CG 12-10599 CA Tobacco Facts & Figures 2013

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) is seeking proposals from qualified California state universities or colleges to develop a 15-20 page California Tobacco Facts & Figures 2013 booklet which will summarize the 15-30 most important and current California tobacco metrics regarding tobacco consumption, tobacco use prevalence, secondhand smoke exposure, availability of tobacco products, tobacco marketing, tobacco price, the cost of smoking, and the effectiveness of the California Tobacco Control Program. . Development of the California Tobacco Facts & Figures 2013 will not involve the collection of new data. It will be based on current published literature, reports, and limited secondary data analysis.

2/19/2013:  Instructions for this solicitation will be released on 2/20/13.

2/20/2013:  Instructions for this solicitation have been posted.

• CTCP Solicitation #12-10599 California Tobacco Facts & Figures 2013 (PDF - 199.73 Kb)

• CTCP Solicitation #12-10599 CA Tobacco Facts & Figures 2013 (PDF - 0.58 Mb)
• Attachment 1_Statement of Work (PDF - 88.19 Kb)
• Attachment 2_Budget Plan Sample (PDF - 65.48 Kb)
• Appendix 1_General Application and Proposal Information (PDF - 73.90 Kb)
• Appendix 2_OMB Link (PDF - 56.74 Kb)

• WEBEX Teleconference Information Meeting Logon Details (PDF - 98.39 Kb)


• CTCP Solicitation #12-10599 CA Tobacco Facts & Figures Info Presentation (PDF - 435.71 Kb)

ELIGIBILITY

1.    Proposers must be a California State University or University of California and cable of entering into an Interagency Agreement with CDPH/CTCP.

2.    Proposers must have at least 5 years experience working with California tobacco-related data and have published on California tobacco-related data in the peer review literature or in government published reports.

3.    Proposers must demonstrate the capacity to work in partnership with CTCP/CDPH to finalize the data, data sources, and analyses to be used to produce the California Tobacco Facts & Figures 2013 document.

4.    Proposers must demonstrate they have the research and administrative capacity to address all services and the timelines described in the Statement of Work included in the Solicitation.

SCORING CRITERIA

Only proposals responsive to this Solicitation will be evaluated and scored. Proposers who submit pages in excess of the maximum will still be considered responsive and will be eligible for evaluation and scoring; however, only the pages within the maximum allowance for each section will be considered during the evaluation and scoring process. Pages in excess of the maximum allowance will NOT be evaluated or scored. 

Responsive proposals will be evaluated and scored by a committee assembled by CTCP. The committee may include representatives of CDPH/CTCP and external agencies with expertise in research and evaluation, media, health education, and contract administration. Eligible proposals will be scored on a cumulative scale from 0 to 100 points by each individual on the committee.  The committee will convene to assign each proposal a final consensus score. Proposals receiving a final consensus score of 75 points or more will be considered for funding.  However, a final consensus score total of 75 points or more does not guarantee funding or the funding amount requested in the proposal. 

In case of a tie, CTCP reserves the right to conduct oral interviews to determine final scores and selection. If CTCP decides to conduct an oral interview instructions will be sent under separate cover to the qualifying proposers. If conducted, the oral interview will be the basis for further consideration of an agreement award

The anticipated funding level for this work product is $31,000. This is a fixed cost project requiring mandatory SOW deliverables. Reimbursement will be paid in fixed cost (lump sum) scheduled payments during the course of the agreement according to a Pay for Performance Schedule listed in the solicitation. The awardee is responsible for performing all tasks, responsibilities, and providing all deliverables identified in this agreement, at the fixed cost amounts regardless of any difference in the actual number of hours required to perform the work and those fixed cost amounts reimbursed by CDPH/CTCP.

Although not anticipated, CDPH/ CTCP may increase funding, not to exceed $10,000, during the agreement term if changes occur in state or federal funding, Legislation, court action, or other administrative actions which impact development of the work product.  To be eligible for the additional $10,000, proposers are required to submit a separate SOW and cost proposal for an additional $10,000, should CTCP increase funding.

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