BRFSS

The purpose of this project is to obtain health-related behavioral risk factor data for Pennsylvania adults from a random digit dialed, complex probabilistic sample, or samples, of phone numbers or other sample frame sources indicated by the Pennsylvania Department of Health (Department). This project shall collect data for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).All Bids must arrive prior to the bid opening date and time to be considered and become property of the Commonwealth once submitted.  Prospective suppliers must register at the PA Supplier Portal at www.pasupplierportal.state.pa.us.  Prospective supplies who do not have access to the internet or who have questions about registering should contact the DGS Customer Service Center at 717-346-2676 (Harrisburg area) or 877-435-7363 (toll free).*This IFB solicitation is in the SRM system where all documentation can be retrieved.*See solicitation in the SRM system for Question due date.*Suppliers must submit a cost for all items to be considered responsive.*Small Diverse Business and Veteran Business Enterprise Participation: The Department’s Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities (BDISBO) has developed a goal setting policy based upon recommendations from its 2018 Disparity Study.  The goal setting policy requires BDISBO and agencies to identify contract-specific participation goals for Small Diverse Businesses (which include Minority Business Enterprises, Women Business Enterprises, LGBT Business Enterprises, and Disability-Owned Business Enterprises) and Veteran Business Enterprises (which include Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses).  Contractors must either agree to meet the participation goals in full or must request a full or partial Good Faith Efforts waiver from one or both of the participation goals. Failure to meet the participation goals or establish they have made good faith efforts to meet the participation goals will result in rejection of a quote as nonresponsive.  The goals that have been established for this Project are set forth below:SDB - 14%VBE - 3%*Further instructions can be found at the following site where Suppliers can locate and respond to the bid the in the PA Supplier Portal: https://www.dgs.pa.gov/Materials-Services-Procurement/Supplier-Service-Center/Pages/default.aspx