R408--John Otis and Sporedata 523-26-2-7176-0272 - HCR (VA-26-00043878)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 1, has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to negotiate a sole source contract with Sporedata (UEI JSULN9CTGP41) for research services related to veteran amputees. This notice is not a formal solicitation but rather an announcement of the agency's planned procurement action with an estimated value below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The procurement is justified under FAR 6.302.1-1, citing Sporedata as the only responsible source capable of meeting the agency's specific requirements. The vendor is located at 805 E Oak Drive, Durham, NC 27705. Interested parties may contact Contract Specialist Emily Hatcher at Emily.hatcher@va.gov for additional information regarding this procurement.

Sporedata will perform statistical modeling, database creation and maintenance, and development of an enriched dataset of amputee patients using algorithms and specialized data extraction queries to model the effect of psychosocial and social determinants of health on chronic postamputation pain development in veterans. The vendor has current approval to access the VA Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW) through the VINCI platform, which will serve as the primary data source for all deliverables, and possesses extensive VA-specific experience in data enrichment of this nature. The response deadline for interested parties is April 6, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Only Sporedata is being considered for this contract due to its unique qualifications and existing infrastructure access. This procurement falls under the Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services NAICS category (541690) and the Support-Professional: Program Management/Support PSC category (R408).