Department of Veterans Affairs 662/90C, 4150 Clement St., San Francisco, CA 94121

B -- RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN HEPATITIS C SOL RFQ 261-0231-99 DUE 073099 POC Annie Bell, 415-750-2240 E-MAIL: to contact the contracting officer via email, annie.bell@med.va.gov. VA San Francisco has a requirement for a position that consist of coordinating clinical trials in Veterans with Hepatitis C and developing programs nationally. The individual appointed to this position will report directly to the MD and will supervise at least 15 personnel who are conducting clinical research. In addition, the individual will be responsible for developing a national program to monitor treatment response in Veterans with HCV disease on Rebetron therapy, to study the natural history of HCV disease and to determine reasons for exlusion from therapy. Requirements: Pharm D degree, extensive experience in the conduct of clinical trials, liver-related studies, industry and academic experience which includes at least 3 years of experience coordinating phase I-III clinical trials in industry and at least 2 years of managerial experience in an academic center. The individual must have knowledge of design of databases for treatment and the ability to handle large datasets, must have experience writing reasearch proposals for peer-review, willing to work as a member of a team dedicated to the research of viral hepatitis, experience in patient and provider education, and demonstrated experience in the education and mentoring of post-graduate students. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: develop a national database on the treatment, natural history and exclusion from treatment of veterans with HCV disease; develop a program for pharmacokinetic assessment of drugs in early development for HCV disease; help write original research proposals; write original manuscripts; to mentor gastroenterology, hepatology, and pharmacy fellows in the conduct of clinical trials, development of data bases and drug development for the treatment of GI and liver disease; to deliver lectures on viral hepatitis and other liver diseases. The government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 45 days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A detemination by the government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Posted 06/08/99 (W-SN340446). (0159)

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