MODIFICATION
B -- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT
- Notice Date
- 9/26/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- N00244 Naval Base 937 North Harbor Drive San Diego, CA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DHAPPBAA07001
- Response Due
- 11/30/2007
- Archive Date
- 12/30/2007
- Point of Contact
- MARIA PAPET 619 532-2559
- Description
- This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in DoD Grants and Agreement Regulations (DODGARS) 22.315. Additional information regarding this announcement will not be issued. The issuing office will not issue paper copies of this announcement. The Naval Health Research Center reserves the right to select and fund for award all, some, or none of the proposals in response to this announcement. No funding shall be provided for direct reimbursement of proposal development costs. Technical and cost proposals (or any other material) submitted in response to this BAA will not be returned. All proposals will be treated as sensitive information. Their contents will only be disclosed for the purposes of evaluation. It is anticipated that awards will take the form of grants, cooperative agreements or contracts. Therefore, all proposals submitted as a result of this announcement will fall under the purview of (a) the Federal statute authorizing this award, or any other Federal statutes directly affecting the performance of this Grant and (b) Department of Defense Grants and Agreements Regulations (DoDGARs). I. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Agency Name Technical: Naval Health Research Center Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program PO Box 85122 San Diego, CA 92186-5122 Issuing Grants Office: Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Code 230 937 N. Harbor Dr. San Diego, CA 92132-5106 2. Program Name Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program 3. Opportunity Title Prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS in foreign militaries 4. BAA Number DHAPP-BAA 07-001 5. Response Dates Full Proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m. EST on 30 November 2007. 6. Opportunity Description 6.1 Background The US Government has a long history and extensive network of international collaboration and partnerships in the fight against HIV/AIDS, providing funding, technical assistance, and program support. These collaborations increase the fundamental understanding of HIV transmission and provide an evaluative basis for prevention and intervention success. The current HIV/AIDS epidemic is devastating. Militaries, in particular, have been identified as a high-risk population. In order to target this population, the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), San Diego, California, under the oversight of the Navy Surgeon General, has been tasked to serve as the US Department of Defense (DoD) Executive Agent for the DoD HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (DHAPP.) DHAPP has successfully engaged over 70 countries in efforts to combat HIV/AIDS among their respective military services. Most recently, DHAPP is a partner USG organization collaborating with the US Department of State, Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Agency for International Development (USAID) in the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). DoD representatives participate in PEPFAR country teams, core teams and technical working groups to help formulate the Country Operational Plans (COP) in the assault against HIV. Working closely with US Department of Defense, US Unified Combatant Commanders, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, university collaborators, and other nongovernmental organizations, DHAPP assists countries in establishing HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programs and/or strengthening their capabilities to combat HIV. DHAPP's goal is to maximize program impact by focusing on helping countries/militaries implement a program that identifies technical areas in which resources and attention are concentrated, by support of DHAPP resources. DHAPP works with a country and its military based on the following process: Meet with key partners in country to determine provisional major program areas and other technical assistance needs. Adapt DHAPP support to a countries need for prevention, care, and treatment of their HIV/AIDS situation based on existing plans and assessments. Strengthen the military capacity for ownership and behavioral changes over the long term. Possibly design a program with other country partners who have had successful prevention efforts. Focus on prevention impact through developing country implementation plans. Implement and monitor program to ensure accountability and sustainability. Countries and their militaries need strong programs with courses of action that demonstrate: Visible support from the military sector Development of plans of action and policies Alignment with PEPFAR strategies and priorities Increasing HIV/AIDS awareness within the military sector Country ownership of the activities Prevention plans focusing on prevention of sexual transmission through voluntary counseling and testing, sexually transmitted infection (STI) management, behavioral interventions, prevention and care of other opportunistic infections, and prevention campaigns Reduction of mother-to-child transmission, blood and injection drug use (The primary focus of these interventions is on behavior change to reduce the risks of sexual transmission and to reduce stigma associated with HIV infection.) Surveillance and infrastructure development through programs focusing on HIV/STI/tuberculosis surveillance, laboratory support, monitoring and evaluation, training and information management. Increasing HIV and HIV/TB care and treatment programs More information about countries DHAPP currently operates in and its existing programs can be found on the DHAPP website, http://www.nhrc.navy.mil/programs/dhapp/index.html . 