TRAINING SERVICES FOR FAIRCARE PROGRAM (SOLE SOURCE ACQUISITION)

Notice Date

July 17, 2001

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

12208-3410

E-Mail Address

RFQ 500-29-01 (joseph.turton@med.va.gov)

Description

The VA Healthcare Network Upstate New York (VISN 2) Network Contracting Activity intends to negotiate and award a Firm Fixed Price Contract to FairCare Inc. , Altamont, NY for the continuation of consultant services to train VISN 2 clinical staff and its sharing partners in the philosophies, principals and applications of the FairCare Program. The FairCare Program is an alternative medical program that provides a unique approach for the treatment and care of terminally ill patients. The proposed contract action is being conducted as a sole source acquisition under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253( c)(1). Interested parties are requested to submit, within ten calendar days of this publication, clear and convincing data substantiating their capabilities and qualifications to satisfy this requirement. Data received will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether this acquisition will be conducted using full and open competition. The determination to conduct this procurement using full and open competition shall be entirely within the discretion of the VISN 2 Network Contracting Activity. Submit all responses to this Notice to: Contracting Officer (90NCA) Stratton VA Medical Center, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010719/SPMSC008.HTM (W-198 SN50S0W0)