University of Illinois at Springfield
Sole Source #14779
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Awarded to:
Vendor: Caritas
Amount:
$65,000
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
Friday August 24, 2001
The University
awarded
a contract for
a IDHS Gambling Initiative study
to
Caritas
for
$65,000.
Caritas will conduct a pilot study and needs assessment to determine the prevalence of problem gambling among adolescents in the Chicago metropolitan area. These services include, but are not limited to, the following: obtain the research tool and assure that appropriate permissions are secured; alter the research tool to fit the needs of this project; obtain approval for conducting interviews in each site; orient the staff at each adolescent facility to make them aware of the study and referring patients to the interviewers; hire and train interview staff to conduct intervews and enter data; build a database; and analyze and report results in a timely manner. Caritas is the sole source vendor by qualification in this area.
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