SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Field Support Officers for the Polio Eradication and Vaccine Preventable Disease Activities
- Notice Date
- 4/5/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office (Atlanta), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341-4146
- ZIP Code
- 30341-4146
- Solicitation Number
- 2016-90342
- Archive Date
- 5/4/2016
- Point of Contact
- Christina M. Cusack, Phone: 7704882052, Thersa Routh-Murphy, Phone: 770-488-2713
- E-Mail Address
-
vfz7@cdc.gov, tnr3@cdc.gov
(vfz7@cdc.gov, tnr3@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Competitive 8(a)
- Description
- Polio and VPD Field Officer Support Global Immunization Division (GID) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Background: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability of potential 8(a) small businesses in accordance with FAR 7.104(d). The potential 8(a) small business will need to demonstrate the ability to provide services a) related to technical assistance and support activities in support of vaccine preventable disease (VPDs) programs, and b) in low resource, VPD vulnerable countries and regions, such as Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Southeast Asia. This contract will continue the work already started in several overseas locations in the areas of technical assistance and scientific services supporting VPD programs, with particular emphasis on the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The services will support the regional activities of the 4 teams in the Polio Eradication Branch (PEB) of GID - (1) Eastern Mediterranean region team, (2) Africa region team, (3) the Science, Innovation and Research team, and (4) the Nigeria team. PEB's global immunization activities include informing the Ministries of Health on polio eradication strategies, VPD surveillance, polio campaign improvements, routine immunization implementation, data management, poliovirus containment and polio legacy activities. Services required are the following: • Immunization systems strengthening, including routine immunization (RI) systems; • New vaccine introduction; • Information systems development; • Improving the quality of immunization data collection; • Implementation of vaccine preventable disease (VPD) surveillance in developing countries. • Project and Data Management • Program Monitoring and Evaluation • Workforce development at the local and country level, including training for personnel supported through CDC Cooperative Agreements, to support polio vaccination campaigns, provide outreach to nomadic and hard-to-reach populations, and conduct outbreak investigations • Polio Program Legacy planning and implementation to utilize polio program infrastructure to address other vaccine preventable diseases and public health interventions. Description of the work The contractor shall be expected to possess expertise in the following areas: A. Data Management, Consultation, and Documentation Support: • Participate in World Health Organization(WHO) and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) activities (Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) reviews, surveillance assessments, data quality assessments, or other aspects of program implementation) to promote polio eradication, routine immunization, data quality and surveillance of new vaccines. • Analyze epidemiologic data as it relates to vaccine preventable disease (VPD) surveillance, disease transmission and outbreaks. • Provide technical support regarding data collection activities in operational research, including integration projects in polio endemic countries and countries with re-established transmission of polio, in order to assist with the analysis of the resultant database. • Set-up tracking tool and procedure for follow up of regional office and country level legacy activities • Assist with the selection and use of methods for documenting and operationalizing lessons learned in priority countries • Monitor and evaluate progress of legacy activities and prepare mid-year and end of year reports • Map polio program resources (all assets, functions, resources, etc) across Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) • Assist in the analysis of epidemiologic data as it relates to VPD disease surveillance with an emphasis on accute flaccid paralysis (AFP) and polio environmental surveillance • Technical writing and editing to develop documentation and user guides for systems and applications produced under this contract; B. Training Activities • Support efforts to train and develop local CDC grantee workforce in country, in the areas of health systems strengthening, strategic planning, evaluations, routine immunization, vaccine preventable disease surveillance and other immunization program areas. • Assist with developing and conducting short-term training for personnel supported through CDC Cooperative Agreements, including epidemiologists, program managers, laboratory technicians, data managers and others, in support of polio eradication activities. • Assist with training and technical guidance of National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP), Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) teams and other non-U.S. Government public health officials. • Assist CDC field and headquarters offices with cataloging CDC Polio Program activities and infrastructure, analysing associated financial data, and planning for the transition of these activities to address other CDC vaccine preventable programs and public health initiatives. • Develop, pilot and apply training materials and tools that support workforce capacity building in surveys, surveillance, statistics, modeling and epidemiologic investigation and analysis. Training will be targeted at non-U.S. Government personnel, working under CDC Cooperative Agreements in polio eradication and vaccine preventable disease activities. Training methods may include formal classroom training, interactive video, computer-assisted training, Internet based training, individual tutoring, mentoring, and other effective methods. This may include the development of new courses and adaptation of existing courses to new settings. C. Program Activities Support • Assist with planning and conducting evaluations of VPD programs and related activities • Provide experienced technical advice for implementation of polio eradication activities in endemic countries and countries with reestablished transmission or outbreaks of polio. • Assist with the coordination of planning and implementation of supplemental immunization campaigns (SIAs) and surveillance projects in polio endemic countries and countries with re-established polio transmission. • Provide advice in the strengthening of the accute flaccid paralysis (AFP) and VPD surveillance systems via coordination, monitoring and evaluation of surveillance activities. Includes travel to remote locations to conduct surveillance activities. • Support for surveillance, data collection and analysis in response to cases of confirmed or potential poliovirus infection as part of an outbreak response • Participate in three and six month assessments of status of outbreaks, effectiveness of response and likelihood of continuing transmission of polio. • Assist with the planning, coordination and implementation of targeted and supplemental immunization campaigns (SIAs), and surveillance activities in response to suspected and/or confirmed cases of poliovirus or other VPDs; Contractor Requirements: The contractor shall have experience providing staff to work in immunization programs in low resource, VPD vulnerable countries, such as Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan, to include working with ministry-level government officials, local level public health personnel and other non-governmental public health organization (NGO) officials. Experience supporting polio eradication is desireable, but not required. The contractor shall also have experience collaborating in a multi-agency environment in the execution of tasks, as needed, to achieve the objectives of the task. The prime contractor shall demonstrate the ability to work (through its staff or collaborating organizations) in several of the United Nations (UN) languages, including English, French, and Spanish. Contractors must respond to all the following points, by indicating your experience and ability to provide: (1) Similar experience or the ability to provide the experience - Providing technical support for vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) to foreign governmental entities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in developing world countries in the areas of disease surveillance, disease outbreak response support, data management, training, program management and evaluation. (2) Similar experience or the ability to provide the experience - Expertise providing a variety of services related to diseases surveillance, technical advice and consultation, and project planning and implemetation in a resource-constrained, international setting. (3) Knowledge or the ability to provide the understanding of the OPDIV program and the complexities associated with its frequently changing nature---Describe the current situation with the World Health Organization's Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), including the components of the Polio Eradication & Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018, found at the following links: http://www.polioeradication.org/AboutUs.aspx and http://www.polioeradication.org/Resourcelibrary/Strategyandwork.aspx, respectively (4) Similar experience or the ability to provide the experience ---Provide technical and scientific experts who have experience working in immunization programs in polio priority countries such as Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan, or other low resource, VPD vulnerable countries, to include working with ministry-level government officials, local level public health personnel and other non-governmental public health organization (NGO) officials. (5) Experience with or the ability to provide the following: a. Immunization services and support for vaccine preventable diseases b. Health Information Systems support c. Disease Surveillance activities d. Outbreak Response support Interested parties having the capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements may submit capability statements via email to Mrs. Christina M. Edwards at vfz7@cdc.gov. CAPABILITY STATEMENTS MUST DEMONSTRATE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED ABOVE. All capability statements must be submitted via e-mail. Responses shall be limited to 7 pages. Responses must be submitted no later than April 19, 2016 at 5:00pm EST. Capability Statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. Please address each in order listed above. Teaming Arrangements: All teaming arrangements shall include the above-cited information and certifications for each entity on the proposed team. Teaming arrangements are encouraged. This is not an invitation for bid, request for proposal or other solicitation and in no way obligates CDC to award a contract. The sole intent of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain capabilities for set-aside and procurement planning purposes. Please provide the following business information: 1. DUNS Number 2. Company Name 3. Company Address. 4. Company Point of Contact, phone number and email address 5. Type of company under NAICS, as validated via the System for Award Management (SAM). Additional information on NAICS codes can be found at www.sba.gov. Any potential government contract must be registered in SAM located at http://www.sam.gov. 6. Corporate structure (corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, professional corporation, etc.); 7. Current GSA Schedules appropriate to this Sources Sought, 8. Current Government Wide Agency Contracts (GWACs) 9. Point of Contact, phone number and email address of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities identified in the responses. 10. Responders should also include a statement about whether or not they have an approved Federal audited accounting system. If the responder has an approved accounting system, please provide the certification in which the accounting system was deemed adequate (e.g. the name of the audit agency and audit number). You may submit as an attachment, which will not count towards the overall page limit.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341, United States
- Zip Code: 30341
- Zip Code: 30341
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