Data Collection, Analysis and Evaluation

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services is seeking a vendor to provide statewide evaluation systems for data collection and analysis. The selected vendor will be responsible for collecting, aggregating, and analyzing behavioral health prevention and community data for assessment, planning, and evaluation at the statewide, regional, and community levels. The vendor will also provide training, consultation, and technical assistance to grantees, non-grantees, KPC partners, and BHS/Prevention staff. The contract will be for a period of 9 months, with the option to renew for four additional twelve-month periods. The vendor must have experience in data collection and analysis, as well as knowledge of the Strategic Prevention Framework. The vendor must also demonstrate their ability to work with marginalized communities, including those in frontier/rural areas or tribal agencies/communities. Some key points to consider for this opportunity include: • The vendor must have a strong organizational capacity and technical expertise to ensure that behavioral health prevention and archival data is collected, aggregated, and analyzed for assessment, planning, and evaluation at the statewide, regional, and community levels. • The vendor must have experience in providing training, consultation, and technical assistance to grantees, non-grantees, KPC partners, and BHS/Prevention staff. • The vendor must have knowledge of the Strategic Prevention Framework and how it guides communities in collecting and reporting relevant data to make decisions. • The vendor must demonstrate their ability to work with marginalized communities, including those in frontier/rural areas or tribal agencies/communities. • The vendor must have a minimum of five years of experience working in the prevention framework in Kansas.