Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) and the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) Surveys

The Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) and the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) are federally funded programs. CAPC provides support to children 0-6 years of age and their families who are facing conditions of risk. CPNP provides support to pre and post natal women who are facing conditions of risk that may jeopardize their health and the health of their infants.  A CAPC-CPNP Performance Measurement Strategy has been developed to support ongoing program management and decision making. Based on the Performance Measurement Strategy and a recent evaluation of the programs, the following information needs have been identified:

What is the demographic and risk profile of CAPC and CPNP participants? To what extent do participants report gaining knowledge and skills to support maternal, infant, child and family health, as a result of participating in the program? To what extent do participants report adopting healthy practices for themselves and their families, as a result of participating in the program?

Are improvements in the areas cited above related to the demographic characteristics of participants, the level of participant exposure to the program and/or the types of services received?  The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) requires the services of a Contractor to perform a study of the CAPC and CPNP programs to address the above information needs. The study will examine the demographic and risk profile of participants reached by the programs and the extent to which the programs are achieving participant level outcomes. Participants will be asked to complete one of two surveys (developed by PHAC and included in Appendix A of the RFP).  CAPC Participant Survey: All CAPC participants projected to be attending the projects during a 4 to 6 week period will be asked to complete this survey.

CPNP Participant Survey: All CPNP participants projected to be attending the projects during a 4 to 6 week period will be asked to complete this survey.  The services of the Contractor will be required for a period of approximately 18 months, commencing on award of the contract. The expected completion date is 30, September, 2018. Approximately 415 CAPC projects and 207 CPNP projects will participate in this study, collecting demographic information and outcome information on participants, over a 4 to 6 week period.  The requirement consists of four (4) phases with work consisting of 11 distinct activities:  PHASE I: PLANNING Activity 1: Initial Meeting(s) (To be completed within one week of contract award) Activity 2: Finalize Project Workplan (To be completed within 1 week following initial meeting) Activity 3:Methodology and development of sampling strategy (To be completed by July 1, 2017) Activity 4: Graphic Design of Data Collection Tools (to be completed by July 1, 2017)  PHASE II: CONDUCT Activity 5: Data Collection (data collection to take place mid-September-end of October 2017) Activity 6: Data Entry (To be completed by end of January 2018)  PHASE III: DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING-DEMOGRAPHICS ONLY Activity 7: Data Analysis- Demographics (To be completed by beginning of March 2018)  PHASE IV: DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING - PARTICIPANT OUTCOME SURVEY Activity 8: Data Analysis Framework (To be completed by end of March 2018) Activity 9: Data Analysis (To be completed by end of April 2018) Activity 10: Presentation of preliminary findings, conclusions and recommendations (To be completed by end of April 2018) Activity 11: Report Writing (To be completed in September 2018)  Contractor’s Obligations Unless otherwise specified, the Contractor must use its own equipment and software for the performance of this Statement of Work.  Location of Work, Work site and Delivery Point The majority of the work will be completed at the Contractor’s place of business. Communication with PHAC will be primarily through telephone and e-mail.  Language of Work The majority of the deliverables, communication and work for the contract will be conducted in English. A small portion of the work will be conducted in French. Therefore, a project team member must be fluent in both Official Languages, or the Contractor must obtain/secure French translation, as necessary. The Contractor will be responsible for quality assurance of any translation conducted.  Graphic design and formatting of both the English and French surveys will be required. The Contractor will be responsible for ensuring concurrence between these surveys. In addition, the demographic project-level tabular reports will be developed in both Official languages for each CAPC and CPNP project.  Estimated Value: The total estimated value of the requirement for the contract period and two option periods for both contracts is $197,750.00, applicable taxes included. There is no allowance for travel or miscellaneous expenses. Security Requirement: There is a security requirement associated with this RFP.  Enquiries regarding this Request for Proposals are to be submitted in writing to: Name: Ron Staigh E-mail address: ronald.staigh@canada.ca