RFP 280-21-0561_Attachment 1a_PWS.docx

RFP No. 280-21-0561 ATTACHMENT 1a

Statement of Work and Delivery Schedule Training and Technical Assistance to Native Connections Grantees

I. Background Information A. Purpose of the Contract The purpose of this contract is to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to Native Connections (NC) grantees. Native Connections is a five-year grant program that helps American Indian and Alaska Native communities identify and address the behavioral health needs of Native youth. Specifically, the program supports grantees in:

· Reducing suicidal behavior and substance use and misuse among Native youth up to age 24

· Easing the impacts of substance use, mental illness, and trauma in tribal communities

· Supporting youth as they transition into adulthood The Native Connections grantees are jointly overseen by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance misuse and mental illness on America's communities. SAMHSA’s Native Connections grant program aims to reduce suicidal behavior and substance use and misuse and promote mental health among Native youth up to and including age 24. This requirement will provide technical assistance and training to grantees of the Native Connections program and assist in wide scale dissemination of best practices and lessons learned. The technical assistance and training will focus on evidence informed practices and promotion of mental, emotional, and behavioral health.

B. Background and Need The prevalence of suicide and substance misuse in American Indian (AI)/Alaska Native (AN) communities are all higher than rates in the general population, and often the highest for all race or ethnic groups, even as issues with data and reporting suggest behavioral health issues for AI/ANs are underreported. Research into the risk factors contributing to these issues suggests that they can contribute to and reinforce each other. Increased risk of suicide is an outcome of substance misuse and historical trauma conditions. Exposure to suicide in one’s family or community greatly increases one’s own risk of suicide and also increases the risk of substance misuse.

In contrast to the strong connections between these health issues, institutional responses and interventions to address them are often targeted toward a single health disparity and siloed within agencies or departments that have one focus (e.g., law and justice responses to violence that do not address social or behavioral health-related causes).

However, initial research into programmatic responses to these three issues suggests that taking a more integrative approach is a promising strategy. The Native Connections grant program seeks to unite and strengthen existing resources in tribal and village communities to reduce the impact of historical trauma, suicide and substance use and misuse among American Indian/Alaska Native young people up to and including age 24.

C. Goals and Objectives The goal of the Native Connections grant program is to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior and substance use and misuse and promote mental health among American Indian/Alaska Native young people up to and including age 24. This grant will allow AI/AN communities to support youth and young adults as they transition into adulthood by facilitating collaboration among agencies and equipping them with culturally appropriate resources. The TTA provided in this requirement will assist grantees in achieving the goal of the grants.

The objective of this requirement is to provide technical assistance to recipients of Native Connections funding, to help them shape and implement effective strategies to reduce the impact of substance use and misuse, mental illness, and foster culturally responsive models to reduce and respond to the impact of trauma on AI/AN communities through a public health approach.

II. General Requirements

The Contractor shall account for project funding necessary to meet all requirements specified in Section C, including but not limited to activities supporting IT security and privacy, Section 508 compliance, and web content development, management, and migration.

1. Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, labor, equipment, software, services, materials, and supplies, except as otherwise noted specifically herein to perform the work set forth below.

2. All work under this contract will be monitored by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

The Contractor is required to follow the general information technology requirements – the DTM and OC Requirements – please see Attachment 1b.

III. Specific Requirements of this Contract Task 1: Plan of Performance The purpose of this task is to create a plan of performance that includes information on IT requirements and periodic meetings with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)/Alternate Contracting Officer Representative (ACOR).

The Contractor shall:

1.1 Kick-Off Meeting

Within one (1) week of the contract effective date (CED) in Base Year and no more than two (2) weeks after the beginning of each contract year for Option Years 1-4, have a virtual kick-off meeting with the COR, ACOR, task leads, and other relevant federal staff to review the SOW, including the purpose, goals, objectives, tasks, protocols, activities, deliverables, schedule of project meetings, and timelines. The meetings shall take place virtually on a platform provided by the contractor.

In all years, within two (2) weeks of the virtual kick-off meeting, present a Draft Plan of Performance to the COR, Alternate COR, and task leads for feedback.

In all years, within three (3) weeks of receiving feedback on the draft plan, deliver a revised Draft Plan of Performance for the upcoming year. The COR/Alternate COR will either approve the revised draft or ask for further revision.

Submit the Final Plan of Performance one (1) week after COR/Alternate COR approves or asks for further revision. The Final Plan of Performance shall serve as the guide for work requirements to be performed.

