99--Cognitive Experiential Reprocessing

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network 22 Logistics Office is planning to procure services from Miatta Snetter through a sole source acquisition for a clinical trial research project focused on Cognitive Experiential Reprocessing to treat sexual trauma-related PTSD in female veterans. This procurement will follow commercial item procedures under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 and FAR 6.302-1, which allows for contracting without full and open competition. The contract, titled "99--Cognitive Experiential Reprocessing," is identified by solicitation number VA-SNOTE-060724-001 and was posted on July 24, 2006. Although the notice is not a solicitation for offers, all quotations submitted by 4:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time on July 27, 2006, will be reviewed by the government as part of a process to determine whether competitive procurement is necessary. The government holds sole discretion in deciding whether or not to proceed with competition based on the responses received. The contract aims to advance research in treating PTSD in female veterans through specialized clinical trials using proprietary methods under the terms outlined in the FAR.