SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- DOD HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT PROGRAM
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, FISC San Diego, N00244 FISC SAN DIEGO CA Naval Base 937 North Harbor Drive San Diego, CA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DHAPPBAA08001
- Response Due
- 10/1/2008
- Archive Date
- 10/16/2008
- Point of Contact
- Penny Brown 619-532-2365 Penny Brown, Grants Officer 619-532-2365; />
- E-Mail Address
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penny.brown@navy.mil<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- 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 CenterDepartment of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program140 Sylvester RoadSan Diego, CA 92106 Issuing Grants Office:Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Code 230937 N. Harbor Dr.San Diego, CA 92132-5106 2. Program Name Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program 3. Opportunity TitleDefense Health Program for HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment in foreign militaries 4. BAA Number DHAPP-BAA 08-1-00015. This announcement will remain open until 01 OCT 2008. White Papers may be submitted at any time during this period. 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. DHAPP is a partner U. S. Government (USG) organization collaborating with the US State Department, Health and Human Services, US Agency for International Development, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the Presidents 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 the drivers of the epidemic specific to the military and support them in the development of interventions and implementing programs that address theses issues. DHAPP works with countries militaries to devise plans 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 countrys need for prevention, care and/or treatment of their HIV/AIDS situation based on an assessment of the countrys epidemic, and more specifically, in that countrys military. Strengthen the military capacity for ownership and behavioral changes over the long term. Consider program design by leveraging assets with other country partners who have/had successful prevention, care, or treatment efforts. Focus on prevention, care and/or treatment impact aligned with national implementation plans. Implement and monitor programs 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 awareness within the military sector. Country military ownership of its activities. Prevention plans focusing on prevention of sexual transmission through voluntary counseling and testing, sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention and management, behavioral interventions, reduction of concurrent partnerships, prevention and care of other opportunistic infections, male circumcision, changing male normative behaviors, and prevention campaigns. Reduction of mother-to-child transmission, (The primary focus of these interventions is on behavior change to reduce the risks of sexual transmission, counseling, testing, diagnosis and proper linkages to treatment.Stigma reduction associated with HIV infection. Surveillance and infrastructure development through programs focusing on HIV/STI/tuberculosis surveillance, prevalence surveys, laboratory support, monitoring and evaluation, training and strategic information management.Increasing financial resources More information about countries in which DHAPP currently operates and existing DHAPP 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 (NGOs), in implementing HIV prevention, care and treatment programs across the globe. Each country has a customized plan to help the countries militaries bring its HIV/AIDS programs to sufficient scale to help reduce the spread of the epidemic and mitigate its impact. DHAPPs 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, care and/or treatment centers.-Increasing testing of all military personnel. -Developing HIV laboratory diagnostic and monitoring capabilities.-Increasing clinical capability for health care of those infected with HIV.- Effective methodology for monitoring and evaluation procedures. This BAA is intended to solicit existing partners and establish new partners 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. Respondents are encouraged to target specific needs with a practical 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 Funding for this BAA comes from either of two sources. One is the Department of States Global AIDS Program (O/GAC) to implement the PEPFAR. The overall program manager for this is the Department of States Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (O/GAC), with DHAPP supplying intermediate support for military-specific programs. Country 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. Funding for the DHAPP program supporting this BAA stems from the Defense Health Program. Funds are specifically appropriated each year in the Defense budget for HIV prevention programs in foreign militaries, particularly Africa. DHAPP serves as the overall program manager for this funding. Respondents should be aware that this BAA covers both programs. The respondents proposals will be reviewed for the funding source available to that specific countrys military. 7. Points of Contact: Questions shall be directed to the cognizant Grants Officer, as specified below, who will direct technical questions to the appropriate DHAPP country Desk Officer (DO). Penny Brown/Maria PapetGrants OfficerFleet and Industrial Supply Center, Code 230San Diego, CA 92132-5106(619) 532-2365penny.brown@navy.milmaria.papet@navy.mil 8. Instrument Type It is anticipated that awards resulting from this announcement will be grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. 9. Additional Information: This BAA is soliciting proposals for Fiscal Year 2008.Countries for which proposals are sought include, but are not limited to: Benin, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Honduras, Laos, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Timor-Leste. Additionally, the following PEPFAR Program Areas are of most interest: CountryProgram Areas RequestedFunding Amount Available ($ USD)Benin HVOP, HBHC, HLAB, MTCT, HVSI, HVCT100,000 - 312,000Burkina FasoHVAB, HVOP25,000 - 75,000DjiboutiHVAB, HVOP25,000 - 75,000Dominican RepublicAll Program Areas50,000 - 300,000GuyanaHVOP, HBHC, HVCT, HVSI100,000 - 200,000HondurasHVOP, HVCT, OHPS, HLAB, HVSI50,000 - 300,000LaosHVOP, HVCT, HVSI 25,000 - 75,000MalawiAll Program Areas100,000 150,000Papua New GuineaHVOP, HVCT, HLAB, HVSI, HTXS150,000 - 200,000Sierra LeoneHVOP25,000 - 30,000SurinameHVOP, HVCT, HVSI, HMIN25,000 - 100,000Timor-LesteHVCT, HVOP, HVSI25,000 - 50,000 Program Area Descriptions: HVAB Abstinence Be FaithfulHBHC Basic Health CareHMBL Blood SafetyHVOP Condoms and Other PreventionHVCT Counseling and TestingHTXS HIV/AIDS Treatment (ARV Services)HTXD HIV/AIDS Treatment (Drugs)HLAB Laboratory InfrastructureHVMS Management and StaffingHMIN Medical Injection SafetyMTCT Mother to Child TransmissionHKID Orphans and Vulnerable ChildrenOHPS Other/policy Analysis and System StrengtheningHVTB Palliative Care: TB/HIVHVSI Strategic Information II. AWARD INFORMATION Anticipated Award Information is as follows: Award Types: Grants, Contracts, or Cooperative AgreementsAnticipated Period of Performance for Awards: One year with possible one or two option 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 and the DoD representative in the corresponding US Embassy in the planning and execution of their proposals. SEE "UPLOAD ATTACHMENT" file for complet package information.
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