# Research Services - Affiliate CORE Data Coordinating Center - SALT LAKE | EDA: 5/9/25 Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24e25r0019 - Solicitation number: 36C24E25R0019 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Awarded to University of Utah - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: Rpo East (36C24E) - NAICS: 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities - Product or service code: DG01 Support services for physical and wireless networks connecting equipment within the core data centers and work areas, connecting end users to the organization's broader networks, as well as Wide Area Network equipment, hardware and software directly connecting into data centers, offices and third parties. Support services which enable or distribute voice services through on-premise equipment including PBX, VoIP, voicemail and handsets. Also provides support for transport services for data and voice network circuits and associated access facilities and services; includes dedicated and virtual data networks and internet access. Support services for external (Outside Plant) physical communications infrastructure connecting to LAN/WAN end points. Mobile infrastructure support such as cabled communication network, cellular towers, repeaters, switching systems dedicated for cellular communication - First posted: April 29, 2025 - Last posted: April 29, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bc363bbc4ab04eeda62a47255d34ad8b/view ## Description Special Notice Special Notice Page 3 of 3 Special Notice Special Notice Page 1 of 3 Pre-Solicitation Notice for notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source firm fixed price indefinite delivery requirements contract for a five (5) year period with the University of Utah for the Data Coordinating Center CORE services located at the University of Utah School of Medicine, 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, the VA s primary academic affiliate, to support the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research office. This requirement is to support a randomized trial of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 Inhibition (SGLT2i) in Heart Transplant Recipients. This is a prospective study across six different VA sites, funded by Clinical Science Research and Development (CSR&D). The six facilities that are participating the in the multisite study are: Salt Lake City (Coordinating Facility), Nashville VAMC, Richmond VAMC, Palo Alto VAMC, Madison VAMC, and Houston VAMC. The study requires the contracting services of the Data Coordinating Center located at the affiliate, University of Utah, to ensure legal, ethical, and efficient data sharing and management across the participating VA sites and the Data Coordinating Center, while protecting sensitive veteran health data. The Affiliate s data center has worked with the VA and is familiar with the on-going studies. 38 U.S.C. 8153 allows for sole source awards related to research with VA academic affiliates. In this case, the University of Utah is the primary academic affiliate of the Salt Lake City VA Healthcare System and has several groups that tie in with the Center s specific areas of expertise. Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov Contract Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 541720 with a $28 Million size standard. The PSC is DG01. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.5-1, Authorized or Required by Statute per 41 USC ยง3304(a)(5). Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at annmarie.stewart@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. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: University of Utah (UEI LL8GLEVH6MG3) - Contract: 36C24E25D0022 - Obligated: $0.00 - Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received - Link: solicitation number 36C24E25R0019 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C24E (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_36C24E25D0022_3600/ ## Publications - April 29, 2025: Special notice, due May 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice bc363bbc4ab04eeda62a47255d34ad8b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bc363bbc4ab04eeda62a47255d34ad8b/view ## Points of contact - Ann Marie Stewart, Contracting Officer, annmarie.stewart@va.gov, 401-919-0878 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24e25r0019.