6.2 Program Purpose and Plan DHAPP continues to rely upon the vital support of various partners, such as non-governmental organizations, in implementing HIV/AIDS programs across the globe. Each country has a customized plan to help the country/military bring its HIV/AIDS programs to sufficient scale to help reduce the spread of the epidemic and mitigate its impact. DHAPP?s current priority activities include the following: Training of master trainers and peer educators ?Troop Level? HIV/AIDS prevention education and behavior change communication Providing infrastructure and equipment for HIV testing Increasing testing of all military personnel Developing HIV laboratory diagnostic capability Increasing clinical capability for health care of those infected with HIV Effective implementation of monitoring and evaluation procedures This BAA is intended to solicit existing partners and establish new ones in order to expand the DHAPP/PEPFAR program. Interested sources should submit proposals identifying their plans and capabilities per information in Section IV, Application and Submission information. Proposals should focus on rapidly extending HIV/AIDS services to additional clients. Respondents are encouraged to target specific needs with a practical, pragmatic business plan, using small grass-roots organizations to provide community based services as a way to enhance organic capabilities and sustainability. 6.3 Sources of Funding The source of funds is the Department of State?s Global AIDS Program (O/GAC) to implement the President?s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR.) The overall program manager for this is the Department of State?s Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (O/GAC), with DHAPP supplying intermediate support for military specific programs. Countries? programs supported by PEPFAR funds can be found on the O/GAC website: http://www.state.gov/s/gac/. PEPFAR funds require additional certifications as identified on page 3 of Attachment 1. PEPFAR funds require distinct reports as identified on the DHAPP website, http://www.nhrc.navy.mil/programs/dhapp/proposals/reporting.html Respondents should be aware that this BAA covers both programs. The respondents? proposals will be reviewed for both funding sources. 7. Points of Contact: Questions shall be directed to the cognizant Grants Officer, as specified below, who will direct technical questions to the appropriate Desk Officer. Maria Papet Grants Officer Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Code 230 San Diego, CA 92132-5106 (619 532-2559 maria.papet@navy.mil 8. Instrument Type It is anticipated that awards resulting from this announcement will be grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts. 9. Additional Information: This BAA is soliciting proposals for Fiscal Year 2008. II. AWARD INFORMATION Anticipated Award Information is as follows: For PEPFAR awards: Grants are expected to be for a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of three (3) years. For each award, the HIV Team anticipates obligating between $100,000-$3,500,000 per year to a partner. Requested program activities and anticipated annual funding levels for each country are provided in Attachment 2. Funds for this activity are provided through The President?s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (also referred to as The Emergency Plan). The Emergency Plan is an ambitious five year, $15 billion initiative that aims at treating 2 million HIV infected persons with Anti-Retroviral drugs, preventing 7 million new infections and providing Care and Support to 10 million people living with HIV/AIDS and AIDS orphans worldwide. The Emergency Plan is being implemented by several USG agencies: Health and Human Services, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of State, Peace Corps, the US Department of Labor, and United States Agency for International Development (USAID). As with all USDOD grants, support is contingent on the availability of funding. The issuance of this BAA does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the USG, nor does it commit the USG to pay costs incurred in the preparation and submission of any application. USDOD reserves the right to fund any or none of the applications submitted and to negotiate separately with an applicant if such an action is considered to be in the interest of the USG. Awards will be made on a rolling basis over a one year time period. Funding will be approved for the initial year activities and will be subject to the available funding and partner performance for each subsequent requested year of support. USDOD is planning for a program of up to $26,000,000 per year over the next one to three years. Number of Awards: approximately 30 Award Types: Grants, Cooperative Agreements, or Contracts Anticipated Period of Performance for Awards: The proposed period of performance will be from August 1, 2008 through September 30, 2011 subject to the availability of funding. However, proposals may describe activities covering no less than one year and no more than three years. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Formal proposals are reviewed and selected within six months from submission. Subsequent awards are usually made within three months from notification. This information is only an approximate estimate and does not obligate the US Government in any way. Estimated funding amounts may increase or decrease at any times based on current and future appropriations. III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION All responsible sources from academia, industry, and non-governmental organizations may submit proposals under this BAA. No grants may be awarded directly to foreign military establishments. All respondents must demonstrate the active support of the in-country military in the planning and execution of their proposals. See ?Upload Attachment File? package.
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