Intent to Sole Source - IRBNet Research Protocol Compliance Services

Added: Jul 13, 2015 3:07 pm The VA Office of Research and Development, VA North Texas Healthcare System Research Department intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Research Dataware, LLC pursuant to FAR 6.302-1; for services to provides tools for electronic protocol file management, on-line document submissions, and electronic tools supporting the management, submission, review and oversight of each research protocol for VA North Texas Health Care System. Contractor shall provide electronic document management, web-based protocol sharing and collaboration, automatic notifications, electronic submissions and reviews, and audit capabilities including electronic revision histories, electronic signatures and event tracking. Research Dataware LLC maintains the exclusive technology and platform for the IRBNet database currently in use by other VA Research Departments. Research Dataware is the sole source able to provide access to their proprietary database.



The contractor shall provide following:



1. Unlimited submissions to our institution's Five Boards.

2. Unlimited users and usage for all registered users, as set forth above.

3. Up to 30 custom Decision Letter wizards.

4. Use of IRBNet Data Conversion Kit for Project Shell conversion purposes.

5. Personalization and Data Maintenance of 2 IRBNet-VA existing wizards: R&D

Request to Review Research Proposal, and IRB Subcommittee Request to Review

Research Proposal Form.





This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any vendor who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than July 17, 2015, at 3:00PM, EST. Capability statements may be sent to Travis Gibbons at travis.gibbons@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.