SAM #36C24E26Q0105

Sole Source HPC Systems Administration Services for VA Boston NeRVe/TRACTS Research Programs

This notice announces the VA's intent to award a sole source contract for High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Administration services supporting critical research programs at VA Boston Health Care System. - Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development, Regional Procurement Office East - Sole source vendor: THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY LLC - Services required: HPC Systems Administration for NeRVe (Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center) and TRACTS (Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders) - Maintain and support the enterprise architecture and electronic research infrastructure - Justification: THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY LLC is the only responsible source due to prior development, integration, and unique expertise with VA's enterprise architecture - NAICS code: 518210 (Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services) - No specific products or part numbers listed; requirement is for specialized services - Commercial opportunity: Capability statements for equal or better services may be submitted, but this is not a competitive solicitation - Period of performance: Not specified in the notice - Estimated contract value: Not disclosed, but likely in the range of $100,000 to $500,000 based on similar HPC support contracts - Potential competitors: Companies with HPC systems administration expertise and VA enterprise architecture experience may submit capability statements

Description

Notice of Intent to Sole Source This is a Special Pre-Solicitation Notice for a prospective Fiscal Year 2026 Sole Source Award. This is not a Solicitation. The Veteran s Affairs (VA) Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction - Office of Research and Development, Regional Procurement Office East headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA intends to negotiate a sole source award to THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY LLC, (with address 11190 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20191-4393) for follow-on High Performance Computing (HPC) Services that will focus on the VA Boston Health Care System s NeRVe (Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center) & TRACTS (Translational Research Center for TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) & Stress Disorders) programs. These services are currently being provided to this juncture. All necessary Office of Research & Development (ORD) and other approvals are obtained. These HPC Services maintain the NeRVe and TRACTS s Enterprise Architecture, which is an electronic system used by VA Boston to maintain themselves as a premier research facility in the VA ORD Community. Due to the past development and integration efforts from the Contractor s past performance and their intricate and specific knowledge, skillset, and experience, particularly involving the Veterans Health Administration, this system has only been worked on by this Source, and they are the Sole Source required to render these services. Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contracting Opportunities on SAM.gov at https://sam.gov/. The applicable NAICS code is 518210; with a $40.0M Size Standard. The PSC is DB01. The Authority for this action is Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 6.103-1; Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. As stated earlier, this Notice is not a solicitation, and it is not a request for competitive proposals. However; capability statements with supporting documentation for equal/better services, may be sent to the Contracting Office no later than Friday, September 18th, 2026, by 9:00 AM EST. The Contract Specialist, Karly Gabrysiak s E-Mail is Karly.Gabrysiak@va.gov in which those can be sent. The award determination is solely the Contracting Officer s decision.

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