A--Mentored Training in Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer (MT-DIRC

Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with science and research training with Washington University in St. Louis to provide education and training services to VA researchers accepted into the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Cancer Institute s (NCI) Mentored Training in Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer (MT-DIRC) training program. Washington University will implement and conduct the training program by providing administrative services to conduct faculty solicitation and orientation, fellow selection, curriculum refinement, teaching preparation, identification of site visit opportunities, maintaining reports and evaluations of the program. These services will be provided for four VA researchers participating in the MT-DIRC program per year, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 4:00, EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Elaine DiBucci at contact@example.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.