Agency Health Department

Contractor Elizabeth Dufort

SWIFT Contract Number 212040

Project Name COVID Research

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Dr. Dufort provided medical direction support for the State Epidemiologist and the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Prevention and Control (IDEPC) division to provide expert medical advice and guidance and to manage COVID-19 specific projects as well as unmet needs for other infectious diseases. Research and guidance focused on COVID-specific projects such as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children/Adults (MIS-C/A), Long COVID, reviewing changes in guidance, and providing medical input to schools, corrections, homeless teams. Non-COVID projects included supporting antibiotic resistance needs, increasing congenital syphilis guidance, and supporting HIV and TB outbreaks.

Project Duration

Start Date Sun, 04/10/2022 - 00:00

Original end date Sat, 12/31/2022 - 00:00

Actual end date Sun, 12/31/2023 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $91197.60

Amendments $2

Contract total $225747.60

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? CDC

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Ruth Stadheim

Evaluator Email Address ruth.stadheim@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Work was timely.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Very good

Evaluate the contractor's cost Industry competitive

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Very good

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 5 - very satisfied