Award
University of South Florida 2020-013-ITN-PRO
TrialNet Clinical Center Infrastructure Support Services
Recipient
Multiple awardees including Benaroya Research Institute, Childrens Mercy Hospital & Clinics, Regents of the University of Minnesota, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of California San Francisco, University of Colorado Denver, Linda DiMeglio (Riley Childrens Hospital), University of Florida/Emory, Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University/Childrens Hospital of Orange County, UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Yale/Columbia/Joslin
Awarded
January 17, 2020
Identifier
2020-013-ITN-PRO
The government buyer is the University of South Florida Procurement Services, located in Tampa, Florida. The award is for TrialNet Clinical Center Infrastructure Support Services, supporting multiple research and medical institutions including Benaroya Research Institute, Childrens Mercy Hospital & Clinics, Regents of the University of Minnesota, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of California San Francisco, University of Colorado Denver, Linda DiMeglio (Riley Children's Hospital), University of Florida/Emory, Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University/Children's Hospital of Orange County, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Yale/Columbia/Joslin. The contract involves infrastructure support services for clinical centers involved in TrialNet studies related to type 1 diabetes. The award supports scientific planning, publications, protocol development, leadership, and oversight activities. The period of performance is not specified. The award emphasizes active participation in TrialNet's scientific agenda, recruitment, enrollment, follow-up, and oversight of clinical trials. The award includes services for infrastructure support, with no specific products or quantities detailed. The award is under the jurisdiction of Florida (US-FL), with the country code 'US'. The recipient organizations are various research and medical institutions across the US. The primary contact is Michael Hernandez at USF, email mahernandez@usf.edu, phone +1 813-974-2481. Likely competitors for similar awards include companies involved in clinical infrastructure and research support services.
Description
The purpose of this Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) is to provide infrastructure support for TrialNet Clinical Centers, allowing them to actively participate in TrialNet's scientific agenda and to support the recruitment, enrollment, and follow-up of participants in TrialNet studies. Funding will also support oversight of TrialNet studies at Affiliate Sites. The award term is up to 5 years with annual evaluations based on productivity and funding availability. The award supports investigator time for scientific planning, publications, protocol development, leadership, affiliate oversight, and efforts to enhance trial participation.