Notice ID HT0011-23-R-0109
The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) in Falls Church, VA intends to procure Project Management Support Services for the DoD HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (DHAPP).
The DHAPP, as part of the DoD program to reduce HIV/AIDS in Allied Nations Uniformed Services, identifies and supports organizations with novel approaches to developing laboratory and clinical HIV/AIDS education, treatment and prevention programs. In 1999, the United States joined the International Partnership against HIV/AIDS in Africa (IPAA) to mitigate the HIV pandemic and stop the spread of the AIDS virus. As the DoD lead for this effort, the DHAPP Management Officeprovides day-to-day direction of the DoD effort. It prepares and delivers periodic reports and provides the results of assessments to the appropriate Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD), assists selected foreign militaries in establishing HIV/AIDS-specific treatment and management programs for their personnel, assist in training
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programs and policy implementation, and integrates with other U.S. Government programs and multilateral organization (UNAIDS, WHO).
1.4 Objectives: (1) Assist selected foreign militaries in establishing HIV/AIDS-specific policies for their personnel; (2) Assist selected foreign militaries in adapting and providing HIV/AIDS prevention programs; (3) Train military personnel in selected foreign militaries to implement, maintain, and evaluate HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and clinical management programs; (4) Assist selected foreign countries in developing military and culturally appropriate interventions to affect high-risk HIV/AIDS attitudes and behaviors; and (5) Integrate with, and make use of, other U.S. Government programs and those managed by allies and the United Nations (UN).
The technical objective is to augment the capability of DHAPP with contracted consultants, both in numbers and depth of expertise, when conducting HIV/AIDS prevention and education programs on a global scale in consonance with the aforementioned business objectives and the below management objectives.
The management objectives are:
- Support the DHAPP as the International HIV Program for DoD;
- Work together with the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) in Washington, DC to provide operational knowledge and consultative expertise needed for monitoring and evaluation of ongoing or planned HIV/STI prevention, care, and treatment programs among members of the indigenous Armed Forces in participating nations; and
- Assist with the execution of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
1.5 Scope: The DHAPP, as represented by the Defense Health Agency (DHA), has a requirement for consultant services. As previously mentioned, consultant services will support the HIV/AIDS prevention and education programs on a global scale. There may be a mix of on-site and off-site contractor personnel during the performance of the requirement. On-site performance is required in San Diego, CA with travel to countries of participating foreign militaries…
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