Update the final Plan of Performance as necessary and with the approval of the COR/Alternate COR. Detail any variances from the plan, reason for such variances and methods used or proposed to make mid-course corrections.

1.2 IT Requirements

Within four (4) weeks after the CED, the Contractor shall meet with the COR and Chief Information Security Officer at a Privacy and Security Kick Off meeting to plan an implementation schedule that attains an ATO prior to system entering the production stage. (This meeting can be held virtually.)

Within four (4) weeks CED, the Contractor shall schedule a meeting with the COR, DTM, and OC to discuss the execution of information technology transition activities related to data, software, web content, and electronic records.

The Contractor shall be notified 120 days during the period of performance (base year, option years 1, 2, 3, or 4) to transition/transfer all technical assistance training and collaboration materials to the SAMHSA Extranet. The contractor shall maintain and develop new materials in the extranet environment provided by SAMHSA. All links to these materials will be placed on new and existing technical assistance websites.

1.3 Bi-Weekly Meetings

Plan and participate in bi-weekly meetings (two per month) with the COR/ACOR, task leads, and Government Project Officers (GPOs).

Create and distribute an agenda to all stakeholders.

Provide a conference call line and send invites to all stakeholders.

Provide notes of the meeting with milestones and next steps and distribute to the participants within one (1) week of each meeting.

Task 2: Providing TTA to Native Connections Grantees The purpose of this task is to provide TTA up to 112 SAMHSA Native Connections Grantees. The TTA is related to the prevention of substance use and misuse, prevention of suicide, the promotion of mental health, and the development and implementation of Strategic Action Plans.

The Contractor shall:

2.1: TTA for Conducting Service Delivery System (SDS) Analysis Provide TTA to grantees to assist them in strengthening their existing service delivery systems and/or to begin building the necessary infrastructure to successfully prevent substance use or misuse and minimize youth suicide risks in their communities.

Develop and annually review tribal specific TTA plans based on the grantee’s Strategic Action Plan that will direct resources to assist the grantee in implementing the plan.

2.2: TTA for Developing Community Readiness Assessments (CRAs) Provide TTA to the Native Connections grantees for the development of a CRA to assess the community’s readiness and capacity to successfully prevent suicide, substance use and misuse and minimize youth suicide risk in their communities.

2.3: TTA for Developing Strategic Action Plans Provide TTA to the grantees to assist them with developing or strengthening their strategic action plans. Plans shall include establishing and implementing data-driven goals and outcomes and reducing the prevalence and effects of substance misuse in tribal and village communities. In addition, the Strategic Action Plan shall address the prevention of tribal substance use or misuse and suicide risk and the promotion of mental health, with a particular emphasis on youth, and will provide for a greater degree of service coordination among all healthcare disciplines practicing within the community.

Assist the grantee in developing a successful Strategic Action Plan that reflects the following core elements:

· Needs assessment;

· Review of the resources and capacity within the tribal communities;

· Plan for carrying out the strategy, monitoring of the strategy as implemented; and

· An evaluation of the strategy to identify strengths and challenges.

How the grantee prefers to develop these core elements will rest within tribal discretion. Providing that these core elements are addressed within the plan. The COR/ACOR, in conjunction with task leads, will then review and approve the plans.

2.4: TTA for Implementing Strategic Action Plans Provide TTA to grantees in implementing their approved Strategic Action Plan. Tribes will be encouraged to use comprehensive, evidence-based programming, and/or proven successful programming, based on either available western science or through proven culturally appropriate practices.

2.5: TTA for other Grant Activities and Webinars Provide TTA to assist grantees in implementing key support and development activities, such as operation of a tribal prevention advisory coordinating group, support for a tribal community coalition, access to an appropriate epidemiological work group, coordination of federal training and TA to communities, data collection and evaluation, as well as oversight and monitoring of all activities.

Coordinate grantee buddy matches (matching grantees for peer-to-peer support) during the Base Year. Buddy matches will be paired using criteria established by the GPOs. Provide buddy match updates yearly in Option Years 1-4.

Plan and conduct eight (8) webinars per contract year on issues related to the work of the grant. The contractor will provide the platform for the webinar.

Note to Offeror: For budgeting purposes, TTA will be primarily in the form of telephone support, emails, conference calls, and webinars. There will be eight (8) webinars per contract year. It is anticipated that offerors will propose staff that are qualified to conduct webinars along with federal staff, however if consultants are proposed in lieu of staff, the rate per day cannot exceed $500.

