A--Intent to Sole Source - Affiliate Research Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound VA Health Care System, plans to negotiate directly with its academic affiliate, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), for research support services related to a VA research grant focused on preventing Levodopa-induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease using HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors. Specifically, the Ferrell Comprehensive Shared Resource (FCSR) at OHSU will provide the necessary equipment and training for phospho protein analysis targeting Anti-ERK1/2. This core resource has been supporting OHSU researchers and associated institutes with flow cytometry instrumentation, expertise, and technical services since the mid-1990s, offering capabilities that include data analysis, interpretation, experimental design, and routine operations. This notice is an intent to award a sole source contract under FAR 6.302-5 and is not a solicitation for competitive proposals; however, other responsible entities capable of meeting the requirements may submit capability statements by a specified deadline. Responses must be emailed to the contracting office and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. The government retains the sole discretion to proceed without competition based on the statements received. The associated solicitation number is 36C24E19R0005, and the contracting office is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, under the Department of Veterans Affairs, RPO East office.