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RFP from Research Agencies to conduct a Public Opinion Survey on Air Pollution in key Indian cities
Organization: Vital Strategies
Apply By: 11 Jan 2019
Vital Strategies seeks the services of a research agency to conduct a public opinion survey in key Indian cities. This survey will assess public awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards air pollution and support for varied policy and related interventions to promote clean air.
ABOUT VITAL STRATEGIES
Vital Strategies is a global health organization that seeks to accelerate progress on the world’s most pressing health problems. Our team uses innovative evidence-based strategies to develop and support sound public health policies and programs, including the use of strategic communication campaigns. Our programs include tobacco control, road safety, maternal and child health, obesity prevention etc. Vital Strategies’ Environmental Health division works with local and national governments to develop the technical capacity to understand environmental threats beyond the traditional span of public health control and work across sectors to promote health by controlling air pollution, mitigating and preparing for climate change, reducing exposures to toxic chemicals, and expanding healthy and green transportation.
BACKGROUND
Air pollution is the leading global environmental cause of death and disease, since 90% of the world’s population breathes polluted air. In India, over 10 lakh people die from exposure to air pollution each year, and yet the health burden and costs of air pollution are not widely understood among policy makers or the public. This is troubling, since public concern, particularly among certain key constituent groups, can play a pivotal role in galvanizing policy maker commitment to clean air action. As part of efforts to lay the groundwork for accelerated progress on promoting clean air for public health in India, Vital Strategies intends to support public engagement efforts to build an understanding of how pollution affects health, and to increase public concern and support for protective measures.
OBJECTIVES
Vital Strategies is developing air pollution strategic communications to strengthen civil society support and political will for urban clean air action. As part of these efforts, Vital Strategies seeks a qualified research agency to conduct a 20-30 minute in-person survey of adults in 5 urban areas of India to
1. assess the general populations’ perceptions of air quality, leading sources, attitudes toward air pollution exposure, and associated health effects; and levels of support for government action on clean air policies
2. test key collateral, messaging and imagery that may be used in anticipated social media and news media information and awareness raising campaigns
A representative sample will be drawn to result in the successful survey of approximately 1500 adults ages 18-55 from a mix of representative urban mega, Tier 1, and Tier 2 cities. Priority cities include Delhi, Patna, Surat, Bangalore and Mumbai. Respondents will be selected via multistage random sampling, with data to be collected via face-to-face household interviews, to enable comparisons by age, sex, socio-economic status, and other key socio-demographic characteristics. Work is expected to commence in mid-January, with final deliverables to be submitted by early April.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
As a global public health organization, Vital Strategies follows the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework for Engagement with Non-State Actor (FENSA), notably, to “Exercise particular caution … when engaging with private sector entities and other non-state actors whose policies or activities are negatively affecting human health …in particular those related to non-communicable diseases and their determinants.” (Paragraph 45 of WHO’s FENSA).
Potential applicants must confirm that they have not in the past five (5) years had an affiliation with or received support from the tobacco industry or its agents or associates, including any person, interest group, advocacy organization, law firm, advertising agency, or other business or organization that represents the interests of the tobacco industry, and currently does not accept and shall not accept financial or other support from any tobacco product manufacturer or the parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of a tobacco product manufacturer or any associates, as defined above, until at least one (1) year after the end of the Agreement period."
In addition, Vital Strategies will not contract with vendors that work for, or with, the following industries: sugary drinks, and alcohol, unless there is no equally-qualified alternative. When there is no equally-qualified alternative, Vital Strategies will request a firewall.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Statements of qualification (maximum of 10 pages, 11-point font, single-spaced, excluding appendices) should include:
A. General description of organization, including organizational qualifications as relevant, and clear statement of eligibility (see above).
B. Description of qualified team members (include detailed biodata of qualified team members as appendices). Note – any subcontracting to partner organizations to conduct survey in one or more surveys must be approved in advanced by Vital Strategies. Qualifications of potential subcontractors should be included here.
C. Description of related projects (previous and ongoing)
D. Brief (5 page max) description of proposed methodology, including:
a. Description of proposed sampling approach, including data structure to enable overall and stratified city-level analyses, as well as detailed sample size calculation (expected margin of error +/- 3-6%). Provide detailed information on any anticipated statistical adjustment or weighting needed to ensure representativeness of sample
b. Survey refinement and testing (including pilot testing), including translation (and back-translation) plan. Vital Strategies will provide a draft survey instrument for adaptation and refinement
c. Respondent selection process
d. Proposed data management (including QA/QC checks) and analysis plan: Proposed analyses should include standard descriptive statistics (frequencies, means) with significance testing (t-tests, chi-squares etc.) and comparisons of key groups. In addition, advanced analyses – such as segmentation analysis – may be considered to identify the varied profiles of attitudes in the population. Vital Strategies will be actively involved in designing and guiding more advanced analyses as relevant.
e. Description of expected deliverables, including:
• Data files: final survey instruments, syntax file used for data analysis and data cleaning, data file including all analytical variables and weights, data tabulations/tables, etc.
• Topline and final reports in word format in English, containing summary of methods, results, descriptive data analyses and selected overall analyses
• PowerPoint version of results for use in stakeholder presentations
E. Work plan
a. Proposed timeline, with work expected to commence by mid-January.
b. Description and anticipated timing of ethics approval process. Timely documentation of IRB exemption and/or approval is the sole responsibility of the contracted agency and must be demonstrated prior to initiation of work.
F. Budget
a. Provide a detailed budget of anticipated costs, and pricing proposal. If appropriate, provide a city-specific breakdown, as Vital Strategies reserves the right to reduce the number of cities from five to fewer than five.
b. Identify any budget contingencies your organization considers relevant.
c. Proposed payment and reimbursement plan.
DEADLINES
The deadline for submission of proposals is Friday, January 11, 11:59 pm IST.
Please submit proposals to Reema D’souza - rdsouza@vitalstrategies.org
EVALUATION PROCESS AND NEXT STEPS
Proposals will be reviewed within 2 weeks of the deadline.
The final selection will be made on the basis of:
1. Demonstrated qualifications of the team (30%)
2. Quality and scientific-validity of the proposed approach (40%)
3. Appropriateness of the proposed budget (30%)
Short-listed respondents may be invited to participate in a conference call to seek additional clarifications / details.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Reema D’souza - rdsouza@vitalstrategies.org
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