# UNC Qualitative HPDP Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24625q0926 - Solicitation number: 36C24625Q0926 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Awarded to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: 246-Network Contracting Office 6 (36C246) - NAICS: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - Product or service code: AN41 Health R&D Services; Health Care - Other; Basic Research - County: Orange County (FIPS 37135). https://abierto.us/counties/orange-county-nc-37135 - City: Durham. https://abierto.us/cities/durham-nc-3719000 - First posted: July 22, 2025 - Last posted: July 22, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/733f9c66179746ebbdc5240713db25f1/view ## Description The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, intends to negotiate a sole source contract with UNC Qualitative services to Durham VAMC. The Durham VA Health 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC has a Research department requirement for moral injury qualitative study. Justification for this sole source procurement is in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) soliciting from a single source. H.R. 6411 506a is being administered by VA Integrative Mental Health (IMH), a national program funded out of the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention (OMHSP) and administratively supported by the VISN 6 MIRECC. In keeping with the instruction provided in H.R. 6411 Section 506a, the present project will expand understandings of moral injury and possibilities for moral injury care alongside maintaining and bolstering critical engagement from the clinical care providers and systems where moral injury is encountered and addressed in VA. Specifically, the qualitative work for this project will support the Section 506a aim to Complete a qualitative study of providers via interviews, focus groups, and potential site visits to VA facilities. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available, and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any business that believes it can meet these requirements and possesses relevant past experience, and expertise may give written notice. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Responses will be considered by the Government, however, a determination by the Government not to compete with the proposed acquisition based upon responses of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No telephone request will be accepted. NAICS Code 541990 / $19.5 million. Responses received by 10am EST. on July 23, 2025 will be considered by the Government. Any inquires can be emailed to Byron.Brown4@va.gov. No telephone request will be accepted. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UEI D3LHU66KBLD5) - Contract: 36C24625P1523, purchase order - Obligated: $250,000.00 - Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received - Link: solicitation number 36C24625Q0926 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C246 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C24625P1523_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - July 22, 2025: Special notice, due July 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM EDT. Notice 733f9c66179746ebbdc5240713db25f1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/733f9c66179746ebbdc5240713db25f1/view ## Points of contact - Byron Brown, Contracting Officer, Byron.Brown4@va.gov, None --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24625q0926.