Basic Information

Reference Number

0000259808

Issuing Organization

University of Ottawa

Owner Organization

University of Ottawa

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

2023009-RES-RFP

Title

Canadian Study on Aging

Source ID

PU.AC.ON.11752.C110155

Agreement Types

Broader Public Sector (BPS)

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Ottawa

Delivery Point

University of Ottawa

Purchase Type

Term: 2024/01/22 08:00:00 AM EST - 2026/12/31 03:00:00 PM EST

Description

The Services and Deliverables to be provided by the supplier will include the following:

The supplier will recruit participants (Canadians aged 70 years or more), conduct phone surveys, collect data stemming from surveys and provide data as well as data report for two pan-Canadian studies starting January 2024 and ending in December 2026. Phone surveys (approximately 20 minutes) must be conducted with 3000 participants for the first study and 9000 participants (in total) for the second study. Samples of participants should aim to be representative of the population, in terms of official languages (French and English), geography, age, and ethnicity. The voice of Indigenous seniors must also be included in both studies.

Upon signature of the contract, parties will agree on the specifics of the schedule regarding deliverables.

As an example, for year 1 (2024), deliverables for the longitudinal study include:

Finalize content of the phone survey with uOttawa and uSherbrooke team representatives; January 2024
Program the phone survey and, if applicable, its web version in both languages; February 2024
Produce sampling; March-April 2024
Carry out data collection; May-June-July 2024
Clean and produce SPSS and Excel databases (one with weighted scores and one with no weighted scores); August-September 2024
Produce a methodological report; October 2024

Mandatory Requirements:

1. Canadians interviewed must be 70 years of age or older
2. A minimum of 3000 participants for the first year of the first study; taking account of attrition, a minimum of 1500 participants (taken from the initial pool of 3000 participants should be included in year two and 800 in year three.
3. A minimum 3000 participants must be interviewed each year for a total of 9000 at the end of the 3-year term of second study.
4. Both studies must be conducted simultaneously
5. The services provided (including, but not limited to, interviews) must be available in both English and French
6. A minimum of 300 Indigenous seniors must be included in both studies.

Dates

Publication

2023/11/17 02:26:48 PM EST

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

2023/11/24 03:00:00 PM EST

Questions are submitted online

Yes

Closing Date

2023/12/01 03:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Owen Bouley

613-562-5800 ext. 3966

obouley@uottawa.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

In attached document

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Attachment #1	Technical/Qualitative Proposal: 2023009-RES-RFP_Insert Company Name	Yes	No
Attachment #2	Financial Proposal: 2023009-RES-RFP_Insert Company Name	Yes	No
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Additional Bidding Instructions

The proponent must submit their proposal in an electronic copy of their proposal via Merx with two separate attachments (files) containing the Proponent’s proposal labelled in the following manner:

Attachment #1 – Technical/Qualitative Proposal should include the following mandatory documents:
i.          Appendix B – Submission Form;
ii.         Appendix D; Section C – Mandatory Submission Requirements;
iii.        Appendix E- Reference Consent Form;
iv.        Appendix D; Section F – Rated Criteria Response
**Do not put financial information in Attachment #1**

Attachment #2 – Financial Proposal should include the following mandatory documents:
i.        Appendix C – Pricing
ii.       A detailed quotation

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