B529--Data Management Services for a VA SMART Research Study for Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS)

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA Regional Procurement Office West, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22, for the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), intends to solicit and negotiate with one source, the University of California, San Diego for data management services to provide a tailored online assessment system to collect de-identified data for VA Research across two sites (VASD & VASF). These services are for a veteran SMART study that will examine if patient-initiated self-management of blood pressure medication using a pre-specified, generalizable dose escalation scheme is clinically effective, safe, and well-tolerated and acceptable and preferable compared to usual care, in controlling blood pressure in hypertensive Veterans. The North American Industry Classification System Code NAICS code: 518210 - This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing infrastructure for hosting or data processing services. These establishments may provide specialized hosting activities, such as Web hosting, streaming services, or application hosting (except software publishing), or they may provide general time-share mainframe facilities to clients. Data processing establishments provide complete processing and specialized reports from data supplied by clients or provide automated data processing and data entry services. University of California, San Diego is classified as a large business. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation package will be issued. However, any firm that believes it can meet the specifications above may give written notification to the point of contact no later than 3:00 P.M., (PST) on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Responses received will be evaluated. However, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.