Rehabilitation Services
- Client
- Madison, Mississippi
- RFP Number
- EXTRA-77860
- Posted
- 10/14/2026
- Category
- Professional, Consulting, Administrative or Management Support Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe buyer requires a vendor to provide statewide rehabilitation services for a government authority located in Madison, MS. The vendor must use mixed-methods to deliver defensible findings and recommendations grounded in primary and secondary data, research literature, program data, and stakeholder engagement. The required scope addresses individuals with the most significant disabilities, unserved or underserved minorities, rural and high-poverty populations, youth requiring Pre-ETS or transition services, and blind or visually impaired individuals. Additionally, the vendor will assess needs to establish, develop, expand, or improve community rehabilitation programs, service-provider capacity, and service-delivery resources across the statewide workforce development system. Only USA-based (onshore) organizations are eligible to bid on this opportunity. The vendor must perform the work offsite at its own office premises, and the buyer is currently seeking budget proposals.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from SCOPE OF SERVICES - CSNA.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The contractor will complete a statewide, mixed-methods Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment (CSNA) producing findings and recommendations based on primary, secondary, and program data. The project evaluates rehabilitation needs for individuals with disabilities across Mississippi. Onshore USA organizations performing work offsite are eligible to submit proposals.
- Issued by
- MDRS
- Deliverable 1: Kickoff Meeting and Work Plan
- 4 weeks
- Deliverable 2: SRC Initial Meeting, Interim Data Summary, and Preliminary Gap Analysis
- 22 weeks
- Deliverable 3: Stakeholder Engagement and SRC Progress Update
- 28 weeks
- Deliverable 4: Draft CSNA Report
- 35 weeks
- Deliverable 5: Presentation of Findings to MDRS and SRC
- 39 weeks
- Deliverable 6: Final CSNA Report
- 52 weeks
- Contract term
- 52 weeks
- Place of performance
- Offsite / Contractor office premises (statewide engagement across Mississippi's North, Central, and South regions)
- Funding
- 34 CFR §361.29, Rehabilitation Act, WIOA, IDEA, Section 504
Scope of work
- Virtual kickoff meeting and final project plan
- SRC initial meeting, interim data summary, and preliminary gap analysis
- Stakeholder engagement, primary data collection, and SRC progress update
- Comprehensive draft CSNA report
- Presentation of findings to MDRS Executive Leadership and SRC
- Final publication-ready CSNA report and executive summary booklet
- Literature review and secondary data analysis
- Quantitative surveys, qualitative focus groups, key informant interviews, and public forums
Minimum qualifications
- Experience designing and completing large-scale or statewide needs assessments or comparable mixed-methods research projects for government agencies or large stakeholder systems
- Documented knowledge of vocational rehabilitation, disability services, the Rehabilitation Act, WIOA, 34 CFR §361.29, and the role of the SRC
- Capacity to conduct quantitative analysis, qualitative research, sampling, survey design, stakeholder engagement, data visualization, and recommendation development
- Ability to conduct accessible research and engagement with individuals with disabilities and produce Section 508-conformant deliverables
- Secure data-management capability appropriate for confidential and personally identifiable information
- Sufficient staffing and project-management capacity to meet all deadlines, including continuity of key personnel
- At least three references for comparable work, including at least two current or completed within the past three years
Documents to include with the bid
- SRC quarterly update reports: electronic copies and fifty (50) printed copies
- Final CSNA report: fifty (50) professionally printed, spiral-bound, 8.5 x 11 copies, plus accessible Word and PDF versions
- Executive summary booklet: fifty (50) professionally printed copies, plus accessible Word and PDF versions
- At least three (3) references for comparable work
Verify important details
Document checkConfirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing agency before responding.
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