SAM #36C24E26Q0116

Sole Source VR Tech Support Services for VA Immersive Training Tool Modification and Maintenance

This notice announces the VA's intent to award a sole source contract for specialized VR tech support services. - Agency: Veterans Health Administration, Office of Research and Development (R&D), Regional Procurement Office East - Location: Pittsburgh, PA; services support research at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center - Vendor: XRtistry LLC - Service: Custom technical support for modification and maintenance of proprietary Immersive VR Training Tool software - Includes upgrades for home use by Veterans in clinical trials for traumatic brain injury - Sole source justification: XRtistry LLC is the original developer and only provider of the proprietary software - NAICS code: 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services) - Contract structure: One-year base period with two option years - No commercial products or part numbers specified; procurement is for specialized services - Estimated contract value: Likely in the range of $50,000 to $250,000, based on typical R&D tech support contracts

Commercial Opportunity - Sole source contract; no competition expected unless other vendors can demonstrate equivalent proprietary access - Potential future opportunities for VR software support or development in VA research programs

Description

Pre-Solicitation Notice for the notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Office of Research and Development (R&D), Regional Procurement Office (RPO) East in Pittsburgh, PA intends to award on a sole source basis a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract for a one (1) year base period to include two (2) option years to XRtistry LLC, 5536 Linn Road, Amherst, OH 44001 for R&D Custom VR Tech Support Services for Immersive VR Training Tool Modification and Maintenance.

XRtistry is the only known vendor that can provide the R&D VR Tech Support Services for Immersive VR Training Tool Modification and Maintenance required by the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (LSCVAMC) in support of ongoing research projects as the original custom software application developer. The software is not available to purchase on the open market and contains proprietary intellectual property. The VA research team requires additional tech support services to modify and upgrade the original custom software for use in home settings by Veterans participating in a randomized clinical trial for impairment due to traumatic brain injury. Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contract Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services with a $34.0 million size standard. The PSC is DA10. The authority for this action is RFO FAR 6.103-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any responsible source who can provide an equivalent service with the features described above, may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 3:00 PM, ET. Interest/capability statements which specifically detail how your service meets the requirement may be sent to Shannon Hukriede at shannon.hukriede@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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