About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a sole-source, cost-reimbursement requirements contract to the University of Michigan, Survey Research Center. The required scope includes designing, programming, and administering a national, longitudinal mental health survey using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, fifth version (CIDI 5.0) for the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans. Tasks encompass mixed-mode data collection, probability-based sampling with Veteran oversampling, data security, quality assurance, and delivering cleaned datasets and survey weights. While this notice is not a competitive proposal request, capable parties with validated access to CIDI 5.0 and the ability to execute the required survey may submit capability statements. Submissions must be emailed to Contracting Officer Ann Marie Stewart by November 13, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The estimated budget for the project is approximately $6,000,000 over a five-year period of performance.
Scope of work
- Survey instrument programming using CIDI 5.0
- Mixed-mode data collection (web/CATI)
- Probability-based sampling with Veteran oversampling
- Data security and quality assurance
- Delivery of cleaned datasets and survey weights for baseline and follow-up waves
Minimum qualifications
- Validated access to CIDI 5.0
- Ability to execute a probability-based national longitudinal survey with Veteran oversampling
- Demonstrated ability to meet all technical requirements
Documents to include with your response
- Capability statement
Key dates
- Response date
- 11-13-2026 15:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Email capability statements to Contracting Officer Ann Marie Stewart.
Contract details
- Term
- five-year period of performance
- Estimated value
- Approximately $6,000,000
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 36C24E27R0003
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Buying office
- RPO East (36C24E)
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Responses due
- Nov 13, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 29, 2026
- NAICS
- 541720 · Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Product/service code
- R702
- Contracting contact
- Ann Marie Stewart, Contracting Officer
annmarie.stewart@va.gov
401-919-0878
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Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
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