Research Lab Services - Genomics Core Sequencing Services - RICHMOND | EDA: 9/26/25

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Virginia VA Health Care System, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with George Mason University, pursuant to FAR 6.302 3. FAR 6.302-3 allows sole source awards that establish or maintain essential research to be provided by an educational institution.

According to FAR 6.302 3(ii) states that a full and open competition need not to be provided when it is necessary to award the contract to a particular source or sources in order to establish or maintain an essential engineering, research, or development capability to be provided by an educational or other nonprofit institution or a federally funded research and development center.

This contract is for comprehensive microbiome tissue sample analysis from the MicroBiome Analysis Center (MBAC) at George Mason University (GMU) in support of VA funded research study, BCCMA: Targeting Gut Microbiome in Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases in US Veterans;

CMA4: At the Crossroads of the Gut Microbiome, Cirrhosis, and PTSDThe NGRRC is a NIH sponsored center and educational institution that meets the criteria set forth under FAR 6.302-3. This is a notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it can meet the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than August 1st, 12PM, EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Lynn Portman at lynn.portman@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.