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B537--Notice of Intent to Sole Source Research and Development Subject Matter Expert Services

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36C24E23Q0104Federal

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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, plans to negotiate a sole source contract with Harvard Medical School for expert research and development services. This contract supports a VA-funded study focused on evaluating the quality of VA and community care during the MISSION era. The primary requirement involves leveraging Harvard's unique expertise to adapt and translate proprietary claims-based measure algorithms, originally developed for Medicare data, for use with VA data. Harvard Medical School is identified as the exclusive developer of these specialized algorithms, which are not commercially available or accessible from other vendors. The announcement serves as a notice of intent and is not a solicitation for competitive bids; however, the VA will consider capability statements from other potential providers who can demonstrate equivalent expertise by a specified deadline. The contracting office, led by Contract Specialist Shannon Hukriede, will evaluate any such submissions but retains sole discretion over whether to pursue competitive contracting. The contract pertains to services classified under NAICS code 541715 and is managed through the Rpo East office in Pittsburgh, PA.

General Info

VA sole source contract with Harvard for adapting Medicare algorithms to VA data; exclusive expertise required.

Agency

Department Of Veterans Affairs → Rpo East (36C24E)

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Place of Performance

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NONE

Documents

36C24E23Q0104 - Notice of Intent to Sole Source R&D SME Services

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Timeline

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PostedMar 23

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Notice updatedSep 15

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → Rpo East (36C24E)

Contacts1 person available

OfficePITTSBURGH, PA, 15212, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → Rpo East (36C24E)

Office AddressPITTSBURGH, PA, 15212, USA

Contacts

Shannon HukriedeContract Specialist

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, with Harvard Medical School for Research and Development Subject Matter Expert Services in support of the VA funded research study: Assessing Quality of VA and Community Care in the MISSION Era. The Ann Arbor VAMC requires the subject matter expertise of the Harvard researchers to adapt/translate a set of claims-based measures developed by Harvard for use in Medicare data to VA data. The researchers at Harvard are the sole known developers and providers of the claims-based measure algorithms required for this study, which are not available to the public commercially or from any other known vendor at this time. This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any responsible source who can provide an equivalent service with the features described above, may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Tuesday, March 28, 2022, 11:00 AM, EDT. Interest/capability statements which specifically detail how your service meets the requirement may be sent to Shannon Hukriede at contact@example.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.