Game Development: Educating Persons with Disabilities to Recognize, Report and Respond to Abuse

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) and its Building Partnerships for the Protection of Persons with Disabilities Initiative (BPI), is procuring the development of a game to educate persons with disabilities on recognizing, reporting, and responding to abuse. The game should be easily handled by those with minimal dexterity, easy to understand, and engaging for persons with limited attention spans. The qualified game developer will work collaboratively with the curriculum development team to create a game prototype based on a separately developed training curriculum. The project timeline is from May 5, 2008 through December 31, 2008, with the game prototype due by December 1, 2008 and the potential for mass production of the final product by December 31, 2008. The contract will be a fee-for-service with a maximum funding obligation. Preferred qualifications for the developer include five or more years of game design experience, previous experience working with persons with disabilities, and prior service to a Commonwealth of Massachusetts public sector agency.

This is a restricted procurement, open only to the issuing entity. No set-asides or federal stimulus funding are indicated. The winning bidder, Jeffrey Ellis, has been selected, but the solicitation does not provide details on pricing terms, incumbents, or the exact contract value. The procurement will be evaluated on a best value basis, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws.