AN42--WRIISC Veterans Control Group Repository

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to provide services in support of the WRIISC Veterans Control Group Repository. The contractor will be responsible for developing, conducting, and disseminating findings from a translational research project to better understand the pathophysiology of adverse health outcomes possibly linked to deployment-related airborne hazards. The contractor will also be responsible for recruiting and testing a group of military veterans who are free of any symptoms and/or diseases to enhance the repository data. The key requirements of this project include: • Recruiting and testing a group of military veterans who are free of any symptoms and/or diseases • Developing, conducting, and disseminating findings from a translational research project • Providing services in support of the WRIISC Veterans Control Group Repository • Having extensive knowledge and expertise in the assessment and management of pulmonary diseases due to environmental and occupational exposures