AN41--Intent to Sole Source: MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston Health Care System/Jamaica Plain Medical Center intend to award four-year contract for services to MGH Institute of Health Professions, for co-investigator and physical therapist for Dr. Sparrow s VA Rehabilitation Research and Development project: Telemedicine intervention in patients with chronic pain in Parkinson s Disease (IRB #1690596). Services will include working closely with Dr. Sparrow and other co-investigators to oversee the home-based bike exercise intervention. The home-based bike intervention is a critical component of the research project to investigate whether this type of physical exercise can reduce pain in patients with Parkinson s disease (PD) who have chronic pain. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Friday May 19, 2023, 12:00 PM EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Rachael Talbott at rachael.talbott@va.gov with subject titled: 36C24E23Q0136. 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