RFP for survey, qualitative, and quantitative research services for the University of Utah's Gardner Institute. Proposals due October 22, 2026, via BidNet Direct. Contract term of 5 years, with multiple awards possible (up to 3). Cost proposals must be submitted separately. Evaluation criteria include company approach, clients, regional expertise, quantitative and qualitative research methods, mixed methods, and cost (40 points). Mandatory requirements include no debarment and SAM. gov registration if federal funds are used. Oral presentations may be required for top 5 proposals.
Proposals must be submitted electronically through BidNet Direct by October 22, 2026, at 5:00 PM Mountain Time. The RFP states: proposals due date october 22, 2026 @5: 00 pm, current mountain time.
The university prefers payment via Single Use Account (SUA), a virtual card solution. The RFP states: sua is a virtual card payment just like a credit card. the vendor will receive a 16digit number which you process like a standard credit card transaction.
The evaluation criteria include cost (40 points), company approach (10), clients (5), regional expertise (10), quantitative research (15), qualitative research (15), and mixed methods (5). The RFP states: cost proposal 40 point possible and the criteria to be used to evaluate proposals, listed with their relative weight in points.
Vendors must certify they are not debarred or suspended. The RFP states: vendors are certifying that neither they nor their principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment or ineligible for contracting by a governmental entity.
No preproposal conference will be held. The RFP states: a preproposal conference will not be held for this rfp.
Questions regarding the RFP must be submitted by October 15, 2026. The RFP states: rfp inquiry questions due october 15, 2026 @5: 00 pm, current mountain time.
Proposals may be deemed nonresponsive if cost data is included in the technical proposal. The RFP states: inclusion of any cost or pricing data within the technical proposal may result in your proposal being deemed as nonresponsive.