REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (FDDC # 2006-HC-3800)
The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council (FDDC) announces the availability of a Request for Proposals. This RFP is being issued to enhance the information base necessary for the FDDC continued efforts to improve the delivery of health care services to the state’s children and adults with developmental disabilities.
The Council’s Health Care and Prevention Task Force recognizes that poor access to preventive health care services among people with disabilities is a serious public health concern. Low rates of health care usage among individuals with developmental disabilities can lead to decreased health status, including the delayed treatment of chronic illness and failure to prevent secondary conditions. Early detection is pivotal to the successful treatment of many illnesses, yet for some individuals with developmental disabilities health care services are simply out of reach.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) established fundamental principles that also apply to health care providers and can be a vehicle for examining and shaping the way health care is delivered.
In the context of the
The primary objective of this project is to conduct a literature review to determine whether there has been previous review of the
The selected provider will conduct a full literature review of the literature related to health care access for individuals with developmental disabilities. This review of the literature will be comprehensive and will include the academic literature; materials available through the internet, foundations, government publications, and other sources. The selected provider will synthesize the literature and critically analyze and interpret the articles selected, discussing strengths and weaknesses. The literature review will present concluding implications for future review or inquiry.
The literature review will provide the following elements:
Ø An overview of the issue, along with the objectives of the literature review
Ø Division of works under review into categories (e.g. those in support of a particular position, those against, and those offering alternative positions)
Ø Explanation of how each work is similar to and how it varies from the others
Ø Conclusions as to which articles are most convincing in their opinions and make the greatest contribution to the understanding and development of this area of research
The review will place each work in the context of its contribution to the understanding of the issue under review; describe the relationship of each work to the others; identify new ways to interpret, and shed light on any gaps in previous research; resolve conflicts amongst seemingly contradictory previous studies; identify areas of prior scholarship to prevent duplication of effort, and point the way forward for future research.
Additional deliverables will be required to document provision of the services of the grant.
Individuals, not-for-profit and for-profit agencies may submit proposal in response to this RFP. The approximate amount of funds available for project awarded based on this RFP will be up to $4,995.00. The exact amount of this contract will be developed during contract negotiations.
Copies of this RFP will be available from the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council,