Summary of Specifications:
Introduction: The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to select a vendor to conduct the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey in Washtenaw County, Michigan in collaboration with Washtenaw County Public Health (WCPH) and its survey partners the University of Michigan Health System, St. Joseph Mercy Health System, and Chelsea Area Wellness Foundation. The standardized protocol developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is used to conduct the survey locally. The anticipated contract period is July 2014 through September 2015. Work by the selected vendor will encompass the execution and reporting of the 2015 Washtenaw County BRFSS. This effort will cover approximately six months of planning and startup, four months of data collection, and four months of data cleaning and reporting.
Since 1995, WCPH has conducted a county-level BRFSS survey that has provided population health prevalence estimates for Washtenaw County, sub-county regions, and targeted demographic and socioeconomic groups. For more information on about the 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010 BRFSS surveys, please visit http://hip.ewashtenaw.org, click on “HIP Survey Data.”
Scope of Work: The selected survey vendor will conduct a BRFSS survey in Washtenaw County, Michigan in 2015. Survey methods will produce a representative sample of non-institutionalized civilian adult population aged 18 years and over. The estimated final survey sample size is 2,500.
The final countywide sample should reflect the age, gender, education, and racial/ethnic profile of Washtenaw County, as reflected in the “Detailed Specifications” section of this RFP. In addition, the following oversamples will be provided: 15% African Americans and 15% Medicaid recipients.
Two geographic regions of the county will be oversampled: Chelsea/Dexter (48118, 48130, 49285, 48137, 48169) with 300 additional surveys and Manchester (48158, 49240, 49236) with 200 additional surveys.
The standardized protocol developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be utilized for collecting telephone responses. In 2015, WCPH requires landline and cell phone methodologies in the telephone survey. However, WCPH is also receptive to proposals that include (in addition to landline and cell phone) mail or web based survey methodologies. The questionnaire will consist of the BRFSS core as well as a limited number of customized questions to be provided by WCPH. The BRFSS survey in Washtenaw is conducted in English.
Eligible Bidders: Eligible bidders include any U.S. company or other U.S. organization with demonstrated previous experience, ability, and capacity to conduct population-based random digit dialing (RDD) telephone surveys according to the CDC BRFSS protocol using computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) methodology. Bidders must demonstrate experience and ability in all areas of conducting BRFSS surveys including survey sampling, questionnaire development, sample management, interviewing using CATI, data management and processing, quality control, and human subjects protection and confidentiality procedures.
