A--RNA SEQUENCING SERVICES VASD

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE Project Title: National Institute of Health Merit Award Grant Funded HIV reactivation from latency - role of CD4 T cell maturation phenotype Application number: 5IK2BX002731-04 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 22, hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source firm-fixed-price contract for HIV reactivation from latency - role of CD4 T cell maturation phenotype to University of California, San Diego Office of Contract & Grant Administration. The period of performance for this effort will be for one base year and 1-one-year option period. Participating Healthcare Facility: VA San Diego Healthcare System 3350 La Jolla Village Drive San Diego, CA 92161 This sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from acquiring these services on a competitive basis pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) for the aforementioned requirement based on the application of FAR 6.302- 3(a)(2)(ii). This hereby constitutes a synopsis of the action proposed in this announcement. Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive and would not hinder the mission or objective.