The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services’ (ODJFS) announces the release of Request for Proposals (RFP)#:  R-89-07-0943, Pharmacy Drug Dispensing Fee Survey Services, for the purpose of obtaining a qualifying vendor to conduct a private survey of retail pharmacy operations in the State of Ohio once every two years to ascertain drug dispensing fee rates as required in the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 5111.07.  Specifically, ODJFS is required to conduct a dispensing fee survey beginning in July 2008.  The survey shall be completed and its result published no later than the last day of October 2008.

ODJFS is seeking vendors who are experienced in creating and analyzing multiple-choice question surveys.  Familiarity with profit and loss statements would be beneficial.  Interested vendors should have previous experience in projects of a similar size and scope and must have the ability to establish the validity of the response rate. 

Vendors who are interested in submitting proposals must meet, at minimum, the following requirements:

A.        Possess at least 5 years of adequate prior experience in performing survey development, analysis and reporting; and,

B.        Must demonstrate the ability to establish the validity of the response rate by being able to calculate statistical standards such as mean, standard deviation, standard error, median, and confidence level.

 Actual RFP (click link)

 ATTACHMENTS

Attachment A     Required Vendor Information and Certifications

Attachment B     Request for Taxpayer Identification (W-9) Form

Attachment C     Declaration of Material Assistance Form

Attachment D     ODJFS Model Contract

Attachment E     Technical Proposal Score Sheet