Medical Research Laboratory Assistance

The Veteran's Administration Office of Research and Development, Program Contracting Office - East in Pittsburgh, PA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas (UTHSCSA). The requirement is to provide medical laboratory support for the Department of Veterans Affairs, South Texas Veterans Health Care System. The sole source is pursuant to FAR 6.302-5 (a) (i). Full and Open Competition Need Not Be Provided for When a Sole Source Award is Authorized or Required by Statute. UTHSCSA is a non-profit educational institution that currently maintains a medical/educational affiliation agreement with the South Texas VA Medical Center. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, however; any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Monday, July 13, 2015, (10:00 AM, EST). Interest/capability statements may be sent to Michael Haydo at Michael.haydo@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.



The required medical laboratory assistance services shall include the following:



o Co-Investigator (levels)

o Bio-Statistician (levels)

o Research/Project Coordinator

o Research Associate (levels)

o Data analyst (levels)