Single Source - Research and Evaluation Partner

This opportunity is a single‑source procurement for a Research and Evaluation Partner to support a two‑year crime‑trend and program‑evaluation effort for Shelby County. The vendor will manage data collection, cleaning, and analysis, maintain control and comparison groups, monitor crime trends, participate in monthly coordination meetings, produce quarterly analytical reports, and deliver a final evaluation report by the project’s end. • Quarterly data collection, cleaning, and creation/maintenance of control and comparison groups. • Ongoing monitoring of crime‑trend data and participation in monthly meetings with partner agencies. • Production of quarterly reports and a comprehensive final evaluation covering outcomes, group comparisons, and crime trends. • Project must be completed by September 30, 2026 (approximately two years from award). • Vendor must submit a letter of interest and detailed pricing by August 28, 2026.