SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Prevent Obesity and Diabetes among Navajo Youth
- Notice Date
- 3/14/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Navajo Area Office, PO Box 9020, Window Rock, Arizona, 86515
- ZIP Code
- 86515
- Solicitation Number
- IHS1227371NNMC
- Archive Date
- 4/5/2014
- Point of Contact
- Thomasina A. Willie, Phone: 928-871-5845, Priscilla Duncan, Phone: 928.871.1336
- E-Mail Address
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thomasina.willie@ihs.gov, priscilla.duncan@ihs.gov
(thomasina.willie@ihs.gov, priscilla.duncan@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), the Navajo Area Indian Health Services/NNMC, intends to pursue a sole source acquisition with Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21218-2680 to provide Research on obesity and Diabetes among Navajo Youth services for the Navajo Area Diabetes Program, Shiprock, NM 87420. 1. Scope a. Background Despite ever-increasing, alarming rates of obesity and diabetes among Navajo youth, there is a complete lack of evidence-based, culturally appropriate interventions and educational materials for youth. (Approximately 14% of all Chinle students meet the high risk criteria for obesity/diabetes prevention intervention). The Chinle Service Unit's Diabetes, Public Health and Health Promotion Programs saw this need for diabetes and obesity prevention programs for youth. Chinle has a proven track record using the Health Coach Model and they have the staff available to implement a prevention program for youth. However, for an effective prevention program, a culturally and age-appropriate obesity and diabetes prevention "tool kit" training for the coaches are needed. The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health has a long history of successfully implementing public health programs in partnership with the Indian Health Service within Navajo Area. Johns Hopkins is also unique, as it is has the only program (Together on Diabetes) operating in Navajo Area with a focus on diabetes and youth. Together on Diabetes has conducted in-depth assessments of the needs of Navajo youth at high risk for diabetes and are developing and evaluating prevention/education strategies that are effective and culturally appropriate for this population. Johns Hopkins also has the expert staff and experience developing tools that staff can use to help youth make lifestyle changes (including preparation of an evaluation component). b. Purpose Goal: To create a high-impact, sustainable initiative to prevent obesity, diabetes and related consequences by promoting healthy, productive lifestyles for Navajo youth ages 10-19, beginning in the Chinle Service Unit. 2. Requirements: a. Tasks To achieve this goal, Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health will partner with Chinle Service Unit to accomplish the following aims in several phases: Months 1 to 6: 1. Formative Development: Roundtables and interviews with youth and relevant stakeholders 2. Formation of a Community Advisory Board 3. Identify youth's structural, physical, social, emotional and cultural facilitators and barriers to healthy lifestyles related to obesity and diabetes 4. Youth's preference for type of educator, setting, format, style and content for the behavior change promotion 5. Target age-group intervention (ages 10-14 and 15-19) 6. Youth's current recreation, communication, cultural preferences and inspirational and aspirational touch points (i.e. sports, art, social media choices, role models, brands, hopes/desires for the future) 7. Capturing youth's ideas for program name, logo, slogans and taglines, including key words, graphics and symbols. 8. Environmental strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis to determine which settings (e.g. schools, health/human services agencies and clinics, community groups); tribal/community policies; and cultural and community resources can be additionally engaged to support he healthy behavioral lifestyle changes Months 3 to 12: Program Development: a. Program development will be based on information gained through the formative development phase (Months 1 to 3) and will include the adaptation of the currently existing Together on Diabetes materials. Lessons will focus on promoting healthy lifestyles to prevent obesity and diabetes, and life skills training to promote emotional and mental well-being. The Navajo wellness model will be incorporated into the educational materials. We will learn through the formative phase whether these lessons should be: 1) group-based or one-on-one, and 2) taught in school, at home or in a clinical setting, or a hybrid of all three in order to engage key structural support systems for the youth (e.g. teachers, family, health care providers) and will adapt the Together on Diabetes materials accordingly. b. We will work with the target population (youth, family, healthcare providers, school personnel) and Chinle program leadership to review and edit the first drafts of the materials. 1. Development of Evaluation Plan: a. Johns Hopkins will provide the Chinle team with a proposed evaluation plan for the program. The evaluation plan will consist of both process and outcome measures and individual and community outcome measures. Findings from the existing Together on Diabetes program will be helpful when developing this evaluation plan. 2. Development of Competency Checklist: a. Key lifestyle coach competencies will include but are not limited to knowledge of the training materials/content, cultural competence, protocol delivery, teaching and behavioral motivational skills, quality of rapport/relationship-building with participating youth, communication skills, and professional conduct (including boundary setting). These competencies will be assessed via knowledge assessments, lesson observations and teach-backs using a competency checklist. Months 12 to 18: 1. Training of Lifestyle Coaches: a. Johns Hopkins will conduct the initial training of Lifestyle Coaches, along with the Chinle leadership during months 12-13 of the grant period. 2. Certification of Lifestyle Coaches: a. The competency checklist will be utilized to ensure lifestyle coaches have mastered the requisite skills. 