Q509--Intent to Sole Source Notice for Primary Care Physician Services for Battle Creek VA Medical Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 9, is seeking to procure Primary Care Physician Services for the Battle Creek VA Medical Center and associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Michigan through a sole source contract. The procurement requires 2.0 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Board Certified or Board Eligible physicians specializing in Family Practice or Internal Medicine. The VA is invoking unusual and compelling urgency provisions under FAR 6.302-2 to limit competition to a single source, and any potential respondents must provide clear evidence that competition would benefit the government to challenge this determination. While specific evaluation criteria are not detailed in the available documentation, the contract is classified under NAICS Code 561320 (Temporary Help Services) with a size standard of $34.0 Million. The deadline for responses is November 26, 2025, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, with contract commencement anticipated for December 13, 2025.

This procurement is designated as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Sole Source contract and targets Sygnetics Inc. as the intended awardee. The contract is structured as a fixed-price agreement with an initial term of 2 months, though the specific award value has not been disclosed in the pre-solicitation materials. The contracting office responsible for this procurement is the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 (36C250). The urgency justification suggests time-sensitive staffing requirements at the Battle Creek VA Medical Center that necessitate the sole source approach rather than full and open competition. Interested parties who believe they can provide equivalent or superior services should submit documentation by the November 26 deadline demonstrating why competitive procurement would benefit the government.