Program Evaluation and Lived Experience Integration

The contract seeks to engage individuals with lived experience in the design and implementation of health programs, ensuring that community perspectives directly shape services and interventions. It emphasizes the integration of real-world insights to enhance relevance, accessibility, and effectiveness, particularly for underserved populations. Beyond participation, the contract requires rigorous program evaluation to measure outcomes and quantifiable community impact, using both qualitative and quantitative methods to assess changes in health equity, service utilization, and participant well-being. This subcontract, issued under NAICS code 541611 for management consulting services, is managed by the Health Services agency in California with a response deadline of January 1, 2027. The work will be performed within the state, though the exact location is unspecified, and it is open to qualified subcontractors who can demonstrate expertise in participatory program design, community engagement, and outcome evaluation. The contract does not specify set-aside status or point of contact, and all proposals must clearly outline methodologies for embedding lived experience into every phase of the initiative while delivering transparent, actionable evaluation results.