Research Support Funding

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PCORI periodically makes a variety of external funding opportuni­ties available throughout the course of its work, including Requests for Proposals (RFPs) or Requests for Information (RFI), which are awarded through a competitive process. Each RFP or RFI contains its own statement of work, requirements, and evaluation criteria.

Services in Support of Collection, Analysis, and Disposition of Public Comments

Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Analytic and Operational Support for the Engagement of the Public and Patients

Through this Task Order Request for Proposal (TORFP), PCORI seeks a Contractor to provide services to support the collection, analysis, and disposition of comments from the public. For the purposes of this Task Order, public comment support shall be limited to those comments related to the proposed approach to implementation of the provision in PCORI’s reauthorization regarding consideration of the full range of outcomes data. Please review the RFP notice for more information.

  • Request for Proposal Released: September 10, 2020
  • Deadline for Questions: September 18, 2020
  • Deadline for Proposals: October 2, 2020
  • Projected Award Date: October 14, 2020
  • Projected Start Date: October 21, 2020
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Landscape for Telehealth under COVID-19

Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Analytic and Operational Support for the Engagement of the Public and Patients

Through this Task Order Request for Proposal (TORFP), PCORI seeks a Contractor to conduct a rapid landscape review that summarizes how the reimbursement, regulatory, and delivery system has changed for telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic. This information will be used as back materials for a small panel of experts in the field of telehealth that will help PCORI understand whether, and if so, where, there are new opportunities for comparative effectiveness research (CER), including implementation research. To this end, the Contractor shall additionally provide logistical support for the virtual convening of this panel and shall summarize findings from the expert panel, with reference to the relevant literature. Please review the RFP notice for more information.

  • Request for Proposal Released: July 23, 2020
  • Deadline for Questions: August 5, 2020
  • Deadline for Proposals: August 28, 2020
  • Projected Award Date: September 11, 2020
  • Projected Start Date: September 23, 2020
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Please email [email protected] with further questions referencing TORFP # PCO-Landscape for Telehealth under COVID-19 TO#24.

Peer Review Management Services of PCORI-Funded Research Results

This Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Request for Information (RFI) notice—which is for market research only—will inform decisions regarding the development of strategies for peer review management services of PCORI-funded research results. PCORI is specifically interested in determining the types of organizations available in the marketplace that provide these services. Respondents may be vendors or teams/consortia of vendors. PCORI respectfully requests that teams/consortia identify a lead in their response and demonstrate the vendor’s capability and capacity to conduct high-quality peer review of scientific reports in a timely manner. Please review the RFI notice for more information.

Please email [email protected] with further questions referencing RFI# PCO-Peer Review Management on all correspondence.

Communications and Peer Review Copyediting Services

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) seeks proposals from copyediting contractors with expertise working in: (i) the American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style; (ii) the Chicago Manual of Style; and (iii) XML file formats. Contractors will provide copyediting services for such materials as PCORI project funding agreements and contracts management products, methodology reports, horizon scanning reports, final research reports, and topic briefs among other products. Please review the RFP notice for more information.

  • Request for Proposal Released: November 8, 2019
  • Deadline for Questions: November 20, 2019
  • Deadline for Proposals: December 6, 2019
  • Projected Award Date: December 20, 2019
  • Projected Start Date: January 6, 2020
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Posted: May 21, 2013; Updated: September 23, 2020