DA01--Special Notice | Electronic Survey Design and Summary Report Generation - Red Pepper - Complex Exposure Threat Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 (Network Contracting Office 5) issued a Special Notice on January 8, 2026, regarding a sole source acquisition for custom computer programming services. The solicitation (36C24526Q0212) intends to award a contract to Red Pepper Software LLC for electronic survey design, development, and testing services. This procurement is being conducted under FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), which permits single source acquisitions under specified circumstances. The notice serves as formal notification of the government's intent to solicit from a single source rather than through competitive bidding. However, the agency remains open to alternative vendors submitting capability statements or proposals for consideration.

The purpose of this acquisition is to provide electronic survey design and summary report generation capabilities for the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center's War Related Illness and Injury Study Center utilizing the Qualtrics platform. Interested vendors must submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations by January 18, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time to be considered. While any responsible source is theoretically eligible to submit a response, the government retains sole discretion to determine whether to compete the requirement or proceed with the single source acquisition. The work falls under NAICS code 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services) and PSC code DA01. Contractors should direct inquiries to the contracting officer, Ethan Mauzy, at Ethan.Mauzy@va.gov.