About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) seeks a consultant or consultant team with expertise in population-level epidemiologic surveillance methods. The selected consultant will develop an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) injury indicator pilot test protocol, administer the pilot test, produce a summary report, prepare technical guidance, update existing unintentional injury indicators, and develop an annual injury indicators maintenance protocol. Eligible applicants must be USA organizations with demonstrated experience in epidemiology surveillance and analysis. Applicants must email application materials to Danielle Boyd at [email protected] by 11:59 pm ET on December 1, 2026. Proposals must include contact information, an experience summary, a work plan, and a detailed budget proposal, which CSTE will evaluate on experience (50 points), project plan (40 points), and budget and justifications (10 points).
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
Scope of work
- Adapt exploratory ACEs indicators into a pilot test protocol and collaborate on review
- Administer ACEs indicators pilot test and produce a final summary report
- Host a listening session with ACEs indicator users to understand gaps and needs
- Draft and finalize Technical Guidance for ACEs Indicators including display examples
- Review existing unintentional CSTE Injury Indicators and implement relevant ICD-10-CM coding changes
- Develop and submit updated CSTE injury indicators using the provided template
- Collaborate with partners to understand reporting timelines including annual ICD-10-CM changes
- Develop and submit an injury indicator maintenance protocol for annual implementation
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Experience: Demonstrated applicant expertise, prior experience | 50 points |
| Project Plan | 40 points |
| Budget and Justifications | 10 pts |
Minimum qualifications
- Non-federal public health professionals with demonstrated understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences public health surveillance
- Experience conducting public health epidemiology analysis of Adverse/Positive Childhood Experiences with data sources such as YRBS, BRFSS, Syndromic Surveillance
- Experience conducting injury epidemiology surveillance using injury and violence indicators
- Experience developing instructional guidance for public health epidemiology training
- Experience collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams such as CSTE Injury Indicator Small Group and CDC Centers
- Experience disseminating public health surveillance findings to varied audiences through reports, websites, scientific writing, publications, or presentations
- Experience conducting population surveillance of injury and violence epidemiology methods and analysis for ACEs outside of clinical settings
- Experience developing and administering public health epidemiology pilot tests
Documents to include with your response
- Contact Information (1 page limit)
- Experience (3 page limit)
- Work Plan (3 page limit)
- Budget and Justification (1 page limit)
- Approved outside activity form or secondary employment request (if employed by state, local, tribal, or territorial health agencies)
Key dates
- Application Due Date
- 11:59 pm ET, December 1, 2026
- Application Submission Notification Date
- within 5 days of submission
- Notification of Award
- January 15, 2026
- Award Notification Date
- within 45 days of application due date
- Award Notices
- no later than January 15, 2027
- Project Kick-Off Call
- January 25, 2026
- Anticipated Start Date
- within two weeks of notification
- Regular check-in calls with CSTE staff, Injury Indicator Committee
- January 2026- July 2027
- Submit ACEs Indicator Pilot Test protocol for review
- February 2, 2026
- Administer ACEs Indicator Pilot Test
- February 16, 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Send application materials to Danielle Boyd via email. Application must be no longer than 8 pages per project, 11 or 12-point double-spaced Arial or Calibri font, 8.5x11 inch paper with one-inch margins.
Contract details
- Term
- Begin January 2027 through July 31, 2027
- Estimated value
- up to $85,000
- Funding
- CDC Cooperative Agreement Number NU38PW000005