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Read the Los Angeles County request for proposals “Mama’s Neighborhood.”Answer the following questions (at least two sentence each answer).What is the main research question?What is the population of the study?Suggest two variables for data collection. mamas_neighborhood.pdf Unformatted Attachment Preview COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH WORK ORDER SOLICITATION (WOS) FOR EVALUATION SERVICES Project Title: MAMAS NEIGHBORHOOD CROSS-SECTOR IMPACT EVALUATION WOS Number: EVAL-WOS-26 Prepared by: CONTRACTS AND GRANTS DIVISION WORK ORDER SOLICITATION MAMAS NEIGHBORHOOD CROSS-SECTOR IMPACT EVALUATION TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1.0 PAGE INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………...1 1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION .........................................................................................1 1.2 OBJECTIVE/PROJECT TITLE ....................................................................................2 1.3 PROJECT BACKGROUND .........................................................................................3 1.4 PROJECT TERM/PERIOD ..........................................................................................3 1.5 MASTER AGREEMENT WORK ORDER RATES........................................................3 1.6 COUNTY’S ESTIMATED FUNDING AVAILABILITY....................................................4 1.7 COUNTY RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES ..................................................................4 1.8 CONTACT WITH COUNTY PERSONNEL ..................................................................5 1.9 FINAL AWARD BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ................................................5 1.10 MINIMUM MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS ...............................................................5 1.11 REQUIRED SERVICES ..............................................................................................7 1.12 COUNTY’S PREFERENCE PROGRAMS ...................................................................7 1.13 LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (LSBE) PREFERENCE PROGRAM ........ 8 1.14 LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (LSBE) PROMPT PAYMENT PROGRAM… ...................................................................................................................................9 1.15 SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (SE) PREFERENCE PROGRAM ...........................................9 1.16 DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DVBE) PREFERENCE PROGRAM ...................................................................................................................................9 1.17 BIDDER’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTY’S COMMITMENT TO FAIR CHANCE EMPLOYMENT HIRING PRACTICES ......................................................................10 1.18 DEFAULT METHOD OF PAYMENT: DIRECT DEPOSIT OR ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT).....................................................................................................11 Project Title: MAMAs Neighborhood Cross-Sector Impact Evaluation WOS NUMBER: EVAL-WOS-26 Date: September 25, 2019 Page i WORK ORDER SOLICITATION MAMAS NEIGHBORHOOD CROSS-SECTOR IMPACT EVALUATION TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1.19 CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY AND VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION – LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS (45 C.F.R. PART 76) (INTENTIONALLY OMITTED) ..................................................................11 1.20 DPH OPTION TO REJECT WORK ORDER BIDS OR CANCEL WORK ORDER SOLICITATION .........................................................................................................12 1.21 PROTEST POLICY REVIEW PROCESS ..................................................................12 1.22 NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT ..............................................................13 2.0 3.0 4.0 BID SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................14 2.1 WORK ORDER SOLICITATION TIMETABLE ...........................................................14 2.2 WORK ORDER SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS REVIEW.................................... 14 2.3 BIDDERS’ QUESTIONS ............................................................................................15 2.4 BIDDERS’ CONFERENCE ........................................................................................15 2.5 PREPARATION OF THE BID ....................................................................................15 2.6 BID FORMAT ............................................................................................................15 2.7 BID SUBMISSION .....................................................................................................18 2.8 ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS AFFIRMATION .............................. 