Description
This Request for Information (RFI) initiates market research for a multi‑year federal contract that will provide comprehensive technical assistance (TA) to the national University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) network. The contractor will design, deliver, and manage tiered TA services, develop a service‑learning framework, create a Community Impact Blueprint process, build a public‑facing dashboard, and deploy an AI‑assisted chatbot—all while meeting strict Section 508 accessibility, privacy, and security standards. The effort is structured as a base year with up to four optional renewal years, requiring robust project management, stakeholder engagement, and compliance reporting.
• Project Management: coordinate all tasks, monthly reporting, and convene two virtual advisory group meetings per performance year.
• Tiered Technical Assistance: deliver intensive, targeted, and universal TA (up to 2 intensive engagements annually; ≥ 80 % capacity‑gain for targeted TA).
• Knowledge Products: develop a Service‑Learning Framework, Community Impact Blueprint template, searchable Knowledge Base (base year) and AI‑chatbot (option years).
• Digital Tools: construct a Section 508‑compliant UCEDD Dashboard with search capability; maintain the existing web‑based PPR submission system.
• Compliance & Risk Management: enforce privacy/security protocols, immediate breach notification, and ensure all deliverables meet federal records‑management and responsible‑AI guidelines.