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AN11--Research Services - NASEM Forum on Regenerative Medicine Pre-Solicitation notice with intent to Sole Source

Agency: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF / VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Location: PITTSBURGH, PA
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Jul 22, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 541720 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category) look up NAICS codes
PSC code: AN11

Timeline

Posted

Jul 22, 2026
Status

Closing soon

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What this contract is for

Agency: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF / VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Location: PITTSBURGH, PA
NAICS: 541720 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category)
Scope: Federal

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 contract for one (1) year with four option years to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), 2101 Constitution Ave.

NW, Washington DC 20418 to attend a Forum for Regenerative Medicine.

The Forum participation identifies practices in the rapidly evolving field of RM-based medical advancements.

The forum is to further the state of science on regenerative medicine (RM) and increase interaction with Federal agencies.

NASEM will provide programmatic support to the Forum s membership by conducting structured discussions, facilitating workshops and symposia, roundtables, editing/publishing workshop summaries, and reports.

FAR 6.302-5, Statute 36 U.S.C.

1503 provides that full and open competition need not be provided when it is necessary to award the contract to a particular source when an Executive Agency is working with the National Academy of Science.

Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov, Contracting Opportunities.

The applicable NAICS code is 541720 with a $28 MIL size standard.

The PSC is AN11.

The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.1-1 Only One Responsible source, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at [email protected] 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.

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