Request for Proposals: Data Vendor for Direct Care Worker Program

Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) was contracted by IMPART Alliance at the Michigan State University to support data collection, analysis, and reporting for their Michigan Direct Care Worker (DCW) Program. CSW’s support for this project includes:

• Project management of a fast-paced data structure development project;
• Convening a stakeholder working group to inform the project and data structure development and utilization;
• Securing a vendor to build out the data collection and reporting platform, conduct piloting, and develop a public-facing dashboard prototype;
• Co-developing measures to reflect the needs of the DCW program with input from the working group and consultation of the data vendor;
• Providing technical assistance to data users in onboarding to desired data collection and analytic tool set;
• Establishing a data governance standard on data standards, quality assurance, definition of terms, and other tasks; and
• Making recommendations for sustainability planning.

The purpose of this RFP is to identify a vendor able to support the item bolded above: the development a robust data collection and analytic tools for administering, tracking, reporting on, and evaluating training, credentialing, and employment outcomes in the state of Michigan for direct care workers. The structure may also be used for reporting on trends and needs, conducting relevant policy research, facilitating job matching supports, and creating cost-effective efficiencies.

The work for the vendor detailed in this RFP is expected to begin late April or early May of 2024 and must be completed no later than March 2025. Future work in later contracts is planned to support data structure maintenance and dashboard build out and support.

Relevant Dates:

RFP Release Date: March 4, 2024
Questions Due: March 8, 2024
Answers to Questions Posted: March 11, 2024
Responses Due: March 25, 2024
Evaluation of Responses and Scheduling of Interviews: April 8, 2024
Notification of Award: April 22, 2024
Estimated Project Start Date: May 1, 2024