A--Blood Samples

The Department of Veterans Affairs Audie L. Murphy Memorial Hospital, San Antonio, TX, VISN 17, intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with an affiliate "University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio Department of Psychiatry for services required for blood and cytokine array processing and analysis for Dr. Dimitri Dimitrov in direct connection with his approved research project entitled "Correlation between Monnocytosis and Psychosis in Veterans with Schizophrenia" in Research Service located at the STVHCS/Audie L. Murphy. Justification for this sole source procurement is in accordance with FAR 6.302-3(a) (2) (ii), to establish or maintain an essential research and development capability to be provided by a federally funded research and development center. NAICS code 541380. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. If no valid responses are received, the South Texas Veterans Health Care System will proceed with the intended sole source contract. Responses must be received no later than 9:00 AM CST on 7-26-2013. Inquiries can either be mailed to STVHCS Audie L. Murphy Memorial Hospital, Attn: Ben Canales Jr. (10N17/671C), 5441 Babcock Ste.302, San Antonio, TX 78229 or emailed to [email protected].