University of Illinois at Chicago
RFP #EWM147

Request for Proposal: IRB & COI- Research Suite Software Products

Renewal Info
Published Monday, March 2, 2026
Renewal entered into with:
Vendor: Huron Consulting Services, LLC.
Amount: An estimated $2,000,000
Renewal: 1 of 1, 6/7/2026 through 6/6/2031
Pricing Changes: 
None
Service/Product Changes: 
None
Potential Future Renewals: None
The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now Bridget McHatton.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Pamela Amoako.
The University has taken into account 30 ILCS 575/8i of the BEP Act in conducting this renewal.


The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.

Change Order
Published Monday September 12, 2022
Vendor: Huron Consulting Services, LLC.
Change Order Amount: $359,786.41
The Phase 2 changes include the following: updating text on the complete profile update page, adding functionality for assistants to support the review process, creating questions when creating a new organization for disclosers and updating the organization types to be included, and including additional information report for exemption process.

The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now John Donato.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Lee Saulter.

The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.

Change Order
Published Thursday April 14, 2022
Vendor: Huron Consulting Services, LLC.
Change Order Amount: $87,270
Change order to increase the volume of data migration.

The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now John Donato.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Lee Saulter.

The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.

Award Info Published Wednesday May 26, 2021

Huron Consulting Services, LLC.Chicago, IL

  • Amount: An estimated $2,302,838
  • Terms: An estimated start date of 6/7/2021 through 6/6/2026
  • Renewals: 1 five-year
  • Potential Future Renewals: $2,000,000
  • MSF&W Consulting, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [5% / $115,142]

Unsuccessful respondents (3)

Summary

Respondents

4 total

1 successful respondent

3 unsuccessful respondents

0 BEP vendors
0 VBP vendors
0 Small businesses

Buyer for this procurement: Edwin Mattox, (312) 996-2054

Chief procurement officer for this procurement: John Donato

State purchasing officer for this procurement: Lee Saulter

The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.

This notice has been modified
Published Thursday, January 7, 2021
Bid Tab being added to show responses received.
This notice has been modified
Published Thursday, December 10, 2020
Addendum 2- Vendor questions and UIC answers
This notice has been modified
Published Friday, November 13, 2020
Addendum 1- List of attendees for the preproposal conference held on 11/12/20.
First published Friday, November 6, 2020
Sealed proposals will be accepted below until 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 6, 2021:
At the following address:
Electronic Submittals Only
No Physical Responses Accepted
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Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Conflict of Interest (COI) Disclosure - Research Suite Software Products

For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
Edwin Mattox
University of Illinois Chicago
Purchasing Division (M/C 560)
809 South Marshfield Avenue
Chicago, IL 60612-7203
Phone: (312) 996-2054
FAX: (312) 996-2055
Chief Procurement Officer - John Donato
State Purchasing Officer - Lee Saulter
Submit 1 copies of the response as defined in the specifications.
The University reserves the right to accept or reject any and all responses or parts thereof.
Vendor may expect payment thirty to sixty days after receipt of invoice, unless otherwise stated in the bid documents.
This procurement may be contingent on Board of Trustees approval.
Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) eligibility number is required on all proposals, if applicable.
There is a 5 percent BEP goal for this procurement. See solicitation documentation for details.
The contract(s) for this solicitation could exceed $50,000 annually.

This transaction is subject to the State Board of Elections registration and certification requirements of Public Act 095-0971.

The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.

Documents

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Specification Documents

  • EWM147-Addendum2.pdf (327 KB)
  • EWM147IRB-COIResearchSuiteSoftwareProducts.pdf (1 MB)
  • RFPEWM147Addendum1.pdf (481 KB)

Other Public Documents

  • EWM147-BidTab-Opening.pdf (141 KB)
  • Executed-EWM147HuronChangeOrder-Phase2.pdf (933 KB)
  • ExecutedChangeOrderRequest_EWM147_HuronIRB-COISubscription.pdf (843 KB)
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