Technical Resources International, Inc. (TRI), a minority-owned and woman-owned small business based in Bethesda, Maryland, was awarded a delivery order valued at $64,680.72 for Clinical Studies Network (CSN) Clinical Trial Planning and Execution (CTPE) services. The contract, awarded on September 28, 2020, by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), consists of both base contract and administrative task order components under a cost-plus fixed fee pricing structure. The work is to be performed in Westlake, Maryland, with an ultimate completion date of September 27, 2021. No set-aside designation was used for this award, indicating TRI competed successfully in an open procurement environment.
TRI provides comprehensive clinical research support services to federal health agencies, with particular expertise in clinical trial planning, regulatory affairs, and scientific support across multiple institutes. This delivery order represents work under one of TRI's significant Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contracts, which provide flexible procurement mechanisms for rapid response to research needs. TRI has established a track record of substantial federal contract awards from agencies including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Cancer Institute (NCI), and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), with IDV vehicles valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The ASPR funding supports the government's preparedness and response capabilities through contracted clinical research infrastructure.