19 BID REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS .......................................................................20 3.1 SELECTION PROCESS ............................................................................................20 3.2 LOWEST EQUAL BID PRICE ...................................................................................20 3.3 DISQUALIFICATION REVIEW ..................................................................................21 3.4 PROPOSED CONTRACTOR SELECTION REVIEW ................................................21 3.5 COUNTY INDEPENDENT REVIEW PROCESS........................................................23 MASTER AGREEMENT WORK ORDER AWARD .............................................................24 Project Title: MAMAs Neighborhood Cross-Sector Impact WOS NUMBER: EVAL-WOS-26 Date: September 25, 2019 Page ii WORK ORDER SOLICITATION MAMAS NEIGHBORHOOD CROSS-SECTOR IMPACT EVALUATION TABLE OF CONTENTS ATTACHMENTS Attachment A Statement of Work Attachment B Scope of Work Attachment C Budget Instructions Attachment D Required Forms EXHIBIT I Bid Submission Checklist EXHIBIT II Bid Transmittal Form EXHIBIT III Bidder’s Affidavit of Adherence to Minimum Mandatory Requirements EXHIBIT IV Bidder’s Budget EXHIBIT V Request for Preference Consideration EXHIBIT VI Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion – Lower Tier Covered Transactions (45 C.F.R. Part 76) (Intentionally Omitted) EXHIBIT VII Compliance with Fair Chance Employment Practices Certification EXHIBIT VIII Acceptance of Terms and Conditions Affirmation Attachment E Transmittal Form to Request A Work Order Solicitation Requirements Review Project Title: MAMAs Neighborhood Cross-Sector Impact Evaluation WOS NUMBER: EVAL-WOS-26 Date: September 25, 2019 Page iii INTRODUCTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION Request for Statement of Qualifications On December 21, 2018, the County of Los Angeles (County) Department of Public Health (hereafter DPH) released a Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) to solicit Statements of Qualification (SOQs) from bidders with expertise in Evaluation services. As a result of the RFSQ process, Master Agreements were executed with all bidders determined to be qualified by category to provide as-needed Evaluation services. The Evaluation service categories are as follows: • Evaluation Services include planning, designing, and implementing quantitative and qualitative evaluations of large as well as small scale interventions, services, policies, and educational programs using standard evaluation procedures and methodologies, including but not limited to conducting literature reviews or meta-analyses; developing logic models and evaluation questions; selecting indicators/outcomes; developing measurement tools or instruments; collecting, processing, managing, and analyzing data; and preparing reports, presentations, and peer reviewed publications. • Online Assessment Tools and Evaluations of Social Media services include developing and using internet, web-based, and/or social media analytics tools to monitor and evaluate process indicators and program outcomes; implementing online registration and data collection and developing online applications to allow on demand tracking of project enrollment and indicator status; and evaluating the impact of social media and web-based strategies. • Survey Methods include planning, designing, conducting, and analyzing large-scale surveys that require complex sampling and weighting techniques; developing a comprehensive data collection and analysis plan; correction for systematic biases including sampling, non-sampling, and nonresponse biases; developing and validating questionnaires using validated survey measures and/or developing new questions based on specific program or evaluation goals; developing and conducting surveys in multiple languages (including Spanish); conducting multi-mode surveys (data collection by telephone, cell phone, face-to-face interviews, and/or via internet or web-based applications); and conducting data processing, management and analysis. • Outcome/Impact Assessment Methods include planning, designing, conducting, and analyzing data from outcome/impact assessments requiring complex sampling, Project Title: MAMAs Neighborhood Cross-Sector Impact Evaluation WOS NUMBER: EVAL-WOS-26 Date: September 25, 2019 Page 1 of 24 INTRODUCTION randomized/nonrandomized controlled designs, multivariable regression, and statistical modeling. Services also include conducting at least one of the following: 1) non-experimental/quasi-experimental, pre/post comparison design and analysis; 2) economic analyses (e.g., cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, cost impact analysis, multi-criteria decision analysis); 3) health forecasting, time series and other time-dependent longitudinal data analysis; 4) descriptive and inferential statistical analysis; 5) observational analysis; 6) complex systems science analysis; 7) dissemination, implementation, and improvement (DII) science analysis, including