R416--Research Services - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Pre-solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, through the Regional Procurement Office East, intends to award a sole source contract to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Research and Development to provide Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) oversight and support services for the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS). The scope of work involves overseeing all aspects of animal care and use programs to ensure strict compliance with federal regulations, VA policies, and governing laws. These services are critical to safeguarding animal welfare and maintaining the scientific integrity of approved research projects by meeting all ethical, procedural, and documentation requirements. The proposed contract structure consists of a base year with four option years. This procurement is being conducted as a sole source action under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 8153 and FAR 6.103.5, as VUMC is the primary academic affiliate of TVHS and the only center in Tennessee with the capacity to perform this work. The action is categorized under NAICS code 541940 and PSC R416. Because this is a notice of intent to sole source, no formal solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov, and the final decision to proceed with a competitive procurement remains at the discretion of the Contracting Officer, Ann Marie Stewart.
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This acquisition requires approval by an authorized Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). The IACUC is responsible for overseeing all aspects of animal care and use programs to ensure compliance with federal regulations, safeguard animal welfare, and support the scientific integrity of approved research projects. TVHS is required to provide professional IACUC oversight and support services to its research community to meet these regulatory and ethical obligations.
The VUMC IACUC is the only center in Tennessee that has the capacity to conduct this work. The inability to use these unique services that only VUMC can provide would be detrimental in terms of cost and the ability to ensure that all research involving animals meets ethical, procedural, and documentation requirements established under applicable federal regulations and VA policy. VUMC is the primary academic affiliate of the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. 38 U.S.C. 8153 allows for sole source awards related to research with VA academic affiliates.
Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov. The applicable NAICS code is 541940 with a $10 Mil size standard. The PSC is R416. The authority for this action is the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 6.103.5 Authorized or Required by Statute. Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at annmarie.stewart@va.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.
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