R707--Acquisition Support Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Network Contracting Office (NCO) 12 has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to negotiate a sole-source contract for acquisition support services with Stafford Consulting Company, Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The contract will provide various acquisition support services to support VHA contracting requirements under NAICS code 541611, which covers Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, with a small business size standard of $24.5 million. The Veterans First Contracting Program under 38 U.S.C. 8127(c) provides the legal authority for this sole-source procurement, allowing direct contracting with SDVOSB or VOSB firms. This notice represents the government's business decision to pursue a sole-source award rather than competitive procurement. The contracting officer responsible for this procurement is Robert Ruska.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the marketplace of the government's intent to sole-source while providing an opportunity for other capable contractors to demonstrate their ability to meet the requirement. Any responsible source believing they can fulfill the acquisition support services requirement may submit a capability statement to Contracting Officer Robert Ruska at Robert.Ruska@va.gov by September 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM Central Standard Time. The government emphasizes that this notice is not a request for quotes or proposals, and no contract award will be made based on responses to this notice. Responses should not contain proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information, and the government reserves the right to use submitted information for market research purposes without compensation. The government maintains full discretion in determining whether to proceed with the sole-source approach or consider competition based on the capability statements received, with no obligation to acknowledge receipt of submissions or provide feedback to respondents.