Evaluation of an Innovative Cyberbullying Prevention or Intervention Initiative

Requirement: Public Safety Canada (PSC) has a need for an evaluator or team of evaluators to conduct an evaluation of an innovative cyberbullying prevention or intervention initiative. The purpose of the evaluation is to determine the effectiveness/potential effectiveness of the intervention in preventing or reducing the incidence of cyberbullying in a sample of youth or young adults. In 2016, Public Safety Canada awarded a contract for similar work. Although the deliverables under the contract resulted in some interesting findings on a cyberbullying application called STOPIt, the study was very exploratory in nature and looked only at participant opinions through a focus group format. The work described under this Contract requires that a more in-depth study be conducted with a rigorous design that would allow for causal attribution. The key objective of the evaluation is to measure an intervention’s effectiveness in preventing or reducing the incidence of cyberbullying amongst Canadian youth or young adults. Specifically, the evaluation must:

Provide a detailed description of the innovative cyberbullying prevention or intervention initiative; Develop program/software/application to ensure all aspects of the initiative are evaluable; Assess the extent to which the intervention was implemented as intended; Identify a causal attribution strategy and conduct an outcome evaluation of the cyberbullying intervention; Utilize rigorous quantitative methods including pre-, post, and follow-up testing, use of a comparison or equivalent design that allows for there to be valid results related to how the outcomes can be attributed to the intervention; If an experimental design is not feasible, then utilize qualitative methods (e.g., interviews, focus groups, case studies) in order to triangulate results with the quantitative data; If the research design is not experimental, also provide a detailed Program Logic Model, Theory of Change and Contribution Analysis; Provide a descriptive cost analysis of the intervention; Identify lessons learned, exploring what worked well, what did not work as well, and make recommendations to strengthen the intervention for the benefit of others interested in implementing an intervention of this nature in the future.

Evaluation Process and Selection Methodology Basis of selection – Highest combined score of technical points (70%) and financial points (30%). Detailed in the RFP Proposed period of contract: The date of the contract is from the date of contract award to March 1, 2019. Security There are no security requirements.