Deaf Community Needs Assessment

The State of Ohio’s Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) seeks a contractor to conduct a comprehensive, statewide Deaf Community Needs Assessment. The work involves mapping the deaf population, gathering quantitative and qualitative data through interviews, surveys, and focus groups, analyzing service gaps across ten life‑domains, and delivering a final report with actionable recommendations. The contract is a firm‑fixed‑price, $30,000 ceiling, split into three phases with deliverables (draft community identification report, final needs assessment report, and presentation). The contractor must provide culturally‑ and linguistically‑accessible engagement services (sign‑language interpreting, captioning, Deaf‑Blind services) and submit monthly status reports. The project runs from January 1 2027 to June 30 2027, with a possible two‑year renewal. • Conduct data collection and stakeholder outreach statewide for Ohio’s deaf community. • Produce a draft report (Phase 1) and a final report plus presentation (Phases 2‑3). • Provide full community‑engagement and accessibility plan, and submit monthly status updates via OhioBuys.