DG01--Research Services - Affiliate CORE Data Coordinating Center - SALT LAKE | EDA: 5/9/25
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24E25R0019
- 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
- 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source firm fixed price indefinite delivery requirements contract to the University of Utah. The contract will support a five-year research initiative focusing on a randomized clinical trial of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 Inhibition (SGLT2i) in Heart Transplant Recipients. The study will involve six VA medical centers: Salt Lake City (coordinating facility), Nashville, Richmond, Palo Alto, Madison, and Houston. The University of Utah's School of Medicine, located at 295 Chipeta Way in Salt Lake City, will serve as the Data Coordinating Center for this research project. The procurement will be conducted under 38 U.S.C. 8153, which allows sole source awards related to research with VA academic affiliates.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to establish a contract for comprehensive data coordination services that ensure legal, ethical, and efficient data sharing across participating VA sites while protecting sensitive veteran health information. The contract will utilize NAICS code 541720 with a $28 million size standard and Product Service Code DG01. No solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov due to the sole source nature of the award. The University of Utah was selected based on its status as the primary academic affiliate of the Salt Lake City VA Healthcare System and its expertise in the specific research areas. Interested parties may contact the Contracting Officer, Ann Marie Stewart, via email at annmarie.stewart@va.gov for additional information. The response deadline is May 7, 2025, and the determination to conduct a competitive procurement remains solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The contract is authorized under FAR 6.302.5-1, specifically Authorized or Required by Statute per 41 USC A3304(a)(5).
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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 firm fixed price indefinite delivery requirements contract for a five (5) year period with the University of Utah for the Data Coordinating Center CORE services located at the University of Utah School of Medicine, 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, the VA s primary academic affiliate, to support the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research office.
This requirement is to support a randomized trial of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 Inhibition (SGLT2i) in Heart Transplant Recipients. This is a prospective study across six different VA sites, funded by Clinical Science Research and Development (CSR&D). The six facilities that are participating the in the multisite study are: Salt Lake City (Coordinating Facility), Nashville VAMC, Richmond VAMC, Palo Alto VAMC, Madison VAMC, and Houston VAMC. The study requires the contracting services of the Data Coordinating Center located at the affiliate, University of Utah, to ensure legal, ethical, and efficient data sharing and management across the participating VA sites and the Data Coordinating Center, while protecting sensitive veteran health data. The Affiliate s data center has worked with the VA and is familiar with the on-going studies.
38 U.S.C. 8153 allows for sole source awards related to research with VA academic affiliates. In this case, the University of Utah is the primary academic affiliate of the Salt Lake City VA Healthcare System and has several groups that tie in with the Center s specific areas of expertise.
Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov Contract Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 541720 with a $28 Million size standard. The PSC is DG01. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.5-1, Authorized or Required by Statute per 41 USC §3304(a)(5).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24E25R0019_1.docx | DOCX document |
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