learning systems and social network analysis; and 8) simulation modeling and predictive analytics. Pursuant to the RFSQ, Master Agreement Contractors are not guaranteed any minimum or maximum amount of utilization of services, and Contractors may or may not be utilized, at the County’s sole discretion. Work Order Solicitation (WOS) As stated in the RFSQ, qualified Evaluation Services Master Agreement Contractors will be solicited under competitive conditions via a WOS, to provide services in the category(ies) for which they were qualified. Services requested under this WOS are for the following category: Evaluation Services Online Assessment Tools and Evaluations of Social Media Survey Methods Outcome/Impact Assessment Methods Master Agreement Work Order (MAWO) DPH will use a pre-determined set of evaluation criteria to award a MAWO to a selected Evaluation Services Master Agreement Contractor who responds to this WOS. 1.2 OBJECTIVE/PROJECT TITLE The objective of this WOS is to award one (1) MAWO to an Evaluation Services Master Agreement Contractor to provide Evaluation Services as described above in Section 1.1, WOS; Attachment A, Statement of Work; and Attachment B, Scope of Work. Project Title: MAMAs Neighborhood Cross-Sector Impact Evaluation WOS NUMBER: EVAL-WOS-26 Date: September 25, 2019 Page 2 of 24 INTRODUCTION 1.3 PROJECT BACKGROUND The County Department of Health Services’ Maternity Assessment Management Access and Service (MAMA’s Neighborhood) is an innovative, multi-sector initiative integrating health and social services for low-income pregnant women in Los Angeles County. It addresses the social determinants of health known to impact rates of adverse birth outcomes by providing enhanced pre- and post-natal care and linkage to services including housing, food assistance, health education, mental health treatment, and substance abuse treatment. MAMA’s Neighborhood has served almost 9,000 clients since its inception in 2013. DPH, in collaboration with other County departments, was awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to conduct an evaluation of the cross-sector impacts of MAMA’s Neighborhood. The purpose of the overall evaluation is to study the implementation and impact of MAMA’s strategies for integrating prenatal care services with other health and social services (e.g., housing, substance use, domestic violence, mental health, nutrition, income support) needed to improve maternal and infant health outcomes among low-income pregnant women enrolled in the program. The evaluation will use a mixed-method design comprised of qualitative and quantitative components, including statistical modeling of patient-level encounter data; network analysis of data on interactions among health and social service provider organizations in the MAMA’s Neighborhoods network; and qualitative analysis of focus groups and key informant interviews with MAMA’s Neighborhoods clients, providers, and key organizational leaders. This WOS is to seek an Evaluation Services Master Agreement Contractor to plan, design, and implement a qualitative evaluation of MAMAs Neighborhood. County staff will be responsible for the quantitative portion. The qualitative evaluation will require the Contractor to conduct focus groups and key informant interviews to complement and inform the evaluation’s quantitative findings with qualitative data on the experiences of MAMA’s Neighborhoods clients and providers. 1.4 PROJECT TERM/PERIOD The MAWO will be effective upon Date of Execution through November 30, 2020. 1.5 MASTER AGREEMENT WORK ORDER RATES Payment for all work performed under the resultant MAWO shall be on an all-inclusive fixed price per deliverable basis. Project Title: MAMAs Neighborhood Cross-Sector Impact Evaluation WOS NUMBER: EVAL-WOS-26 Date: September 25, 2019 Page 3 of 24 INTRODUCTION Bidder must complete and submit a budget for the project and adhere to the Budget Instructions (Attachment C) attached hereto. Bids that do not clearly indicate the maximum total cost to complete the project may be rejected, at the discretion of the County. While payments shall be made in accordance with the fixed price per deliverable set out in the budget, Contractor, if requested by County, State, or federal representatives, must be able to produce proof of actual costs incurred in the provision of units of service hereunder. If the actual allowable and documented costs are less than the fixed price per deliverable set in the budget, Contractor shall be reimbursed for the actual costs. In no event shall County be required to pay Contractor for units of service that are not supported by actual allowable and documented costs. No other budget forms or templates shall be accepted. 