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AN41--Pre-clinical Research: Behavioral Assessment

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This is a Special Notice of intent to award to an affiliate vendor. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a requirement of Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) research services for the White River Junction Healthcare System, VT. The applicable NAICS code is 541715. The PSC/FSC is AN41. The authority for this action is FAR 13.106-1(b): Soliciting from a single source and fulfills FAR Part 5.101(a) posting requirements. This is a Pre-Solicitation notice synopsizing a potential RFQ solicitation to satisfy the requirements of FAR 5.201 and 5.203. All interested parties should register via SAM.gov interested vendors list. It is the responsibility of the offeror to monitor and download amendments from SAM.gov Contract Opportunities, which may be issued to this solicitation. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, FAR 2.101, and VAAR 802.101, prospective firms must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov), and in VetCert (Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)) databases prior to award. ((Note: In accordance with Public Law 109-461, 38 USC 8127, and NDAA 2021, all vendors claiming Small Business status in accordance with the Veteran's First Contracting Program must be VERIFIED by the Small Business Administration (SBA)). Also, to qualify for a VA contract, vendor must be vendorized by completing Form 10091 at URL � https://www.cep.fsc.va.gov/ . Interested persons may contact the Contracting Specialist via email at Ophelia.Wilson@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 PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT Personalized Interventions for Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) INTRODUCTION: The mission of VA s National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD) is to advance the clinical care and social welfare of America's Veterans and others who have experienced trauma, or who suffer from PTSD, through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders. We generate, collate, synthesize, disseminate, and promote implementation of the best information about PTSD. SCOPE: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and PTSD are significant problems for Veterans and can lead to neuropsychiatric symptoms that pose extensive quality of life burdens on affected individuals. These conditions share similar pathology, and thus, there is a growing interest in developing treatments that target shared mechanisms. Disrupted communication between brain regions is one mechanism thought to perpetuate symptomatology. To guide personalized interventions, there is a critical need to define neural signatures that are associated with behavioral domains of impairment and response to treatment. Using models, the current project will evaluate neural signatures and behavioral deficits following exposure to neurotrauma or psychologi…