The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response awarded an indefinite delivery contract to Pharmaceutical Research Associates Inc., doing business as PRA, with a potential value of $250 million. The contract provides for clinical trials planning and execution services in support of the Clinical Studies Network. PRA was issued a $200,000 delivery order for one base year of performance ending September 2021 to conduct clinical trial planning and management in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The original solicitation sought proposals for multiple-award contracts totaling $100-500 million over five years. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority intends to engage clinical research organizations to offer core services including project management, site selection and monitoring, specimen handling, and regulatory support for clinical studies of medical countermeasures against chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, pandemic influenza, and emerging infectious disease threats. Services are needed to advance development of these countermeasures and support regulatory applications such as Emergency Use Authorizations. The scope of work includes both routine and expedited emergency response clinical research capabilities.
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