RFI-278-24-PFH-PDR-PHC.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Document Type: Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice (SSN) Reference

Number: RFI-278-24-PFH-PDR-PHC

Issue Date: July 8, 2024

Responses Due: August 8, 2024, 12:00 pm Amman Time

Subject: Jordan RFI/SSN: Prevent, Detect, Respond - Primary Health Care (PDR-PHC) Activity

The United States Agency for International Development in Jordan (USAID/Jordan) Mission is gathering information for a potential Global Health Security (GHS) activity. The Activity will include a package of interventions to strengthen biosecurity and safety, address antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and prevent and respond to emerging threats through building One Health capacities that incorporate linkages between human, animal, and environmental health.

Through focusing its interventions at the primary healthcare level, the activity will strengthen health provider practices, health system preparedness, multi-sectoral coordination, and surveillance capabilities to 1) prevent avoidable disease outbreaks, 2) detect threats early, 3) respond rapidly and effectively when outbreaks occur.

This RFI/SSN seeks responses to the below inquiries as well as information on the availability, interest, and diverse capacities of GHS-focused entities to carry out such tasks and their ability to collaborate with local entities.

This RFI/SSN is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP), nor Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), and in no way obligates the U.S.

Government to issue an RFP/NOFO and/or award a contract/grant or pay for any information submitted as a result of this request. If a solicitation is issued, all necessary information will be supplied at the time it is posted at grants.gov or sam.gov.

Questions/requests for information will not be responded to until RFP/NOFO issuance.

Interested parties are advised to periodically monitor the above websites and RFI/SSN number for updates concerning a potential procurement.

USAID/Jordan encourages responses to this RFI/SSN from capable entities that possess ANY of the capabilities and expertise listed below. Respondents DO NOT need to have all the capabilities and experience listed in order to submit a response. USAID seeks information from organizations that possess experience working in the area of Global Health Security at the primary health care (PHC) level and capabilities that include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Strengthening optimal use of antimicrobial medicines in human health and multi-sectoral coordination.

2. Improving early warning surveillance, event verification, investigation, and analysis, and information sharing across sectors.

3. Improving quality of lab systems and specimen referral, transport and testing.

4. Supporting One Health coordination/communications among and between Government of Jordan (GOJ) institutions.

5. Improving infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in the health facilities to prevent hospital-acquired infections.

Note that this RFI is focused on human health as animal health interventions are covered by a separate activity.

USAID/Jordan requests that interested respondents submit short written responses to the questions outlined in Attachment 1. Responses to all questions are not required but encouraged as applicable. Respondents are encouraged to review the questions and respond to only those that are relevant to their experience and capabilities.

Respondents can reply using the response template (Attachment 1).

Submission Instructions

Submissions must use the response template (Attachment 1). They must be in English, submitted in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format, and must not exceed three (3) pages in length in single-spaced, Calibri font size 12.

Responses will be held confidential unless otherwise specified, but respondents are advised to refrain from sending proprietary information. The USAID/Jordan Program reserves the right but is not obligated to incorporate any, some, or none of the comments received into any subsequent RFPs/NOFOs.

Responses to this RFI/SSN must be submitted by email no later than August 8, 2024, 12:00 pm Amman Time, to pfhrfi@usaid.gov with the email subject line and file name:

“RFI-278-24-PFH-PDR-PHC Response”. Responses received after this deadline may not be read or considered.

If USAID/Jordan receives multiple submissions from an individual/organization, we will only review the most recent submission. Phone calls or hard copy delivery will not be accepted. You may receive an electronic confirmation acknowledging receipt of your response.

USAID/Jordan values input from our potential partners, and we thank you for your interest and assistance in developing potential future programs.

Sincerely, /s/

Justin Gunnoe Contracting/Agreement Officer USAID/Jordan AAO

ATTACHMENT 1: Prevent, Detect, Respond - Primary Health Care (PDR-PHC) Activity

A. General Organization Information:

1. Point of contact name:

2. Point of contact title:

3. Organization name/Full legal name:

4. Organization’s System for Award Management (SAM) Registration and Unique Entity ID

(UEI) Number, if applicable.

5. What is your organization type?

a. Private sector firm/Limited Liability Company

b. Non-governmental organization/civil society organization

c. Academic institution/university professor

d. Other [please describe]

6. Company/Organization Locations where you are based (headquarter and relevant regional working offices) and registered (City, Country):

7. Company/organization Structure, to include Size of company and development team

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8. General information about your company/organization, to include background and history.

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9. Company/Organization Capacity Statement for Supporting Global Health Security interventions in Jordan and other countries. Please include if you are registered to work in Jordan.

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10. Relevant experience in similar projects, please indicate if you have similar experience in similar projects in the Middle East.

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11. Email address and website if applicable:

12. What is the main area of work that your organization carries out?

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B. Global Health Security (GHS) Information:

1. What is your experience with GHS overall on the international and local level? Do you have experience in working with local entities (Universities, NGOs, private sector health providers)?

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2. What is your experience in strengthening infection prevention and control (IPC) at the primary health care level to reduce transmission of emerging infectious diseases (EID) and

AMR?

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3. If you have experience in this area, what are the best approaches in the Jordanian context to reduce antimicrobial resistance and implement appropriate antimicrobial use at the level of primary health care and in the community?

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4. What is your experience in strengthening public laboratories at the primary health care (PHC) level to detect EIDs and AMR, reduce the risk of accidental lab exposure, and share information across sectors.

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5. What are the most appropriate approaches for strengthening human health surveillance and reporting of EIDs at the community level.

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6. What is the best way to support the One Health platform in Jordan and improve multidisciplinary coordination and communication for outbreak prevention, detection, and response.

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