RFP for Development of Mobile-based Application for Adolescent Mental Health

Request for Proposal (RFP) for “Development of Mobile-based Application for Adolescent Mental Health”

Ref: AIFT/RFP/DL/2024-25/011

Summary of Deadlines:

Release of Request for Proposal	26th June 2024
Registration for Pre-bid Meeting (Online)	1st July 2024 (16:30 Hrs. IST) Link for Registration: https://forms.gle/t4ThEhaDdMN1Fgz77
Bid Submission Closing Date	10th July 2024 (23:59 Hrs. IST)  Please submit proposals in the following respective Google Forms - Technical: https://forms.gle/tXgcxE1dYK5yjCqc7 Financial:      https://forms.gle/oAFijjDkorD1Zsdo7
Technical Bid Opening	12th July 2024
Financial Bid Opening	15th July 2024
Finalization of Contract	TBD (to be intimated to the awardee only)

Please note that The American India Foundation Trust (AIFT) reserves the right to modify this schedule as needed. All prospective bidders who have confirmed interest by the due date as above, will be notified of any changes simultaneously by email.

AIFT Statement of Business:

The American India Foundation Trust (AIFT) is committed to improving the lives of India’s underprivileged, with a special focus on women, children, and youth AIFT does this through high-impact interventions in education, health, and livelihoods because poverty is multidimensional AIFT’s unique value proposition is its broad engagement between communities, civil society, and expertise, thereby building a lasting bridge between the United States and India With India operations headquartered in Delhi NCR, AIFT has impacted 16.51 million lives across 36 states and Union Territories of India.

The American India Foundation Trust, along with the state government of Madhya Pradesh and other partners, has committed to promote mental well-being among 100,000 school-going adolescents from grades 6 to 12, over five years.

The project intends to address a pressing public health need i.e., mental health and well-being of adolescents. Adolescence is the period of the emergence of most mental health disorders contributing significantly to the mental health burden. Globally, an estimated one in seven young people experience a mental disorder. A WHO stated that among adults with a mental health disorder, 50% report first experiencing a mental disorder during the adolescent phase. The COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated the mental health crisis across the globe.

The major challenges in India are early identification of mental health problems, treatment gaps, lack of professionals, and interventions that address the same. Public stigma is a major cause that prevents people from seeking counseling and treatment. Additionally, lack of access to mental health support remains in the country, especially in rural areas.

It is these challenges that this RFP proposes to address.

Scope of Work/ Specification/ Configuration and key Deliverables:

AIFT intends to demonstrate and scale up a mobile-based application under its Adolescent Mental Health and Well-being Model. This model is largely tech-driven and is expected to be successful in reaching out to underserved populations. The overall approach of the intervention model, while relying substantially on technology, also has a pragmatic approach that includes facilitated classroom sessions for grades 6 to 8 and a major emphasis on self-guided access (using the mobile-based app) for higher grades.

Towards this, AIFT intends to engage the services of an agency towards the development and deployment of the application for Adolescent Mental Health and Well-being. We foresee the process to involve the following three phases:

• Phase 1 – Needs assessment
• Phase 2 – Development, preliminary testing and finalization of Mobile App and Dashboard
• Phase 3 – Deployment, continued data analysis, documentation and evidence building.

Bid Submission:

Bidders are advised to submit bid online in the below mentioned Google forms link -

1.     Pre-bid meeting interest submission- https://forms.gle/t4ThEhaDdMN1Fgz77
2.     Technical Bid Submission Link- https://forms.gle/tXgcxE1dYK5yjCqc7
3.     Financial Bid Submission Link-  https://forms.gle/oAFijjDkorD1Zsdo7

Note: Technical bid and financial bid are to be submitted separately in separate links.

Proposal Requirements - Technical:

The technical proposal should cover at least below areas:

A.    Applicant eligibility requirement(s):

1. The bidder should be registered as a legal entity for doing business in India. In addition, it should have all kinds of active licenses and permission related to the consultancy field.
2. The applicant must have demonstrated ability to provide expert area and should have at least 5 years of experience in software development.

B.    Proposal Requirements:

Bid must be submitted in English Language only and should contain:

1. Technical Proposal (maximum limit of 10-12 pages)
2. Organization profile (not more than 1 page)
3. Relevant experience in areas concerning this RFP (not more than 2 pages)
4. At least two references of clients (contact email id/ phone)
5. Views on the RFP requirements – Agreement and suggestions to the scope of work outlined in Section III (not more than 5 pages)
6. Profile of team members proposed for the project (not more than 2 pages)
7. Any other relevant information (not more than 1 page)

C.    Mandatory Attachments:

Please submit the following as enclosures or attachments with your proposal. If you do not submit these documents, your proposal will not be considered for review:

1. Copy of registration documents/ certificate and most recent renewal as a legal entity.
2. Copy of PAN & TAN.
3. Copy of GST Registration.
4. Copy of MSME registration certificate (if registered)
5. Copies of last two years ITR.
6. Technical bid form as per Annexure I

A.    AIFT Contact:
Any communication must be sent to: procurement@aif.org.

To download the full RFP, click here

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