QSS - Guam Public Health Laboratory Project Plan.pdf

Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services (CSELS) Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)

CDC-RFA-OE20 -2001: Enhancing Public Health Laboratory Capabilities and Increasing Capacity

New Focus Area Project Plan Template

SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION

1.

Name of Applicant:

Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) 2.

Focus Area:

Quality and Safety Systems

3.

Funding Amount: (Whole Numbers Only)

$5,000,000.00 4.

Funding Source (e.g., BA, COVID, PPHF, OPIOID):

DoD O&M Funding

5.

Name of Project:

TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE RELATED TO THE PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND COMMISSIONING OF A GUAM PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY PROJECT

6.

Name of Technical Monitor(s):

Bill Arndt 7.

Technical Monitor(s) Email Address:

opu9@cdc.gov

8.

Technical Monitor(s) Phone Number:

404-498-0657

9.

Name of Focus Area Coordinator (FAC):

Victor R. De Jesus

10.

Email Address of FAC:

foa5@cdc.gov

11.

Phone Number of FAC:

770-488-7963

SECTION 2: PROJECT SUMMARY

2.1 – Project Description

Project Status: Select whether your project/activity is an entirely new project or an extension of an existing project:

☒New CIO Project/Activity

☐ CIO Existing Project/Activity (Expansion/Change of Scope)

Project Description: Provide a description of the project including a justification for the project’s bona fide need in the space below:

APHL and CDC will work collaboratively, with OLDCC, the Guam Office of the Governor, and the Guam DPHSS, to provide technical assistance on the laboratory design and other administration efforts related to the commissioning of the new Guam Public Health Laboratory. CDC will provide technical assistance, support and administrative oversight through the cooperative agreement with the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL).

Activities: Describe activities to be carried out in this project as well as their associated deliverables:

1). APHL will collaborate with HDR, through a formal agreement, to produce a laboratory design for the Guam laboratory to include laboratory program requirements and overall schematic design 2). Working with HDR, provide assistance and review the Guam Office of the Governor’s Sub-Recipient Business Case Analysis (analysis to determine which Government of Guam organization should be the Sub-Recipient) and provide comments and recommendations to CDC and OLDCC 3). Along with HDR, establish a Guam Public Health Laboratory Working Group or Groups comprised of subject matter experts from DOD, HHS, and CDC ), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS), Guam Office of the Governor, and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), inclusive of a Design Agent of Record, with specialized design expertise in public health laboratories 4). Through a formal agreement with HDR, APHL and HDR shall manage the Project Budget Estimate, which captures all project costs, and provide updated Budget Reports throughout the entire project performance period (all Phases) 5). APHL and HDR, shall conduct a Design Update Meeting at the end of each Design Phase that provides an executive overview of the design evolution and/or refinement and current project budget to the Working Group(s) and to relevant Guam stakeholders.

2.2 – Project Strategy and Outcomes Project Strategies: Select one or more strategies that the project will contribute towards:

☐S1. Science, Management and Operations

☐S2. Policy, Partnership and Communication

☐S3. Training and Capacity Building

☒S4. Laboratory Quality, Safety and Informatics for Public Health Testing Services, Surveillance and Response

For this Project: Select the outcomes that the project will contribute towards Please check and select responses for all applicable boxes below.

POs and IOs Proposed for this Project

PO-1. Improved collaboration and communication across public health laboratories and other stakeholders.

PO-2. Improved awareness and understanding of public health laboratory capabilities and needs among public health laboratories and other stakeholders.

PO-4. Improved awareness of new tools and resources for public health laboratories and other stakeholders.

PO-5. Increase in needs met due to improved awareness and understanding of public health laboratory training and professional development needs and opportunities among training and workforce development stakeholders.

PO-6. Improved access to and participation in training and workforce development resources and opportunities among current and potential laboratory professionals.

PO-7. Enhanced knowledge, skills, and abilities among current and potential public health laboratory professionals in diverse settings.

PO-8. Improved awareness of public health laboratory informatics capabilities. ☐ PO-9. Improved implementation of quality and safety systems and model practices in public health laboratories.

PO.10. Improved knowledge of technical assistance needs and priorities in state and local public health laboratories.

