No other company is known to be capable of fully satisfying the requirements! Partners HealthCare defines sole source as a designation for a vendor whose product or service is unique
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Micro-purchases are any purchases <$3.5k for federal contracts <$10k for grants (federal, foundation, philanthropic), cooperative arrangements, research sundry, internal awards and non-federal contracts You must be a Partners HealthCare or…
A data transfer agreement (DTA) is required whenever you are sharing research data outside of Massachusetts General Hospital. However "if data sharing is part of a collaboration, data terms will...
Read MoreWhen working with a company outside of Massachusettss General Hospital on data outcomes research, it is important to to identify who is sponsoring the study in order to determine the...
Read MoreWhen a Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners Health System employee works on research for an institution outside of Mass General, it is important to create a billing agreement to determine how the...
Read MoreA Research Support Agreement (RSA) is utilized when two or more parties wish to work on or support a research study and each party is funding their own costs incurred...
Read MoreA confidential disclosure agreement (CDA) is desirable whenever you wish to have a "protected" conversation with an external party. This permits for open and frank discussions where sensitive information shared...
Read MoreSmall purchase thresholds are also referred to as simplified acquisition thresholds. For procurement of goods or services greater than $10,000 but less than $250,000*, the department should conduct market analysis**…
A material transfer agreement (MTA) is required when biological or chemical samples are sent to or received from non-Massachusetts General Hospital sources. You must be a Partners Healthcare or Massachusetts…
For procurement of goods or services greater than $250,000 [that are not sole source and do not pertain to federal contracts]*, the department should conduct market analysis** and solicit formal…
