R499--Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Description

This is an INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOTICE only. This is an intent to sole source notice for commercial items. This announcement constitutes the only notice of intent to sole source and synopsis of proposed action. The Department of Veteran Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, intends to issue a sole-source contract under the authority of this non-competitive acquisition as implemented by 41 U.S.C 253(c) (1) - FAR 6.103-1 (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements), to Westat, Inc. Westat, Inc. conducted the original Health Views study and remains the only contractor authorized by VA Central Institutional Review Board (IRB) to contact participants to perform the follow-up Heath Views study. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capability statement to Timothy.Smith9de3@va.gov no later than 10:00 AM PDT on 6/30/2026. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to number 36C26126Q0872, Notice of Intent in the subject line. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal and facsimile responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. All interested parties are reminded to be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/ in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts. No telephone calls will be accepted. If after 6/30/2026 at 10:00 AM PDT, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, NCO 21 shall negotiate solely with Westat, Inc. The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed-price contract. A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed requirement shall be based upon responses received and is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competition.