Note to Offeror: The offeror shall provide the platform for the webinars. It should be able to host all grantee staff, GPOs, and other stakeholders.

Task 3: Resource Development and Dissemination and Information Management This task allows grantees to have access to customized, relevant tools and information, designed to help them begin prevention work regardless of their level of knowledge or expertise in this field. It also ensures that federal staff members are informed on grantee progress (individually and overall), identify trends in the grant program and can effectively respond to the technical assistance needs of grantees over the course of five years.

The Contractor shall:

3.1: Production and Dissemination of Resources Within 4 (four) weeks of CED, develop a draft plan for production and dissemination of findings and work products and submit to the COR/ACOR for approval. If any of these products are to be posted to the SAMHSA Store website, they will follow SAMHSA procedures and style.

Submit final plan 1 (one) week after comments from the COR/ACOR.

Include input from AI/AN and communities about their preferred forms for learning and dissemination.

Develop and disseminate 4 (four) work products and findings as described and agreed to in the plan.

· Examples of work products include:

· Toolkits;

· Guides; and

· Fact sheets on topics such as substance use and misuse, youth violence, and suicide prevention training

3.2: Information Management Within 6 (six) weeks CED, develop and maintain a contact list and listserv that includes all grantee contacts, Federal staff, and relevant stakeholders.

Within 4 (four) weeks CED, provide a SharePoint-type site that is accessible to GPOs and authorized stakeholders.

Provide content updates to the Native Connections web page on samhsa.gov, as needed and directed by the COR/Alternate COR.

Ensure that all electronic or online materials are prepared in accordance with federal 508 accessibility standards.

Note to Offeror: Any new content proposed by the Contractor for the Internet, will become part of the SAMHSA Website. For this task, please refer to the guidance language under Web Content Migration Plan in the General Requirements.

Task 4: Reporting The Contractor shall:

In all years, submit Monthly Performance Reports, with the first report due, in electronic form, to the COR, Alternate COR, identified task leads, and the Contracting Officer no later than sixty (60) days after the CED and subsequently by the tenth (10th) workday of each month.

Include, in the report, summaries of all activities under each task, including all TTA, lessons learned, significant accomplishments, outcomes, TTA evaluation/feedback summary and detailed plans for the coming month. Summaries of labor hour (by position/task) and dollar expenditure (by task/line item) shall be included.

In addition include:

All activities performed during the month by task;

Summary of all TTA activities by task/subtask;

Summary analysis of activities and performance to date;

Problems encountered and proposed or enacted solutions;

Plans for the upcoming three (3) months;

Any written deliverables completed during the month (this list is subject to COR/ACOR approval);

A brief discussion of the expenditure of contract funds, calling attention to any variances observed from proposed time or cost schedules;

The invoice for payment;

A statement indicating the percentage of the contract period that has been completed and the percentage of the funds that have been expended; and A statement that the contract shall (or shall not) be completed in accordance with the time frame specified in the delivery schedule, and shall (or shall not) be completed within the budgeted amount.

No later than three (3) weeks before the end of the Base Year and any option years, submit to the COR and Alternate COR a draft of an annual report in a format that shall be approved by the COR and Alternate COR. The report shall summarize the previous year’s activities, the number of products developed for the contract, the problems encountered and solutions such as suggestions for quality improvements to the contract, suggestions for evaluating the contract’s activities to meet GPRA goals and objectives, and other such information as may be specified by the COR and Alternate COR. The report shall not exceed 15 pages (single spaced, appendices not included) in length. The COR and Alternate COR may suggest revisions to this draft or approve the draft. No later than one (1) week after receipt of COR/Alternate COR comments, the Contractor shall submit a revised final report with three copies to the COR/Alternate COR and one copy to the Contracting Officer.

In the final year of the contract, construct and deliver a draft Final End-of-Contract Report that includes an Executive Summary suitable for broad dissemination, for review by the COR, Alternate COR and other relevant federal staff, eight (8) weeks before the end of the contract. This report may undergo a number of government reviews. Comments and critiques shall be reviewed with the Contractor by the COR and Alternate COR. Input from the COR and Alternate COR and the participating AI/AN communities must guide the format of the Executive Summary, including the community stories, lessons learned, qualitative data, and conclusions to be reported as part of the Executive Summary.

Submit three (3) copies of the Final End of Contract Report to the COR and Alternate COR, as approved above, and one (1) copy to the Contracting Officer by the contract expiration date.

