AN41--Pre-clinical Research: Behavioral Assessment

This is a Special Notice of intent to award to an affiliate vendor. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a requirement of Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) research services for the White River Junction Healthcare System, VT. The applicable NAICS code is 541715. The PSC/FSC is AN41. The authority for this action is FAR 13.106-1(b): Soliciting from a single source and fulfills FAR Part 5.101(a) posting requirements. This is a Pre-Solicitation notice synopsizing a potential RFQ solicitation to satisfy the requirements of FAR 5.201 and 5.203. All interested parties should register via SAM.gov interested vendors list. It is the responsibility of the offeror to monitor and download amendments from SAM.gov Contract Opportunities, which may be issued to this solicitation. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, FAR 2.101, and VAAR 802.101, prospective firms must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov), and in VetCert (Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)) databases prior to award. ((Note: In accordance with Public Law 109-461, 38 USC 8127, and NDAA 2021, all vendors claiming Small Business status in accordance with the Veteran's First Contracting Program must be VERIFIED by the Small Business Administration (SBA)). Also, to qualify for a VA contract, vendor must be vendorized by completing Form 10091 at URL Â https://www.cep.fsc.va.gov/ . Interested persons may contact the Contracting Specialist via email at Ophelia.Wilson@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 PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT Personalized Interventions for Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) INTRODUCTION: The mission of VA s National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD) is to advance the clinical care and social welfare of America's Veterans and others who have experienced trauma,