Q526--Chairperson of Air Force Health Study Assets Transition Stakeholder Group Sole Source.

The Veteran s Administration (VA) Office of Research and Development, Regional Procurement Office East in Pittsburgh, PA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Air Force Health Study Assets Transition Stakeholder Group.

The requirement is to provide the service of Chairperson of a medical study in a virtual meeting environment for the Office of Research and Development, VHA.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS/TASKS AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERABLES

Selected contractor shall perform all the following tasks:

Task 1: The contractor shall prepare for meetings as specified below:

Pre-planning and provide expertise to guide agenda

Provide expertise and recommendations in leadership meetings

Task 2: The contractor shall conduct the meetings as specified below:

Provide insight and expertise in Stakeholder Group meetings

Provide insight and expertise in Research Subgroup meetings

Provide input for other Subgroup breakout meetings as applicable

Task 3: The contractor shall complete the following after meetings:

Work with project management team as needed to complete action items

Work with VHA Co-Chair

Task 4: The contractor shall assist with development of recommendations as specified below:

Provide expertise and facilitate stakeholder group meetings to collect and refine recommendations for the AFHS Assets Transition

Recommendations are needed for

Biospecimen relocation transportation and storage

Data relocation and management

Research best practices applied to the biospecimens and data so that they can be used for future research studies

The requirement will take place virtually. The sole source is pursuant to FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. 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 and supporting documentation to the contracting office no later than Monday, July 18, 2022, (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.