FDA awards $225M IT contract to track drug performance

FedScoop: The Food and Drug Administration awarded contracts worth up to $225 million combined to three companies Monday to help develop an IT system that will track and analyze the performance of drugs, vaccines and other pharmaceuticals on the market.

Acumen, LLC of Burlingame, California; Dovel Technologies, LLC of McLean, Virginia; and IQVIA Government Solutions, Inc., of Fairfax, Virginia each secured $75 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts to provide data, tools and infrastructure solutions to the agency for its Biologics Effectiveness and Safety (BEST) Initiative.

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