Request for Information Enterprise Optimization Tender - 138533429

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Request for Information Enterprise Optimization Industry Partnership Increasing Access to Clinical Research

Deadline: 20 Apr 2026

Posting Date: 27 Mar 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 138533429

Document Ref. No.: 36C24E26Q0026

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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VHA Regional Procurement Office East R&D is issuing this Request for Information ( RFI ) to solicit proposals to further advance efforts to increase Veteran access to participate in clinical research opportunities. Information collected from this RFI will serve as continued market research for the potential development of a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with a Community Partner(s) (CPs), e.g., retail pharmacy locations, community health centers, academic medical centers and facilities, clinical laboratory sites, etc., to accomplish this objective. Such an agreement will detail the resources to be provided by the VA and the Cooperative Studies Program (CSP) and describe the purpose and expected work to be accomplished between the CSP and Million Veteran Program (MVP) research teams and the identified CP. CPs with the infrastructure and capacity to operate in rural areas of the United States (or its territories) will be prioritized.
The VA would like to explore the feasibility of establishing community partnerships with community-based locations to serve as additional clinical research study locations for identified CSP clinical trials and/or epidemiological studies. The intent of this effort is to increase the number of research study sites that Veterans have access to for their participation in clinical research. It is anticipated that these CPs will have the necessary infrastructure in place (dedicated clinical research exam rooms, exam rooms, diagnostic tools (e.g., otoscopes, ophthalmoscopes), vital sign monitors, and medical carts, etc. to complete clinical research study visits (enrollment, follow-up) and all research activities associated with those visits (informed consent, data and blood/specimen collection and shipping, study procedures, etc.) and will supplement existing locations that have been traditionally employed as CSP research sites, e.g., VA Medical Centers (VAMCs), Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), etc. Add...
Notice ID: 36c24e26q0026

Department/Ind. Agency: veterans affairs, department of

Sub-tier: veterans affairs, department of

Office: rpo east (36c24e)

Product Service Code: an11 - health r&d services; health care services; basic research

NAICS Code: 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Inactive Dates: may 20, 2026

Inactive Policy: manual

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