Special notice, total small business set-aside
Intent to Sole Source - Best Approximating Models (BAM) Caus VHA Office of Academic Affiliations
36C24526Q0323
Department of Veterans Affairs, 245-Network Contract Office 5. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Awarded
$30,000.00 obligated so far on USAspending
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
This intent to sole source announcement is posted in accordance with FAR 5.2Â - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. Background Compute Best Approximating Models (BAM) estimates of causal associations between the presence of health professions trainees and clinical workload produced in VA teaching care settings.
Such associations are necessary for Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) to compute health professions trainees contribution to workload required to compute academic performance metrics needed to determine VA s performance in its education mission.
Unique Qualifications Professor Steven Henley of Martingale Research Corporation is the only entity: (1) with the data and analytic skills and experience, as evidenced by a substantial peer reviewed scientific publication record, in applying causal modeling in health professions education and (2) has developed and tested software to compute the 12-step Best Approximating Models technology as evidenced by being a National Institute of Health s Small Business Innovation Research program awardee, who can efficiently within the limited budget amount and within the six-month time frame specify, estimate, and assess the statistical performance of four models needed to estimate physician residents/fellows contributed outpatient care workload by program specialty from de-identified VA CDW files.
Office of Academic Affiliations certifies that Professor Steven Henley of Martingale Research Corporation is the sole source expert for computing Best Approximating Modeling in Health Professional Education. Award information - Solicitation No. 36C24526Q0323 will be presented to the contractor in accordance with the sole source authority at FAR 6.302-1 as a firm-fixed-price contract.
The Government anticipates the solicitation response and Independent Cost Estimate to be comparable with the follow-on contract to justify fair and reasonable pricing. The period of performance shall be for one base year following date of award. Not to exceed 12 months. If anyone requests additional information or would like to obtain a copy of the solicitation, please contact: Robert O Keefe Jr. Robert.Okeefejr@va.gov
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- Recipient
- Mixingale Group, Inc.
- UEI
- Z2AHYL3TRTZ6
- CAGE
- 50P88
- Vendor location
- Plano, TX
- Contract
- 36C24526P0323, purchase order
- Obligated
- $30,000.00
- Actions
- 1 between March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2026
- Competition
- Competed Under SAP, 1 offer received
- Set-aside reported
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Described as
- Bam Casual Modeling
- Match
- solicitation number 36C24526Q0323 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C245 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
February 26, 2026
Special notice
Due March 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 43f826245c494f388fe51fd65e8b0748
March 25, 2026
Special notice
Due March 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 1d1b3725905b4fe3a127b305f675cabb
March 25, 2026
Special notice
Due March 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 79884b61b42f4771b81ccb9b6e0c922e
Points of contact
- Robert O'Keefe Jr., Contracting Officerrobert.okeefejr@va.gov
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