Economic Valuation of Selected Cardiovascular and Respiratory Health Risks

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) Solicitation #: 1000183774 Closing Date: March 8, 2017 Time: 2 p.m. EST This requirement is for the department of Health Canada. Title: Economic Valuation of Selected Cardiovascular and Respiratory Health Risks Scope: The Air Quality Benefits Assessment Tool (AQBAT) is a MS Excel based application designed to estimate the human health impacts associated with changes in air quality. The model estimates changes in health risks faced by Canadians, resulting from changes in air quality levels. Economic values are then assigned to the changes in health risks, to determine the overall impacts on socio-economic welfare. The purpose of this contract will be to update the economic values associated with several of the health risks in the model.  It is expected that new values would be derived through modern non-market valuation techniques designed to value the full welfare impact of a morbidity endpoint, using stated preference elicitation methods and online data collection. The values estimated should reflect the full socio-economic impact of health risks, from the perspective of the affected individuals. That is, they should include quantifiable estimates of the impacts of pain and suffering, any loss in work/school/leisure time for the affected individual, and any individual out of pocket expenses such as medication costs. Broader costs on the overall medical system, such as doctor treatment or hospital costs do not need to be estimated as part of this study. Objectives of the Requirement The objective of this research is to estimate, in quantifiable terms, using accepted economic approaches, the impact of several health risks on social welfare and quality of life. The end result will be used as inputs into the Air Quality Benefits Assessment Tool (AQBAT). This work is supposed to provide information on the following questions: Estimated Value: The one-year contract is expected to be worth more than $200,000 Ownership of Intellectual Property: Canada to own the intellectual property rights by virtue of the fact that the contract is intended to generate knowledge and create information for public dissemination. Security Requirement: There is a requirement for the winning bidder to have a Designated Organization Screening (DOS) and Document Safeguarding Capability (DSC) at the Protected “A” level, issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) or the foreign equivalent. Mandatory Requirements: M1. The project team has experience conducting stated preference research in the field of health or environment. Experience must include examples of project management, survey instrument development, use of focus groups and econometric analysis. M2. The project team includes individuals who have written papers on topics related to non-market valuation, and these papers have been published in peer reviewed academic journals. M3. If personal information is collected it, must be located and only accessible in jurisdictions the laws of which do not override, conflict with, or impede the application of the Canadian Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-21, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, 2000, c. 5, and Treasury Board Secretariat privacy policy instruments, either expressly or through subsequent application. Selection Methodology The contract will be awarded to the bidder with the highest combined technical and cost score, where the technical portion of the score will be weighted at 70%, while the cost portion will be weighted at 30%. Enquiries regarding this Request for Proposals are to be submitted in writing to: Robert Merrick Contracting Authority E-mail: Robert.Merrick@hc-sc.gc.ca