Clement J. Bucher, Contracting Officer, USAID/Haiti 17 Boulevard Harry Truman, Port au Prince, Haiti

R -- TECHICAL ASSISTANCE AND MANAGRIAL OVERSIGHT FOR THE HEALTH SYSTEMS 2004 PROJECT SOL RFP Haiti 521-95-005 DUE 050595 Clement J. Bucher, Contracting Officer, Tel (509) 22-5500, Fax (509) 23-9603, Port au Prince, Haiti. USAID/Haiti (Hereinafter known as USAID) is looking for the services of a U.S. firm/Institution to implement its Health Systems 2004 Project (Hereinafter known as HS2004 Project). USAID's assistance to the Population, Health, Nutrition (PHN) sector of Haiti has been provided through five major projects which, with a few exceptions for short periods of time, worked exclusively with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOS). Due to lack of USAID and other donor support during the 1991-1994 crisis, the public sector languished, with few facilities of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) providing little more than cursory services due to severe budgetary problems. USAID has decided to consolidate it assistance to the MSPP in order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of such assistance. The consolidated project is known as Health Systems 2004. The goal of the project is to protect and develop Haiti's human resorce base. This will help Haitian families remain healthy and well-nourished, and to have the number of children they desire. The project is conceived in two phases over a 10 year period. Phase 1 is for 4.5 years, through FY 1999 and the contracting opportunity described in this notice is associated with Phase one. A second phase would begin therafter, and end in 2004. USAID has not decided at this time how phase two will be implemented. The objectives of this contract are: 1) To assist the Ministry of Public Health and Population in consensus building and formulation of a health reform policy agenda, in developing deconcentrated and decentralized organizational structures and systems, and in implementing a health information and services delivery monitoring system at the central and departmental levels which improves the MSPP'S supervisory capacity to ensure quality; 2) to support direct service delivery to approximately one million Haitian families of which approximately 400,000 families will have regular access to a full range of basic preventive and curative services. This will be accomplished through the following venues: I) a reactivation of selected essential MSPP service delivery facilities; II) support to approxiately 20 sub-departmental population-based accountable health plans in urban and rural areas; III) funding of nationwide programs in immunization, family planning and AIDS/STD prevention, and nutrition; and 3) to provide support services to reinforce the policy and service delivery components, through support for an information, education and communications strategy and action plan, and through operations and evaluative research. The contractor will serve as the primary implementing agency for phase one of the project. The estimated level of effort is 46 person years (PY) comprising 13 positions for long term technical assistance (TA), split between international and local hire; 100 person months (PM) of short-term TA, 1094 PM of training. The contractor will provide technical assistance (TA) and managerial oversight for most of the activities that formely were carried out by 5-6 implementing agencies. In addition to and/or complementing the subcontracting requirements stated below, no less than 10 percent of the total value of the contract will have to be subcontracted to Gray Amendment entities (U.S. socially and economically disadvantaged, including women-owned, businesses; historically Black colleges and universities; U.S. colleges and universities with at least 40 percent Hispanic American students; and U.S. private voluntary organizations controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including women.) To help identify potential subcontractors, a list of all organizations requesting a copy of the solicitation will be sent with each solicitation document. Organizations are encouraged to indicate whether they are Gray Amendment entities when requesting the solicitation and may indicate that they do not wish to be included on the list. By providing the list, USAID does not endorse the listed organizations as being capable of carrying out the activity, nor does USAID verify the claimed status of the organizations. Necessarily, the list will contain the names of only those organizations known prior to the issuance of the solicitation document. Proposals shall include plans reflecting no less than 10 percent subcontracting with the above-defined entities. Proposals not including such plans will be considered non-responsive. Subcontracting with small business concerns and socially and economically disadvantaged entities: USAID encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of U.S. entities that are small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns, including women-owned concerns, historically Black colleges and universities colleges and universitiew whose student body is atleast 40 percent Hispanic American, and private voluntary organziations controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals including women in accordance with Part 19 of the FAR and Part 726 of the AIDAR. It is anticipated that the prime contractor will make maximum practicable use of such entities. Subcontracting plans should be included in propsals submitted. USAID/Haiti anticipates issuing the solicitation for this procurement on/or shortly after May 5, 1995. Copies may be obtained only by written request to the Contracting Officer, USAID/Haiti (Fax 509-23-9603 request should include complete mailing address, Phone and fax number. (0109)

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