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U -- DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH GRADUATE LEVEL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING NEEDS SOL 200-96-0507(P) DUE 061396 POC Contact Dale DeFilipps, Contract Specialist at (404)842-6784 Correction: This action originally publicized in the CBD dated 0403 is corrected as follows: All other information publicized in the original synopsis is correct. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contemplates awarding a contract to develop and establish agraduate level certification program which includes the necessary curriculum and delivery mechanism to effectively address the specific public health training needs of CDC field assignees and public health practitioners. Some of the specific areas of expertise that this training should address include, but are not limited to: 1) design and implementation of community-based behavioral interventions, 2) community empowerment, 3) development and implementation of information systems, 4) collection and use of epidemiological and surveillance data, 5) program planning, 6) program evaluation, 7) program management/administration, and 8) public health policy development, 9) health services research, and 10) public health marketing. To complete the contract requirements, the contractor shall perform work in four separate task areas: 1) establishment of the Health Certificate Program Administration Structure, 2) establishment of the certificate requirements (i.e. curriculum and practica), 3) establishment of the curriculum delivery structure and schedule, and 4) development of a program evaluation plan. The Government reserves the right to make more than one award. The successful offeror(s) should identify 4 to 6 institutions that are geographically dispersed which can provide the required training annually to 120 to 240 CDC field assignees and public health practitioners. The awarded contract(s) will require the contractor(s) to provide three years of training related to the certification program. CDC will establish a process for selection and recommendation of individuals for enrollment, and the training institutions will determine final acceptance. The anticipated contract period of performance is for 48 months which includes 12 months for completion of the certificate program and 36 months for provision of actual training. Written requests for copies of the solicitation will be honored if received within 15 days of the RFP issue date which will be on or about April 29, 1996. Requests received after that date will be filled on a limited first-come-first-served basis until the supply is exhausted. The date specified for receipt of offers will be approximately 45 days after the RFP issue date. Requests for the RFP must specify the RFP No. 200-96-0507(P). Telephone requests will not be accepted. (0100)

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