MODIFICATION
B -- Behavioral and Serologic Surveillance of Long Distance Truck Drivers and their Assistants in Angola
- Notice Date
- 2/10/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical 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
- 2011-94188
- Archive Date
- 4/15/2011
- Point of Contact
- Gwendolyn Cody, Phone: 7704882436
- E-Mail Address
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dvv1@cdc.gov
(dvv1@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Behavioral and Serological Survey for HIV and Syphilis Among Long Distance Transportation Workers in Cunene and Luanda, Angola Statement of Objectives I. Introduction. A contract for a behavioral and serologic surveillance study is needed to assist the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Government of the Republic of Angola through the Instituto Nacional de Luta contra a SIDA in their collaborative efforts to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Angola. II. Background. Through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is building the capacity of resource-constrained nations to strategically collect and use information for program accountability and improvement. To better understand the relationships among populations, HIV prevalence, and existing services, CDC builds in-country capacity to design, implement, and evaluate HIV/AIDS-related surveillance systems and surveys; assists and trains countries on how to analyze, disseminate, and use HIV/AIDS data for improved planning and program implementation. Considering the well reported importance of monitoring the epidemics and the behavior of most at risk populations (MARPs) for HIV, the Instituto Nacional de Luta contra a SIDA (INLS) has requested assistance in conducting behavioral and serologic surveillance (BSS) in Angola with MARPs. Based on the results of a qualitative assessment with most at risk populations in the provinces of Luanda and Cunene, it was recommended that a BSS be conducted with long distance truck drivers in both Luanda and Cunene provinces. Although no serological data is available for truck drivers in Angola, several studies have identified them as a vulnerable population for acquiring and transmitting STI (sexually transmitted infections), including HIV, in different locations throughout the world. HIV risk in this population is driven by the mobile nature of their work, which makes them move away from protective social networks, including family and broader communities, and may result in greater exposure to risky behaviors while traveling (Lippman et al., 2007). Following Angola's civil war, the borders of neighboring countries opened, allowing greater mobility to and from neighbor countries with generalized HIV epidemics. As a result, long distance truck drivers have become an important population for acquiring and transmitting STI/HIV. III. Scope. In the performance of this task, the contractor shall conduct a behavioral and serologic surveillance (BSS) study among long distance truck drivers and their assistants in Luanda and Cunene provinces of Angola. The contractor will also train INLS representatives in the process. The objectives of the survey are to: 1) Examine attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions of risk related to HIV and STD among the target population; 2) To explore the relationship among socio-demographic, behavioral and contextual factors and HIV and syphilis prevalence; 3) Estimate HIV and syphilis prevalence in the study population; and 4) Develop capacity within the Ministry of Health to implement subsequent BSS surveys among most at risk populations for HIV. IV. Project Summary. The BSS will include an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire along with biological testing for syphilis and HIV. This effort requires the contractor to: • Determine the best methodology for conducting the study an obtain concurrence of CDC. • Develop the study protocol for approval by the appropriate Institutional Review Boards of the host government, CDC, and the contractor; • Develop a quality control plan to ensure that the requirements of the contract are met and adherence to the approved protocol as well as all local and U.S. human subjects protection requirements; • Implement the survey according to the protocol; • Manage and analyze the data; • Develop recommendations for HIV/AIDS program planning based on those results; • Disseminate the study results and recommendations; • Train INLS staff in the survey methodology; • Support the Technical Advisory Committee led by the INLS; and • Collaborate with stakeholders. V. Performance Period. Start Date: Date of the Award End Date: 12 months from date of CDC CGH ADS approval
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