Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Sole Source #6125
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Awarded to:
Vendor: Prairie Education Research Cooperative, Springfield, IL,
Amount:
$60,000
Terms: One-time transaction
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published
Wednesday March 9, 2005
The University
awarded
a contract for
research services
to
Prairie Education Research Cooperative, Springfield, IL,
for
$60,000.
SIU School of Medicine needs to contract with Prairie Education Research Cooperative (PERC) for clinical trial research services for appoximately a five year term through June 30, 2010. A physician was awarded a grant for a clinical trial for a surgical treatment for off-pump repair of the mitral valve while he was employed at PERC. He joined the faculty as an Associate Professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at SIU School of Medicine shortly thereafter. Initial study materials and preparation had been completed by PERC. Although the grant award has been assigned to the School, the expertise of the cardiologists and staff at PERC is necessary to complete the patient screening, data collection and analysis required by the reseach protocol. It is not economically feasible to transfer the study in house without hiring staff with expertise in this type of research and providing compensation to PERC for initial start up costs.
For additional information, contact:
Karen Torricelli
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
PO Box 19605
Springfield, IL 62794-9605
Phone: (217) 545-0233
FAX: (217) 545-9132
E-Mail:
ktorricelli@siumed.edu
