R -- DEVELOP & IMPLEMENT A PILOT COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMS OF HIV/AIDS HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN

Notice Date

May 22, 2001

Contracting Office

DHHS, PSC, DAM, GAB, Room 5-101, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857

ZIP Code

20857

Solicitation Number

01T010206

Response Due

June 12, 2001

Point of Contact

Raleigh Tanner, Contract Specialist, (202) 260-8856 or Joe Pirrone, Contracting Officer, (301) 443-8826

E-Mail Address

PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER (RTanner@psc.gov)

Description

The Office on Women's Health (OWH) through the Program Support Center, Division Acquisition Management intends to award a twelve (12) months Simplified Acquisition' for Professional Services. The contractor shall be responsible for the developing and implementing a pilot comprehensive systems of HIV/AIDS health care services for incarcerated and newly released minority women living with HIV/AIDS/STDS. The results will be accomplished in two phases as follows: Phase 1 1 -- Developing a pre-release process of administering need assessment to document health care service linkage and access needs of incarcerated minority women living with HIV/AIDS/STDS due to be released. 2 -- Developing a discharge planning process for incarcerated minority women living with HIV/AIDS/STDS. 3 -- Developing a transition planning (using MOU) process linking newly released minority women living with HIV/AIDS/STDS with providers of health care services. 4 -- Developing a peer educator training to train a formerly incarcerated minority women living with HIV/AIDS/STDS to serve as core staff for this project. 5 -- Formalizing a service linkage and access process (using MOA) through collaborative partnerships with providers of health care services, such as HIV/AIDS primary medical care, high risk medical services, emergency/acute care, OB/GYN and family planning, dental and optical services, mental health services, psychotherapy, medical screenings (hemoglobin, mammograms, etc.), clinical trials, substance abuse treatment, nutrition and fitness services, and spirituality. PHASE 2: 1. Providing pre-release, discharge planning, transition planning via linkage and service access to health care services for 15 incarcerated and/or newly released minority women living with HIV/AIDS/STDs. 2. Attending AND making workshop presentation or poster presentation on project highlights with distinctions on women-centered service delivery needs for incarcerated and newly released minority women. The anticipated release date for the RFQ is on or about June 14, 2001. Requests for copies of the RFQ must be in writing and may be requested by fax (202) 690-6630.

Web Link

Program Support Center (Program Support Center)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010524/RSOL002.HTM (W-142 SN50M8C2)