Department of Veterans Affairs, Stratton VA Medical Center, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208-3410

B -- ECONOMETRICS STUDIES AND ANAYSES OF VARIOUS HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS SOL RFI 500-46-98 DUE 021798 POC Joseph Turton, VA Contracting officer (500/2-90NCA) WEB: Stratton VA Medical Center, Turton,j@albany.va.gov. E-MAIL: RFI 500-46-98, Turton,J@albany.va.gov. The Upstate VA Healthcare Network, (Network #2) Albany, NY is seeking qualified firms who possess the ability and capability to provide econometric analyses of data generated from Department of Veterans Affairs. Data analysis will include; identifying and accessing data sources, manual and electronic data collection, providing descriptive statistics, testing hypotheses, producing forecasts, interpretation of statistical tests, and ad hoc consulting and training for VA data analysts. Firms must have the capability of providing onsite econometrists to the any of the five (5) Network #2 medical facilities located in Albany, NY; Bath, NY; Buffalo, NY; Canandaigua, NY and Syracuse, NY. Interested offerors are requested to give written notification of their interest, including all pertinent data relative to their qualifications and capability for providing econometric analyses of various healthcare programs and/or functions. This is a market research to identify potential sources for this requirement. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. A determination by the Government not to compete these requirements based upon the responses to this Notice are solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of conducting a competitive procurement. Send data to: Contracting officer (500/2-90NCA), Stratton VA Medical Center, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, Telefax No, (518) 462-0051 (0034)

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