Mgmt. & Consulting Services

The VA Healthcare Network Upstate New York, Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany NY is conducting Market Research for the possibility to create a partnering agreement for consulting services for the training of VISN 2 staff for a program to support meaningful living and peaceful dying for individuals with advanced illnesses and facing end of life. The partnering agreement shall consist of planning, education, and implementation of a comprehensive approach to care for patients with terminal illnesses. Prospective offerors are invited to submit clear and convincing data substantiating their capabilities and qualifications, including their proposed approach, to the treatment and care for this patient population. This synopsis is for the sole purpose of identifying prospective sources and does not commit the Government. The determination to conduct this procurement using full and open competition is based upon responses to this notice and shall be entirely within the discretion of the VISN 2 Network Contracting Activity. Interested firms should forward their responses to Network Contracting Officer (90C) Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208 no later than January 14, 2005.