3. Initial implementation of the program: a. Chinle lifestyle coaches will implement the educational materials with youth in the service area. The Johns Hopkins team will provide TA during this implementation period through bi-weekly (2 months), then monthly (4 months) conference calls. Months 18-24: 4. Feedback and final adaptations of the Program a. Johns Hopkins will conduct a conference call with Chinle lifestyle coaches and leadership to collect feedback about the program and educational materials. If necessary, minor updates/additions/changes to the educational materials/youth lifestyle change tool kit will be completed in months 18-20. 5. Transitional Phase: a. Once the program has been finalized, Johns Hopkins will work with Chinle project leadership to provide support for full transition of program oversight to Chinle leadership. • On-site Coordinator (TBD) - This person will carry out the daily Chinle-based project activities including but not limited to meetings/interviews/info gathering for the formative work, coordination of on-site advisory groups, collection and implementation of input from IHS colleagues, assistance with trainings and curriculum development and pilot testing all materials developed for the project. The on-site coordinator will devote 35% effort in year one and 20% effort in year two of the project. b. Reporting Requirements i. Work will begin upon acceptance of this contract by all parties; to be completed no later than Sept. 30, 2016. ii. Draft educational materials will be reviewed with the Navajo Area I.H.S. Chinle Service Unit, Dr. Jill Moses, for approval prior to completion. c. Allocation of Rights. The Government shall have: i. (i) Unlimited rights in all data delivered under this contract, and in all data first produced in the performance of this contract, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause for copyright. ii. (ii) The right to limit assertion of copyright in data first produced in the performance of this contract, and to obtain assignment of copyright in that data, in accordance with paragraph (c)(1) of this clause. iii. (iii) The right to limit the release and use of certain data in accordance with paragraph (d) of this clause. iv. (i) The Contractor shall not assert or authorize others to assert any claim to copyright subsisting in any data first produced in the performance of this contract without prior written permission of the Contracting Officer. When copyright is asserted, the Contractor shall affix the appropriate copyright notice of 17 U.S.C. 401 or 402 and acknowledgment of Government sponsorship (including contract number) to the data when delivered to the Government, as well as when the data are published or deposited for registration as a published work in the U.S. Copyright Office. The Contractor grants to the Government, and others acting on its behalf, a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license for all delivered data to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, by or on behalf of the Government. v. (ii) If the Government desires to obtain copyright in data first produced in the performance of this contract and permission has not been granted as set forth in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this clause, the Contracting Officer shall direct the Contractor to assign (with or without registration), or obtain the assignment of, the copyright to the Government or its designated assignee. vi. (2) Data not first produced in the performance of this contract. The Contractor shall not, without prior written permission of the Contracting Officer, incorporate in data delivered under this contract any data not first produced in the performance of this contract and which contain the copyright notice of 17 U.S.C. 401 or 402, unless the Contractor identifies such data and grants to the Government, or acquires on its behalf, a license of the same scope as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1) of this clause. vii. (d) Release and use restrictions. Except as otherwise specifically provided for in this contract, the Contractor shall not use, release, reproduce, distribute, or publish any data first produced in the performance of this contract, nor authorize others to do so, without written permission of the Contracting Officer. viii. (e) Indemnity. The Contractor shall indemnify the Government and its officers, agents, and employees acting for the Government against any liability, including costs and expenses, incurred as the result of the violation of trade secrets, copyrights, or right of privacy or publicity, arising out of the creation, delivery, publication, or use of any data furnished under this contract; or any libelous or other unlawful matter contained in such data. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply unless the Government provides notice to the Contractor as soon as practicable of any claim or suit, affords the Contractor an opportunity under applicable laws, rules, or regulations to participate in the defense of the claim or suit, and obtains the Contractor's consent to the settlement of any claim or suit other than as required by final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and these provisions do not apply to material furnished to the Contractor by the Government and incorporated in data to which this clause applies. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes. However, interested sources that are capable of providing the equivalent services are encouraged to submit statements of capability to the contracting office. Small Business concerns are encouraged to participate. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to possibly conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Please provide Tax I.D. number, DUNS number, point of contact information, past performance, and references regarding your ability to provide the service along with your Statement of Capability. The Government will not award a contract based on the information recieved, nor reimburse participants for information they provide. Information is strictly voluntary. Contractors must submit their capability statements via email to thomasina.willie@ihs.gov on or before 3:00 PM DST on March 21, 2014. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No telephone or facsimile requests will be accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Northern Navajo Medical Center - Diabetes Program, Shiprock, New Mexico, 87420, United States
- Zip Code: 87420
- Zip Code: 87420
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