The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) requests applications from experienced agencies to conduct five high-quality surveys related to the tobacco retail environment. This Solicitation seeks skilled research professionals to develop the survey design, oversee data collection training, conduct data analysis, and report findings for these surveys which are integral to CDPH/CTCP surveillance of tobacco marketing in California stores. The goal of the Solicitation is to identify the contractor most capable of executing the five surveys:

1. 2018 and 2020 California Tobacco Retail Surveillance Studies (CTRSS). 

• Two waves of the statewide survey of tobacco marketing practices to track changes over time, monitor trends, and identify new marketing practices that may promote the uptake and maintenance of tobacco use in the state.

2. 2019 Healthy Stores for a Healthy Community (HSHC) Retail Marketing Surveillance Survey. 

• An update to the 2016 HSHC data collection instrument and protocols; instructing data collectors and conducting analyses of statewide retail data.

3. Two surveys to evaluate CTCP’s Flavored Tobacco Products Campaign (2018).

• Online youth and young adult survey of behaviors, awareness, and attitudes around menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco.
• Tobacco retail store observation survey examining availability, price, promotion and placement of menthol cigarettes and flavored tobacco products.

• SOLICITATION CTCP 17-10041 California Tobacco Retail Environment Studies (PDF - 296.30 Kb)

Eligibility

Public and private organizations having the capacity and capability to conduct surveillance and evaluation to the extent identified in this Solicitation are eligible. Pursuant to H&S Code Section 104440, Local Lead Agencies (LLAs) are not eligible for awards under this Solicitation unless the LLA is a participant within a consortium of community-based organizations or non-profit agencies.  Additionally, any agency that accepts funding from a tobacco company or one of its subsidiaries or has an affiliation or contractual relationship with a tobacco company or one of its subsidiaries during the term of this contract is not eligible for these funds.  For colleges and universities, this requirement applies specifically to the Principal Investigator and any investigators associated with the funded project; this requirement applies during the term of the project and for a five-year period preceding the start date of the contract.  Certification to this effect is required.  The above does not apply where an organization receives funds from a tobacco entity pursuant to a court order, a statutory directive, or a negotiated settlement between the California Attorney General’s Office and a tobacco company entity.

Selection Criteria

Each application that complies with the administrative requirements and completeness will be evaluated and scored according to the selection criteria by a review committee on a scale of 0 to 100 points. The review committee may include representatives of CDPH/CTCP, voluntary health organizations, government organizations, public and private non-profit organizations, and state colleges and universities.  To be eligible for funding an application must receive a score of 75 points or more.  However, scoring 75 or more does not guarantee funding or funding at the level requested.  CTCP reserves the right to not fund any of the applications received for this solicitation.

• 17-10041, RFP Document (PDF - 392.62 Kb)


• APPENDIX 1 CTRES REQUIRED SOW ELEMENTS (PDF - 210.39 Kb)


• APPENDIX 2 Mandatory Letter of Intent (PDF - 79.74 Kb)


• APPENDIX 3 COMPARABLE STATE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATIONS (PDF - 14.42 Kb)


• APPENDIX 4 BUDGET JUSTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS (PDF - 354.68 Kb)


• APPENDIX 5 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION (PDF - 183.42 Kb)


• APPENDIX 6 Tobacco Control Funding Opportunities and Resources User Instructions (PDF - 0.89 Mb)


• APPENDIX 7 INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCESSING THE OTIS TRAINING COURSE (PDF - 217.14 Kb)


• APPENDIX 8 2017-2018 HEALTHY STORES FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN INDICATORS (PDF - 132.03 Kb)


• APPENDIX 9 Sample Non-Profit Status Letter (PDF - 21.43 Kb)

The California Department of Public Health intends to award a single contract to Stanford Prevention Research Center, in response to CTCP Solicitation 17-10041, California Tobacco Retail Environment Studies.

• 17-10041, Exhibit A Scope of Work (PDF - 133.22 Kb)


• 17-10041, Exhibit B Budget Detail and Payment Provisions (PDF - 87.44 Kb)


• 17-10041, Exhibit D Special Terms and Conditions (PDF - 108.46 Kb)


• 17-10041, Exhibit E Additional Provisions (PDF - 103.07 Kb)


• 17-10041, Exhibit F Contractors Release (PDF - 194.60 Kb)


• 17-10041, STD. 213 Standard Agreement (PDF - 167.26 Kb)

• Solicitation Informational Webinar – Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. Pacific Time (PDF - 19.70 Kb)


• CTRES RFP Webinar Questions and Answers (PDF - 62.09 Kb)


• CTRES Solicitation Webinar (5/10/2017) (MP4 File - 52.89 Mb)

The award amount will not exceed $2,000,000 for the contract term November 1, 2017 through December 31, 2020.  Applications must be for the entire 37 month agreement period. Funding is contingent on available revenues and appropriations by the Legislature and the Governor.  If full funding does not become available, CTCP may cancel the contract or amend it to reflect decreased funding and reduced deliverables.