THE PURPOSE OF THE AIDS SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES CONTRACT, (AIDSTAR) IS TO ESTABLISH A MECHANISM TO MAKE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT (USG) IN ALL COUNTRIES WHERE THE PRESIDENT?S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF IS PROVIDING HIV/AIDS ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING BOTH FOCUS AND NON-FOCUS COUNTRIES. SECTOR II, CAPACITY BUILDING, WILL ENHANCE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY, SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP OF NATIONAL AND SUB-NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO DELIVER INTEGRATED, SUSTAINABLE HIV/AIDS SERVICES AT SCALE. STRENGTHENING CAPACITY OF INDIGENOUS INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN HIV/AIDS SERVICE DELIVERY IS ESSENTIAL TO ACHIEVING RAPID SCALE-UP AND RESULTS, AND TO ENSURING LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF EMERGENCY PLAN-ASSISTED SERVICES. AIDSTAR WILL WORK TO MOVE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO NEW LEVELS OF COMPETENCE, SO THAT THEY CAN UNDERTAKE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED PROGRAMS WITH LOCALLY-GENERATED RESOURCES AND/OR DIRECT DONOR SUPPORT.TAS::19 1031::TAS