Task 5: Transition Plan and Turnover at the End of Contract The Contractor shall:

In the final year of the contract, at least eight (8) weeks prior to the end date of the contract, develop and submit to the COR and Alternate COR for review a plan to assure an orderly transition at contract expiration in the event that there is a follow-on contract and the Contractor is replaced.

A transition period shall not exceed one (1) month and shall be conducted in such a manner as not to disrupt the activities of the project sites and to continue full service to all customers, external and internal of this contract.

The transition plan shall include documentation of the commitments made by the Contractor to ensure the government and follow-up Contractor have all the material and access to resident expertise within the current Contractor’s organization to refine and/or continue additional implementation of the contract initiatives funded by SAMHSA or other initiatives funded by SAMHSA that derive from the project.

The transition plan shall be included in the contract Plan of Performance.

At the COR or Alternate COR’s discretion, participate in five (5) or more meetings with the new Contractor to implement a smooth transition and to receive detailed information on the operation of this contract.

In the final year of the contract, deliver to the COR/Alternate COR all stored publications and materials; all equipment (Government furnished property and Contractor-acquired property); all reference materials; all exhibit materials; all document collections, correspondence files, shelf supplies of publications and materials used to respond to inquiries; program files; audio and video materials, and any other materials acquired for the sole use of providing training and TA.

Deliver to the COR/Alternate COR all software programs acquired, developed, or altered under this contract and for which contract funds were expended. These shall be provided in the form of duplicate copies of magnetic tapes, dumps of programs, and dumps of sample records. Full documentation pertaining to the program shall be provided by the Contractor.

Deliver to the COR/Alternate COR all course material, including lesson plans, activities, and assignments that were acquired, developed, or altered under this contract and for which contract funds were expended.

All items listed in this task and the transition plan shall be packed in new boxes of uniform sizes (except equipment) each labeled, numbered, and delivered with five (5) copies of an inventory of the contents of each box.

Unless the underlying data used in the selected analysis are leased or proprietary, analytic files (where source files are reduced in volume and tailored to specific analyses), data analytic programs, and the results produced under these auspices of the project are the property of the Federal Government. If state data are used, the Federal Government will collaborate with the participating states in planning, carrying out, and disseminating the results of such analyses.

All information and materials including data and files (electronic files and software) developed under this contract are the property of the Federal Government and shall be delivered as part of the turnover at the end of the contract. The Contractor shall provide methodology used to retain the files to the terms and conditions of the contract. The Contractor shall release no information developed under this contract without written permission of the government.

The contractor shall schedule a meeting with the COR and DTM to discuss the execution of information technology transition activities related to data, software, web content, and electronic records.

Optional Tasks Optional Task 6: Support for Annual Native Connections Grantee Symposium The purpose of this meeting is to inspire community collaboration, provide peer-to peer opportunities among the tribal grantees, and provide technical assistance around participatory leadership, community engagements, and planning for the next 12 months. The meeting will take place in the Washington, DC area.

The Contractor shall:

Work cooperatively with the CMHS evaluation TA provider to plan, coordinate and facilitate the annual 3-day Native Connections grantee meeting attended by grantee community delegations, consultants, Contractor staff, evaluation TA Contractors, Government Project Officers and other federal staff if determined necessary by the COR/Alternate COR or task lead. Meeting planning shall follow the SAMHSA Meeting/Conference Approval Policy.

1. Planning Meeting with COR The contractor shall:

· No later than four (4) months prior to the scheduled grantee meeting, hold a meeting with the COR/Alternate COR and task lead to discuss meeting preparations, and consultants.

· Topics to be included are:

· Timelines;

· Reporting requirements; and

· Topics and grantee involvement in planning.

a. Invitation Letter/Save The Date Announcement The Contractor shall:

· Within three (3) months of the grantee meeting, draft the invitation letter and/or “save the date” announcement and submit to the COR/Alternate COR and task lead for review. The announcement shall include sufficient detail for the meeting logistics so that grantees may begin their process of making travel arrangements.

· Distribute the final COR/Alternate COR approved invitations/announcements to grantees and other invitees seven (7) weeks prior to the grantee meeting.

b. Agenda Development The Contractor shall:

· Assist in facilitating the development of the meeting agenda with input from the COR/Alternate COR, the evaluation Contractor and representatives from at least 3 grantee communities.

· Hold a series of conference calls to get input and feedback.

· Distribute an agenda shell or preliminary draft to grantees within two (2) months of the grantee meeting.

