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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 17, 2011 FBO #3400
DOCUMENT

A -- RCT TELEMEDICINE RESEARCH COLLETTE LAFLAMME SPECIALIST - Attachment

Notice Date

3/15/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;VAMC Bedford;200 Springs Road;Bedford MA 01730
 

ZIP Code

01730
 

Solicitation Number

VA24111RQ0466
 

Archive Date

3/25/2011
 

Point of Contact

Paula L. Poppy
 

E-Mail Address

Email paula.poppy@va.gov
(paula.poppy@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

? Veterans Integrated Service Network VISN 1 518/90C VAMC Bedford RCT of Telemedicine Interventions in OSA Project Notice of Intent to award sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 1 518/90C VAMC Bedford) intends to solicit, negotiate and award a contract for one Research Assistant for four aspects of this project. This vendor is highly specialized in abdominal scanning to assess visceral fat this is critical to the success of the research project. Knowledge of abdominal physiology, ultrasound scanning methodologies, and measurement techniques are key to the analysis of the data. This vendor has been through a comprehensive research training program to understand all of the techniques and methodologies to perform this analysis. This vendor has participated on this program over the last couple months and therefore has knowledge of the research protocol and all of the study requirements. Transactions of this nature are required due to the very nature of the VA's research efforts. Individuals with a very specific skill set are required This vendor is VA vetted completed the background check. This project is winding down and might not entail a full 24 months time frame to finish reporting the findings and create the report. Services are needed to develop telecommunication dialogues for improving subjects' nutrition, and assess changes in diet, weight, and abdominal fat for the research program An RCT of Telemedicine Interventions in OSA. An individual with detailed knowledge of the study protocol, data collection, and quality control procedures is required and shall perform the following: 1.Review scientific literature and develop telecommunication dialogues to motivate subjects to reduce calorie intake. 2.Determine subjects' abdominal fat using ultrasound and measure weight and height. 3.Assess mediators of dietary change. 4.Assess diet with compilation of a comprehensive nutritional library. 5.Develop scientific protocols for standardization and training purposes. 6.Review medical charts to determine subject eligibility for research project. 7.Assist with statistical analysis. 8.Perform other duties as needed Services are required Monday through Friday, 8:00am until 12:00pm or as arranged with the lab. The duty station will be the Jamaica Plain facility of VA Boston Healthcare facility located at 150 Huntington Avenue. This award is a firm-fixed price (FFP) contract with a period of performance from April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012 with available One Option Year. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source. This notice contains information current through FAC2005-45. The NAICS is 541712. Service Disabled and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB and VOSB) contracting with VA are to self-register in VetBiz if seeking consideration under PL 109-461 (www.vetbiz.gov - Vendor Information Pages - VIP) All contractors are required to register in the Central Contractor Registry (www.ccr.gov). Contractors should also register in ORCA (https://orca.bpn.gov) if responding to opportunities posted to FedBizOpps by VISN 1. Consult your State Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) for technical assistance with these requirements. (http://www.dla.mil/db/procurem.htm). Interested persons may contact the Contract Specialist regarding this procurement and may identify capabilities for items of this kind. Contract Specialist: Paula L. Poppy, at: paula.poppy@va.gov.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/BeVAMC518/BeVAMC518/VA24111RQ0466/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA-241-11-RQ-0466 VA-241-11-RQ-0466_1.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=183474&FileName=VA-241-11-RQ-0466-000.doc)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=183474&FileName=VA-241-11-RQ-0466-000.doc

 

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Record

SN02401022-W 20110317/110315234735-32f5ddf19fb07dc92d45597f7f689a98 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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