Institutional Review Board Research Service

Added: Feb 10, 2017 12:28 pm The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 08, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital (JAHVAH), Rehabilitation, Research, and Development (RR&D) Department located at 8900 Grand Oaks Circle, Tampa, FL, 33637 requires a contract for Institutional Review Board (IRB) Research services and intends to enter into a sole source contract with its Affiliated Institution, The University of South Florida (USF) located at 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida, 33620. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The information pertaining to the requirement for this procurement was previously posted through the Government Point of Entry (GPE) on sources sought notice VA248-17-N-0239 dated January 14, 2017. The period of performance is anticipated to be one (1) year from the date of award with four (4) option years thereafter. The anticipated date of award is March 3, 2017. The IRB is required by Federal Law and shall comply with the Terms of the Federal wide Assurance for Institutions within the United States. The service shall be carried out by basic ethical principles guiding research involving human subjects that are provided in the Nuremberg Code, the Declaration of Helsinki, and the Belmont Report. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses to this notice by 4:00 p.m. (EST) February 20, 2017. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses shall be in writing to the Contracting Officer.

Contractors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to receive a contract award. Contractors shall access the SAM website at: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

Contracting Officer: Cyrouse Himid Houshyani

Email: cyrouse.houshyani@va.gov