics needed to determine VA s performance in its education mission.
Unique Qualifications
Professor Steven Henley of Martingale Research Corporation is the only entity: (1) with the data and analytic skills and experience, as evidenced by a substantial peer reviewed scientific publication record, in applying causal modeling in health professions education and (2) has developed and tested software to compute the 12-step Best Approximating Models technology as evidenced by being a National Institute of Health s Small Business Innovation Research program awardee, who can efficiently within the limited budget amount and within the six-month time frame specify, estimate, and assess the statistical performance of four models needed to estimate physician residents/fellows contributed outpatient care workload by program specialty from de-identified VA CDW files.
Office of Academic Affiliations certifies that Professor Steven Henley of Martingale Research Corporation is the sole source expert for computing Best Approximating Modeling in Health Professional Education.
Award information -
Solicitation No. 36C24526Q0323 will be presented to the contractor in accordance with the sole source authority at FAR 6.302-1 as a firm-fixed-price contract. The Government anticipates the solicitation response and Independent Cost Estimate to be comparable with the follow-on contract to justify fair and reasonable pricing. The period of performance shall be for one base year following date of award. Not to exceed 12 months.
If anyone requests additional information or would like to obtain a copy of the solicitation, please contact: Robert O Keefe Jr. Robert.Okeefejr@va.gov
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| 36C24526Q0323.docx | DOCX document |
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