RFP-Maryland Youth Pandemic Behavior Survey

The State of Maryland, through the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to award a contract for the Maryland Youth Pandemic Behavior Survey (YPBS-23). The selected contractor will be responsible for recruiting approximately 1,000 public and private Maryland high school students aged 14-19 through social media to complete an online survey, analyzing the survey results, producing a codebook of the analyzed data, and reporting the findings in a summary report. The contractor must be able to program the survey questions, distribute and track parental consent materials, ensure data confidentiality, and implement quality control measures. The contract period is from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, and will be a firm fixed-price arrangement. The total compensation for the contractor shall not exceed $50,000. Proposals are due by May 10, 2023 at 2:00 PM EST. The Department intends to make a single award as a result of this RFP.

There are no minimum qualifications for the offerors, and the RFP does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The RFP also does not mention any incumbent vendors or current contractors, nor any existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration.