AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources Contract (AIDSTAR)

Award Date 6/8/2007
Last Date To Order 8/14/2013
Shared Ceiling $500M
Contract Type
Master IDIQ
Predecessor
Not listed
Successors

The AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources Contract (AIDSTAR) is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract established by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide comprehensive technical assistance and implementation support for HIV/AIDS programs globally. The contract enables USAID's Office of HIV/AIDS to access cost-effective expertise in two primary sectors: HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment, and HIV/AIDS Institutional Capacity Building. Through this mechanism, USAID can rapidly deploy technical resources to support the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in both focus and non-focus countries, addressing evolving HIV/AIDS needs through flexible task order mechanisms.

Task orders under the AIDSTAR contract consistently target HIV/AIDS interventions across multiple countries, with a significant focus on regions in Africa, including Ethiopia, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, and Nigeria. Typical task orders range from $2 million to $64 million, with performance periods typically spanning 3-5 years. Key prime contractors include FHI 360, PATH, and Population Services International (PSI), who implement comprehensive programs involving technical assistance, social marketing, capacity building, and direct service delivery. The task orders are predominantly cost-plus fixed fee contracts with no specific small business set-aside requirements. Frequent programmatic focuses include prevention services, pediatric and maternal HIV care, community-based responses, health system strengthening, and support for most-at-risk populations, consistently aligned with PEPFAR's strategic objectives of reducing HIV transmission and improving health outcomes.

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