Service - 636-18-4-4604-0764 - PO# 636D83059 - POP 9/15/2018 - 9/14/2019 - Research TBI and optical studies healthcare services - University of Iowa - Dr. Garvin - IC

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 23 intends to solicit and negotiate a sole source, firm fixed priced purchase order, under Simplified Acquisition Procedures under authority of FAR Part 13.106-1 (b)(1)(i), One Source Reasonably Available, to the University of Iowa for services in support of the specified aims of the Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City Project Study# C1786-R, Primary Investigator Mona Garvin. NAICS Code 611310 with a size standard of $27.5 million will be utilized. The proximity of the University of Iowa and strong collaboration with the VA investigators is integral to the success of this project study.
The University of Iowa is to provide services of personnel with expertise to recruit/consent patients with optic disc swelling at both recruitment sites, to organize the study cohort data (including SD-OCT and fundus photographs) obtained during the service period, to develop a working implementation of an image-analysis algorithm to estimate the degree of optic disc swelling from fundus photographs alone, and to provide a potential set of fundus-photography-based features that could be used to differentiate the cause of optic disc swelling. Services will also be provided in segmenting the ganglion cell and nerve fiber layers and providing global and regional thickness measurements.
Period of Performance: 9/15/2018 9/14/2019.
This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and no award will be made based on offerors responses to this notice.
A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for market research and information on whether to conduct a competitive procurement in future project study services awarded in support of grant recipients.
Please send all questions regarding this procurement to William Jefferson, Contract Specialist, at the Iowa City, VA NCO23 Specialized contracting office to william.jefferson4@va.gov. Telephone responses and requests will not be received..