# Brain Tissue Samples PTSD Research

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24625q0712

- Solicitation number: 36C24625Q0712
- Notice type: Presolicitation (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Lifenet Health
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 246-Network Contracting Office 6 (36C246)
- NAICS: 621991 Blood and Organ Banks
- Product or service code: 6555 Human Tissue And Cadavers
- Place of performance: Durham, North Carolina
- County: Durham County (FIPS 37063). https://abierto.us/counties/durham-county-nc-37063
- City: Durham. https://abierto.us/cities/durham-nc-3719000
- First posted: May 7, 2025
- Last posted: May 7, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d0094356b93a4e07875c45451ea71d3d/view

## Description

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE Postmortem Brain Tissue for PTSD Research Durham VA Medical Center (Durham, North Carolina) The Department of Veterans Affairs, Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, has a requirement for a contractor to provide Postmortem Brain Tissue in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. The NAICS code for this action is 621991, Blood and Organ banks, with an SBA Size Standard of $40m annual revenue. The Product Service Code is 6555, Human Tissue and Cadavers.

The solicitation being issued unrestricted with no set-aside requirement. Only one award will be made. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be made available on or around Wednesday, May 7, 2025. The solicitation and any amendments will be posted on this website, www.sam.gov Contract Opportunities. This notice is for informational purposes only. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation.

All interested parties should register on this website. It is the offerors responsibility to check the web site periodically for any amendments/notices to the solicitation. Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to obtain access in SAM.gov Contract Opportunities. Offerors who submit a quote or proposal in response to a solicitation must have an active SAM.gov registration at time of quote submission and throughout the evaluation and award phase. Contractors please note: Representations and Certifications can be maintained, online, in the System for Award Management (SAM), at https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Lifenet Health (UEI SF9MHJ1SLT89)
- Contract: 36C24625P1155, purchase order
- Obligated: $192,500.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C24625Q0712 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C246 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C24625P1155_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 7, 2025: Solicitation, due May 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT. Notice 0bca4d2e2e3b44c096659ca491b31645. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0bca4d2e2e3b44c096659ca491b31645/view
- May 7, 2025: Presolicitation, due May 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT. Notice d0094356b93a4e07875c45451ea71d3d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d0094356b93a4e07875c45451ea71d3d/view

## Points of contact

- Daniel Spaulding, Contracting Officer, daniel.spaulding@va.gov, 757-722-9961 x17592

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