1.6 COUNTY’S ESTIMATED FUNDING AVAILABILITY DPH anticipates awarding one (1) MAWO in an amount not to exceed $60,000 for the term Date of Execution through November 30, 2020; 100 percent funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The County reserves the right to adjust the amount of funding and services under any resulting MAWO. 1.7 COUNTY RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES 1.7.1 DPH has the right to amend this WOS by written addendum at any time. The County is responsible only for that which is expressly stated in the WOS document and any authorized written addenda thereto. DPH will make such addendum available to each Contractor that has a current Evaluation Services Master Agreement for the services requested under this WOS, as identified in Section 1.1, WOS. Should such addendum require additional information not previously requested, failure to address the requirements of such addendum may result in the Bid not being considered, as determined in the sole discretion of the County. The County is not responsible for and shall not be bound by any representations otherwise made by any individual acting or purporting to act on its behalf. 1.7.2 Responses to this WOS shall become the exclusive property of the County. The County shall not, in any way, be liable or responsible for the disclosure of any such record or any parts thereof, if disclosure is required or permitted under the California Project Title: MAMAs Neighborhood Cross-Sector Impact Evaluation WOS NUMBER: EVAL-WOS-26 Date: September 25, 2019 Page 4 of 24 INTRODUCTION Public Records Act or otherwise by law. 1.7.3 In addition, the County reserves the right to make changes to the Master Agreement and its appendices and exhibits, including the MAWO, at its sole discretion. 1.8 CONTACT WITH COUNTY PERSONNEL All contact regarding this WOS or any matter relating thereto must be submitted in writing by electronic mail (e-mail) to the County Contact Person identified below: Lisa Combs County of Los Angeles – Department of Public Health Contracts and Grants Division Email: lcombs@ph.lacounty.gov If it is discovered that a Bidder contacted and received information regarding this solicitation from any County personnel other than the person specified above, the Director of DPH, in her sole determination, may disqualify their Bid from further consideration. 1.9 FINAL AWARD BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Notwithstanding a recommendation from DPH, the County Board of Supervisors retains the right to exercise its judgment concerning the final selection of a work order bid and to determine whether the bid best serves the interest of the County. The County Board of Supervisors is the ultimate decision-making body and may make the final determinations necessary to arrive at a decision to award, or not award, a MAWO. 1.10 MINIMUM MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS Interested Bidders who meet all the minimum mandatory requirements stated below by the date on which bids are due may submit a Bid in response to this WOS. Subcontractors may not be used to meet any of the Minimum Mandatory Requirements. Bidder must provide a completed Exhibit III, Bidder’s Affidavit of Adherence to Minimum Mandatory Requirements, to validate meeting the minimum mandatory requirements and submit the required documents/ samples. Project Title: MAMAs Neighborhood Cross-Sector Impact Evaluation WOS NUMBER: EVAL-WOS-26 Date: September 25, 2019 Page 5 of 24 INTRODUCTION Master Agreement 1.10.1 Bidder must have a current executed DPH Master Agreement for Evaluation Services in the following category: Evaluation Services. Experience 1.10.2 Bidder must have a Project Director or Project Coordinator with the proper expertise to perform the objectives established in Attachment A, Statement of Work, and Attachment B, Scope of Work, who meets the following requirements: 1. Possess a doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, DrPH, MD, or equivalent) in the field of social and behavioral sciences, public health, or medicine; 2. Has at least five (5) years of post-doctoral experience; and 3. Is headquartered or has a satellite office in Los Angeles County. Bidder must provide information on the staff member and include a Curriculum Vitae for the above-referenced staff, which includes a detailed description of the individual’s background and experience as required above. Contract Status 1.10.3 Bidder must not be debarred, suspended, or excluded from securing federal, State and/or County contracts at the time of the bid submission due date. 1.10.4 Unresolved Disallowed Costs If Bidder’s compliance with a County contract has been reviewed by the Department of the Auditor-Controller within the last 10 years, Bidder must not have unresolved questioned costs identified by the Auditor-Controller in an amount over $100,000 that are confirmed to be disallowed costs by the contracting County department and remain unpaid for a period of six (6) months or more from the date of disallowance, unless such disallowed costs are the subject of current good faith negotiations to resolve the disallowed costs, in the opinion of the County. County will verify that Bidder does not have unresolved disallowed costs. Project Title: MAMAs Neighborhood Cross-Sector Impact Evaluation WOS NUMBER: EVAL-WOS-26 Date: September 25, 2019 Page 6 of 24 INTRODUCTION 1.11 REQUIRED SERVICES The Contractor shall provide the services described in Attachment A, Statement of Work, and Attachment B, ... Purchase answer to see full attachment