· Submit the final draft of the agenda to COR/Alternate COR and task lead two (2) weeks prior to training. The agenda shall include an agenda for the “general” meeting and any breakout sessions.

c. Registration Packet The Contractor shall:

· Develop an easy-to-access process of registration for attendees. Registration shall be open within two (2) months of the grantee meeting.

· Prepare a sufficient number of registration packets to accommodate an estimated 350-375 attendees and provide packets to attendees on the first day of the meeting.

· Packets shall include:

· Final Agenda;

· List of participants;

· Point of Contact information;

· Meeting supplies;

· Training materials; and

· Event evaluation form

d. Logistics and Site Selection The Contractor shall:

· Be responsible for all meeting logistics coordination four (4) months prior to the grantee meeting. The COR/ACOR, in conjunction with the task leads, will determine the site selection.

· Be responsible for securing hotel space four (4) months prior to the grantee meeting. Ensure that there are at least 350 sleeping rooms, meeting space for 350-375 people, including five (5) breakout rooms, for three (3) days.

· Make all necessary travel arrangements for consultants.

Note to Offeror: For budgeting purposes, grantees are responsible for making their own travel arrangements and will use their grant funds for travel.

e. Audio/Visual Equipment and Supplies The Contractor shall:

· Ensure availability of audiovisual equipment one (1) week ahead and set up prior to the start of the grantee meeting.

· Supply necessary equipment, including note charts, pens, and writing tablets.

f. Consultants The Contractor shall:

· Assist SAMHSA in contracting with 5 consultants and subject matter experts (including former Native Connections grantees) as requested by COR/Alternate COR to provide technical assistance and facilitate break-out sessions during the meeting.

· Be responsible for all aspects of consultant agreements three (3) months prior to training, e.g., negotiating consultant rate, confirming availability.

· Assist consultants with understanding tasks, including the topics, purpose, and audience, length of presentation and formatting, or role of facilitation.

· Submit all materials prepared by the 5 consultants to the COR/Alternate COR for initial review and edited if necessary within six (6) weeks of the grantee meeting.

· Submit final presentations for the 5 consultants (e.g. PowerPoint) to the COR/Alternate COR for final review/approval three (3) weeks prior to the conference.

g. Debriefing/post-training tasks The Contractor shall:

· Within two (2) weeks after the grantee meeting, conduct all necessary follow-up items, (e.g. reconciling all bills from the meeting, reimbursements vouchers, payment for consultants, and thank you letters to all participants, and meeting summaries).

h. Evaluation/Summary Report The Contractor shall:

· Use SAMHSA’s OMB-approved evaluation forms for all trainings.

· Develop a draft report to summarize the major recommendations, key themes, and participants’ feedback via the meeting evaluation form within two (2) weeks of the meeting.

· Seek the COR/Alternate COR’s feedback and edit as per COR/Alternate COR’s recommendation.

· Submit the final report is to the COR/Alternate COR within one (1) week of feedback.

Note to Offeror: For budgeting purposes, the Contractor shall plan for a consultant fee of no more than $500 per day for five (5) consultants for their preparation, presentation/training time; this includes three (3) days onsite, one (1) day of preparation, and one (1) day of travel for a total of five (5) days. Assume no more than $1000 for airfare, $250 per day for lodging, $77 per diem, and $100 for ground transportation for the five (5) consultants and for ten (10) contractor staff for the three-day meeting and travel time.

Note to Offeror: This optional task may be exercised once any contract year.

Optional Task 7: On-Site Technical Assistance The Contractor shall:

Provide one (1) on-site TA visit to a selected grantee based on each community’s TA needs and TA plan. TA visits shall be up to three (3) days.

Schedule and plan the site visit far enough in advance for grant communities and consultants to prepare and make the best use of the site visit. The grantee, Contractor or COR/ACOR may make recommendations for consultants for the site visits. The COR/ACOR has final approval of any site visit consultants who are paid under this contract.

Provide a brief summary of the site visits to the COR/ACOR after two (2) weeks from the TA site visit.

Note to Offeror: For budgeting purposes, the Contractor shall plan for a consultant fee of no more than $500 per day for one (1) consultant for their preparation, presentation/training time; this includes three (3) days onsite, one (1) day of preparation, and one (1) day of travel for a total of five (5) days. Assume no more than $1000 for airfare, $250 per day for lodging, $77 per diem, and $100 for ground transportation for no more than one (1) consultant and one (1) contractor staff (two (2) people per site visit).

Note to Offeror: This task may be exercised up to 75 times in any contract year.

