B524-Intent to Sole Source - Best Approximating Models (BAM) Caus VHA Office of Academic Affiliations

This intent to sole source announcement is posted in accordance with FAR 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. Background Compute Best Approximating Models (BAM) estimates of causal associations between the presence of health professions trainees and clinical workload produced in VA teaching care settings. Such associations are necessary for Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) to compute health professions trainees contribution to workload required to compute academic performance metrics needed to determine VA s performance in its education mission. Unique Qualifications Professor Steven Henley of Martingale Research Corporation is the only entity: (1) with the data and analytic skills and experience, as evidenced by a substantial peer reviewed scientific publication record, in ap