Description
The University of Washington is seeking a cloud‑based Software‑as‑a‑Service (SaaS) platform to replace its existing Institutional Review Board (IRB) management system and support the Human Subjects Division. The solution must enable electronic submission, review, and lifecycle management of human‑subjects research protocols, integrate with campus systems, and meet stringent security, privacy, and accessibility requirements.
• Provide end‑to‑end electronic handling of IRB applications, including single‑IRB, multi‑site, and external‑IRB workflows, adverse‑event reporting, and automated notifications.
• Deliver a secure, WCAG 2.2 AA‑compliant web application hosted in the United States, with role‑based access, MFA, TLS 1.3 encryption, SOC 2 Type II compliance, and full data‑ownership provisions.
• Include migration of existing data from the Huron Zipline system, comprehensive user‑training, 24×7 SEV‑1 incident response, and ongoing maintenance under defined SLAs (≥ 99 % monthly uptime, RTO ≤ 4 h, RPO ≤ 24 h).
• Meet extensive reporting, audit‑log retention, and data‑export requirements, and support integration via RESTful APIs with Workday, grants‑management, CTMS, and other UW research tools.