R499--MIRECC Pharmaceutical Investigational Drug Research Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 has issued a Special Notice for MIRECC Pharmaceutical Investigational Drug Research Services. This notice is a sole source procurement opportunity for Research Study Investigational Drug Services specifically for the VA CT Healthcare System. The solicitation is identified by the contract number 36C24125Q0493 and will utilize NAICS code 541690 for Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. The procurement is being pursued under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b), which allows for solicitation from a single source. The notice was posted on May 19, 2025, with a response deadline of May 23, 2025.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to negotiate a requirement for investigational drug research services directly with a selected vendor. Contractors interested in this opportunity should contact the Contracting Officer, Tara Dossiema, via email at Tara.Dossiema@va.gov for additional information. While this is currently a sole source procurement, the VA retains full discretion to conduct a competitive procurement based on potential responses to the notice. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this opportunity is R499, which falls under "Support- Professional: Other" services. Potential contractors should carefully review the notice and be prepared to demonstrate their capability to provide pharmaceutical investigational drug research services for the VA CT Healthcare System, understanding that the final determination of procurement method remains at the sole discretion of the contracting officer.