Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Puget Sound Health Care System (663/90C), 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108

B -- PREPARATION OF A RESEARCH PROTOCOL FOR PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS SOL 663-09-00 POC Susan Cowin, Contracting Officer, (206)764-2508 The VA Puget Sound Health Care Systems, 1660 So. Columbian Way, Seattle, Washington, has a requirement for the preparation of a research protocol, data collection, data base administration and report writing for the following CPRS evaluation projects: 1. Time to delvice medications; 2. Time to deliver inpatient antibiotic orders when sepsis is present; 3. Decrease medication orders; 4. Decrease drug interactions; 5. Decrease prescriptions per patient; 6. Decrease the cost of medicine per patient; 7. Positive impact on psychiatric medications, and; 8. Fewer duplications of laboratory tests. Contract term to be October 1, 1999, through September 30, 2000, with provisions for one (1) option year. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business (see numbered note No 1). Solicitation packages to be available on or about August 27, 1999. Responses due on or about 9/10/99. Requests must be in writing and reference RFQ 663-09-00, a point of contact and telephone number. Requests may be faxed to (206)764-2565. The Standard Industrial Code for this solicitation is 8742. Posted 08/12/99 (W-SN366942). (0224)

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