PO-11. Improved and ongoing awareness and understanding among stakeholders of emerging methods and processes in public health laboratories.

PO-12. Improved dissemination of evidence-based practices to public health laboratories and other stakeholders.

PO-13. Improved laboratory testing capability and surge capacity for emergency response through equipment procurement, competent staff and partnerships.

NEW S1.PO-14 Implement approaches to ensure efficiency for committee/subcommittee functions ☐ NEW S1.PO-15 Maintain monitoring and evaluation processes across all focus areas ☐ NEW S1.PO-16 Maintain and ensure process and system of effective knowledge management and commitment to rigorous scientific integrity, quality, and professional standards of practice in development of APHL products

NEW S4.PO-1 Better informatics solutions available for public health laboratory system-wide adoption ☐ NEW S4.PO-2 Improved, timely public health laboratory access to and awareness of needed resources ☐

NEW FLS.C.PO-1 Improved dissemination of clear, compelling, targeted, and timely messages using appropriate communication channels for relevant audiences

NEW FLS.C.PO-2 Increased production of communications materials, websites or other digital platforms, or any other resources with APHL-CDC logo use (i.e., co-branding and logo licensing)

NEW FLS.C.PO-3 Improved dissemination of APHL-CDC co-branded materials or resources for public health laboratories and other stakeholders

NEW Ph2.ID.PO-1 Improve testing capability/capacity to conduct and report low-volume or highly-specialized testing efficiently.

NEW Ph2.PHPR.PO-1 Ensure compliance and access to essential, centralized resources for laboratory testing capability and surge capacity for coordinated emergency response.

NEW QSS-S4.2-PO1. Increased public health laboratory and system partner participation/commitment to L-SIP assessment/reassessment process.

NEW QSS-S4.2-PO3. Improved implementation of quality and safety system model practices across participating public health laboratory system (state/local level).

NEW QSS-S4.2-PO2. Increased participating public health laboratory, system partner knowledge of quality needs and model practices.

IO-1. Expanded Communities of Practice and other collaborative relationships among public health laboratories and other stakeholders.

IO-2. Strengthened information sharing across public health laboratory networks and other stakeholders. ☐ IO-3. Improved engagement and participation of current and potential public health laboratory workforce through application of best practices.

IO-4. Enhanced practices, methods, and infrastructure within the public health laboratory system. ☒ IO-5. Improved data exchange and interoperability among public health laboratories and their partners. ☐ IO-6. Improved public health laboratory detection, surveillance, and response. ☒ IO-7. Improved quality and safety in public health laboratories. ☒ NEW S1.IO-8 Ensured effective leadership and management system for committees/subcommittees ☐ NEW S1.IO-9 An effective monitoring and evaluation system across the organization ☐ NEW S2.IO-3 (Old PO-3) Improved support for public health laboratories among policy makers ☐ NEW S3.IO-1 Leadership development participants granted increased leadership roles and/or responsibilities ☐ NEW S4.IO-1 System-wide adoption of informatics and data management solutions among public health laboratories and their partners

NEW S4.IO-2 Increased use of resources/outputs created and shared via technical assistance responses ☐ NEW S4.IO-3 Improved technical capability among recipients as a result of fulfilled requests ☐ NEW FLS.C.IO-1 Improved reach of clear, compelling, targeted, and timely messages among relevant audiences

NEW FLS.C.IO-2 Enhanced adoption or use of APHL-CDC co-branded materials or resources among public health laboratories and other stakeholders

SECTION 3: PROPOSED BUDGET

Instructions for Use of funds: Provide any restrictions or instructions for applicant use of funds, as applicable:

We have been provided an estimated budget of approximately $5M for APHL and HDR’s services related to this project.

APHL will develop a budget that will incorporate HDR and their efforts related to laboratory design, technical assistance, and other administration efforts/activities for this project.

SECTION 4: ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

Reviewers’ feedback on additional considerations (if any):

Project depends on: 1) successful completion of a tri-agency MOA between CDC, Government of Guam, and DoD, and; 2) successful execution of an IGA budget line item between DoD and Government of Guam, which stipulates the amount of money to cover CDC/APHL/HDR activities.

3/18/2021

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Technical Monitor/Submitter

Signed by: PIV