2015
Research Analyst as
Independent Contractor
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
CHOICE REGIONAL HEALTH NETWORK | 1217 4th Ave E, Suite 200; Olympia, WA 98506|www.crhn.org
Request for Qualifications
1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In the spring of 2014, stakeholders from different community sectors came together to launch the
Cascade Pacific Action Alliance (CPAA), a regional association of independent stakeholders focused on
improving individual and community safety and wellbeing through aligned action. The Alliance built on
years of collaborative efforts across county lines to improve the health of our communities. CHOICE
Regional Health Network, a nonprofit collaborative organization has supported the formation of the
Accountable Community of Health as the backbone organization.
CHOICE is a nonprofit collaborative of health care leaders in a five-county region that includes Grays
Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston counties. The organization was founded in 1995 with the
mission to improve community health in Central Western Washington through collective planning and
action of health care leaders. The organization’s board of directors consists of CEO-level executives from
hospitals, community health centers, public health, and behavioral health agencies, and the region’s
leading medical home. We have partnered for years with the region’s health care providers, local
governments and a large number of social service agencies and community organizations on a wide
range of community health improvement initiatives.
In the development of the seven-county Accountable Community of Health, the CPAA region has
consciously built upon existing community-based health improvement coalitions and forged new crosssector community relationships. The bottom-up design principle of the Alliance has led to the authentic
engagement of hundreds of residents and organizations across multiple sectors in the seven-county
region. It has also informed the selection of the following shared regional health priority areas.
REGIONAL HEALTH PRIORITY AREAS:
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Increase Access to Health Care Services/Provider Capacity
Integration and Coordination of Care
Improve Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
Mitigation of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Enhancing Economic and Educational Opportunities
The CPAA has explored each of these five priority areas which has led to the identification of a
preliminary set of strategies and associated actions to achieve these aims. To dive deeper into these
priority areas, and to inform decision making, the CPAA has identified a need to develop a regional
health data assessment, asset map, and a gap analysis. It is also likely that the CPAA may identify new
regional strategies as data is analyzed and discussions evolve. Shared action across community sectors
and county lines necessarily requires agreement on shared performance measures in order to monitor
progress toward the achievement of common goals. A metric dashboard and shared measurement
system will be essential to monitoring the progress of the region.
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2 SCOPE OF WORK
CHOICE Regional Health Network, the backbone organization for the Cascade Pacific Action Alliance is
soliciting qualifications for a Research Analyst on an Independent Contractor basis. The chosen applicant
shall provide professional research analyst services to help develop a regional health improvement plan
for a seven-county region.
2.1 TIMELINE
April 2015 through June 2015.
2.2 GEOGRAPHIC AREA
In responding to this RFQ, applicants will provide research analytic services to the Cascade Pacific
Action Alliance seven-county region in Washington State, to include: Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis,
Mason, Pacific, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties.
2.3 SCOPE OF WORK
The Research Analyst will work to help develop a regional health improvement plan by providing the
following services:
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Provide research analytic expertise in applicable health disciplines to collect, abstract, analyze or
interpret qualitative and quantitative data contained within systems and databases related to
the identified priority areas.
Develop a regional health assessment based on metrics and measurements relative to the
region.
Investigate, research and collect data through personal interviews, community networks,
databases, and organizations from seven counties to develop an asset map for CPAA’s 5 priority
areas listed above.
Develop and write a gap analysis to present in a PowerPoint to the CPAA Council.
Assist with and provide guidance toward the development of a shared measurement system.
Present all findings in a finished product to various audiences who have different levels of
understanding related to data and metric information.
2.4 COMPENSATION
Maximum not-to-exceed $15,000.
3 PROPOSAL CONTENT
Potential candidates shall submit the following items in the Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) as part of
their response to this RFQ.
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3.1 COVER LETTER
Potential candidates shall provide the following information within a cover letter:
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Trade name of candidate firm
Name of person and title completing application
Mailing address
Telephone number and fax numbers
Email address
An authorized official must sign cover letter
3.2 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (SOQ)
Potential candidates shall demonstrate their qualifications by providing:
1. Overview of organization
2. Resumes of professionals reflecting qualifications assigned to the project
3. Recent and relevant experiences/projects
a. Include experience working with community projects in the seven-county region:
Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties, if
applicable.
4. Submit an hourly rate and expected hours to complete Scope of Work.
4 SUBMISSION PROTOCOL
4.1 SUBMISSION CONTENTS
SOQs should include the following information in the designated order:
1. Cover Letter (Signed by an authorized official)
2. Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)
a. Attachments: General Liability Insurance
4.2 SUBMISSION FORMAT
SOQs shall be submitted electronically in PDF format, no more than 5 pages (consecutively numbered) in
an email to: Jennifer Brackeen, Program Manager: [email protected]
Subject Line should be titled: Research Analyst SOQ
4.3 SUBMISSION DEADLINE
SOQs should be received by 11:59PM (PST), March 17, 2015. SOQ’s received after this time will be
ineligible for consideration.
4.4 AWARD NOTIFICATION
March 31, 2015
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4.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For additional information on the RFQ or the process please contact Jennifer Brackeen, Program
Manager at 360.539.7576 ext. 105 or via e-mail at [email protected].
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