Community violence strategic plan

The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) is seeking a qualified vendor to develop a statewide Community Violence Intervention and Prevention (CVIP) strategic plan for Richland County. The procurement is a fixed-price contract requiring a vendor to facilitate and lead a comprehensive strategic planning process over 12 months, dedicating 15-25 hours monthly. Key deliverables include developing meeting schedules, agendas, and minutes with a CVIP Planning Group of 15-20 stakeholders representing law enforcement, education, social services, public health, and community organizations. The vendor must analyze existing data from DHEC Vital Records, Emergency Department records, and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division crime statistics, and may conduct additional community engagement through interviews, focus groups, and forums. Mandatory vendor qualifications include a minimum of five years in business, demonstrated experience in stakeholder group facilitation and state-level strategic planning, and knowledge of community violence intervention strategies. Proposal submissions are due by March 26, 2024, at 2:30 PM ET through the South Carolina procurement website, with questions accepted until March 12, 2024, at 5:00 PM ET. The contract period will run from April 4, 2024, to April 3, 2025, with draft and final strategic plan deliverables required by January 6, 2025, and March 4, 2025, respectively.

The procurement does not specify specific set-aside designations, though vendors may claim South Carolina resident contractor preferences if eligible under state code Section 11-35-1524. The maximum budget for this solicitation is $30,000, funded through a CDC "Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems" grant. Vendors must submit an itemized budget using the provided template and include a list of successful projects from the past three to five years, along with a copy of a previously facilitated strategic plan. All vendor responses must comply with federal and state procurement regulations, including certifications regarding debarment, independent price determination, drug-free workplace compliance, and ethics requirements. The contract requires vendors to provide an all-inclusive, fixed-price bid covering all services, deliverables, travel costs, and miscellaneous expenses, with no exceptions or modifications to solicitation terms permitted. The strategic plan will ultimately support DHEC's CVIP unit in awarding mini-grants to nonprofit and community-based partnerships serving violence-affected communities.