June 22, 2009 The Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston Healthcare System has a requirement for Urology Research Services. Statement of Work General Requirements: The Contractor shall perform professional research experiments and provide related services to the Urology Research group at the VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA. Services are to include: - Performing animal experiments in vivo and in vitro. - Proper set-up of experiments and calibration of equipment - Tissue preparation and target detection - Troubleshooting of equipment and experiments - Design of experiments - Data reduction and statistical analysis - Documentation of all experimental methods and protocols to aid future development and troubleshooting - Maintain lab supplies and bench areas - Work closely with other administrative and technical support staff Other technical support as needed The contractor shall have experience and expertise in the following areas: - Neurourology, physiology and cell biology - Molecular and cellular experimental methodologies - Microsoft Office applications, Windows XP, Sigmaplot, DataQ - Imaging techniques Vendors having the capability to meet requirements are invited to submit a quote with the appropriate documentation addressing their ability to meet the above stated requirements, relative expertise and experience level. All quotes are due no later than 3PM EST on 29 June 2009. No telephone requests will be accepted. However, you may send your quote by email to [email protected]. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail, to demonstrate the capability to comply with the above requirement. Responses will be evaluated. Inquires/information received after the established deadline of June 29, 2009 3PM EST shall not be considered. The submission of any data for review shall not impede award of this contract as planned. The Government does not intend to pay for information as solicited.

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