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The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) releases this Request for Letterhead Bids (RLB) for the purpose of contracting for the services of a Social Sciences Research Advisor. The vendor selected through this RLB will provide review and advice on the methodological integrity of research conducted on behalf of, and/or by, ODJFS. The review and advice required may include the development of research questions, designs, methodologies, protocols, data analysis, and the synthesis and interpretation of results. The Advisor may be required to present research findings to individuals in public and private institutions.
ODJFS will accept proposals in response to this RLB from either qualified individuals, qualified research organizations, or from Ohio academic institutions. Proposals from research organizations or academic institutions must specifically identify one or more qualified individuals whose services they offer to ODJFS as a Social Sciences Research Advisor. In the event the vendor selected through this RLB is a research or academic organization, the resulting contract will be an agreement between ODJFS and that organization, but it will require the professional services of the specified individual(s) identified in the selected vendor's proposal.
All submissions must be received no later than the specified deadline and submitted in accordance with the requirements as specified in Section II of the RLB.