IHS, Alaska Area Native Health Service, Area Office of Acquisition Management, 4141 Ambassador Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508-5928

U -- COMPREHENSIVE INJURY PREVENTION PLANNING SOL 243-98-R-5070 POC Geraldine Moeller, Contract Specialist, (907) 729-2969 The Indian Health Service, Alaska Area Native Health Service, intends to contract on a sole source basis with the Anchorage Safe Community Coalition(ASCC) for the period of one year with two one-year options for extension. The purpose of the ASCC and the intent of this contract will be to provide comprehensive injury prevention planning and programs to promote greater safety and health for Alaska Natives. Alaska Natives experience high unintentional injury and suicide rates and injury is now the leading cause of death for Alaska Natives. Given the unique nature of injury events in the Anchorage area and the fact that the ASCC is the only existing community wide injury prevention coalition addressing a complete range of injuries, sole source acquisition is considered appropriate. The Alaska Area Native Health Service has a compelling and immediate need for this service. Total funding to the ASCC for the first year will be $45,000. Statutory authority for this acquisition on a Other Than Full And Open Competition basis is found at 41 U.S.C. (253)(c)(1). See numbered note 22. (0084)

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