Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor University of Minnesota

SWIFT Contract Number 45869

Project Name Minnesota Field Test of CrashHelp

Project Number (if applicable) 99008w58

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: This research project examined the benefits of implementing CrashHelp, a technology designed to facilitate near real-time communication between emergency responders and emergency rooms enabling advance notification of crash severity and related information that can be used to best prepare for a patient’s arrival, in rural areas.

The final result of the contract was a field operational test of the system that provided improved information collection, notification times, patient care decisions and communication between pre-hospital transport and hospital organizations.

This contract was necessary to obtain necessary information that advances one of MnDOT’s flagship initiatives, Towards Zero Deaths. It was reasonable to use a contract in order to get the level of experience and expertise needed to perform this research work.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 05/14/2012 - 00:00

Original end date Wed, 07/31/2013 - 00:00

Actual end date Fri, 01/31/2014 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $220000.00

Amendments $0

Contract total $220000.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Federal and State Funds

Is this a sole source contract? No

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) {Empty}

Evaluator Name Susan Sheehan

Evaluator Email Address Susan.sheehan@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness This project was delayed and contract needed to be amended for additional time. Also the draft final report was delayed by a few weeks due to several reasons per the contractor, however met the overall deliverable date.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The constrator's quality was good.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The Contractor’s costs were fair.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance The Contractor’s overall performance on this project was good

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): No negative action was taken during the contract

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied