Service - 636-18-4-4607-0314 - PO# 636D83045 - POP 7/1/2018 - 6/30/2019 W/ONE YEAR OPTION - Research - Qualitative methodology / psychometric survey testing - University of Iowa - Drs. Reisinger and Perencevich - IC

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Iowa City, IA, intends to negotiate a sole source procurement under the authority FAR 6.302-3 with the University of Iowa for the period of 7/1/2018 to 6/31/2019 for This will be a fixed price contract with University of Iowa, Department of Internal Medicine who will provide necessary labor to conduct work on the Iowa City VA Health Care System, HSR&D CREATE projects Building an Optimal Hand Hygiene Bundle: A Mixed Methods Approach for the Center for Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research and Evaluation (CADRE), Heather Reisinger, PhD, Principal Investigator; and Checklist to Prevent MRSA Surgical Site Infections, Eli Perencevich, MD, Principal Investigator. Interested parties may identify their experience in providing these services to the Contracting Officer via e-mail at gary.rogers4@va.gov or fax 319-358-6430. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Request for quotes 36C26318Q0348 for above requirement, NAICS 611310, size standard $33.5 million will be issued on 5/14/2018. The deadline to submit a quote is 5/16/2018.