Optional Task 8: Data Collection and Analysis The Contractor shall:

· Establish and conduct all TTA data collection activities to comply with the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)-Modernization Act of 2010.

· Utilize SAMHSA’s OMB-approved GPRA Measures to collect relevant TTA outcome data.

· Submit a report on the GPRA measures collected to the COR, and Alternate COR, according to a semi-annual schedule to be set by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR)/Alternate COR (ACOR) and communicated to the Contractor at the kick-off meeting.

· Submit collected data to a SAMHSA-supported data collection platform on a semi-annual schedule set the COR/ACOR.

· At or before the kick-off meeting, the COR and ACOR will communicate to the Contractor specific GPRA measures are to be collected. For planning purposes, GPRA measures will include measures on immediate outcomes, intermediate outcomes, and long-term (six (6) months and beyond) outcomes.

Note to Offeror: This task may be exercised one (1) time in any contract year. in the Base and any option year.

Optional Task 9: Providing TTA to a Native Connections Grantee The purpose of this task is to provide TTA to one (1) SAMHSA Native Connections Grantee. The TTA is related to the prevention of substance use and misuse, prevention of suicide, the promotion of mental health, and the development and implementation of Strategic Action Plans.

The contractor shall:

9.1: TTA for Conducting Service Delivery System (SDS) Analysis Provide TTA to grantee to assist them in strengthening their existing service delivery systems and/or to begin building the necessary infrastructure to successfully prevent substance use or misuse and minimize youth suicide risks in their communities.

Develop and annually review tribal specific TTA plans based on the grantee’s Strategic Action Plan that will direct resources to assist the grantee in implementing the plan.

9.2: TTA for Developing Community Readiness Assessments (CRAs) Assist the NC tribal grantee in the development of a CRA to assess the community’s readiness and capacity to successfully prevent suicide, substance use and misuse and minimize youth suicide risk in their communities.

9.3: TTA for Developing Strategic Action Plans Provide TTA to the grantee to assist them with developing or strengthening their strategic action plans. Plans shall include establishing and implementing data-driven goals and outcomes and reducing the prevalence and effects of substance misuse in native communities. In addition, the Strategic Action Plan shall address the prevention of tribal substance use and misuse and suicide risk and the promotion of mental health, with a particular emphasis on youth, and will provide for a greater degree of service coordination among all healthcare disciplines practicing within the community.

Assist the grantee in developing a successful Strategic Action Plan that reflects the following core elements:

Needs assessment;

Review of the resources and capacity within the tribal communities;

Plan for carrying out the strategy, monitoring of the strategy as implemented; and An evaluation of the strategy to identify strengths and challenges.

How the grantee prefers to develop these core elements will rest within their discretion, provided that these core elements are addressed within the plan. The COR/ACOR, in conjunction with task leads, will then review and approve the plans.

9.4: TTA for Implementing Strategic Action Plans Provide TTA to the grantee in implementing their approved Strategic Action Plan. Tribes will be encouraged to use comprehensive, evidence-based programming, and/or proven successful programming, based on either available western science or through proven culturally appropriate practices.

9.5: TTA for other Grant Activities Provide TTA to assist the grantee in implementing key support and development activities, such as operation of a tribal prevention advisory coordinating group, support for a tribal community coalition, access to an epidemiological work group, coordination of federal training and TA to communities, data collection and evaluation, as well as oversight and monitoring of all activities.

Coordinate grantee buddy matches (matching grantees for peer-to-peer support) during the base year. Buddy matches will be paired using criteria established by the GPOs. Provide buddy match updates yearly in option years1-4.

Note to Offeror: For budgeting purposes, TTA will be primarily in the form of telephone support, emails, conference calls, and webinars. No additional webinars are needed beyond those called for in the Core Tasks.

Note to Offeror: This task may be exercised up to 30 times in any contract year.

TASK ORDER EXTENSION OPTIONS

OPTION YEAR 1: Extension of the Requirement for One Twelve Month Period Under this option the contract would be continued for a period of one year, upon exercising of the option by modification of the contract. Tasks to be performed would continue to be those identified in the Statement of Work, as noted in the delivery schedule and /or as modified.

OPTION YEAR 2: Extension of the Requirement for One Twelve Month Period Under this option the contract would be continued for a period of one year, upon exercising of the option by modification of the contract. Tasks to be performed would continue to be those identified in the Statement of Work, as noted in the delivery schedule and /or as modified.

OPTION YEAR 3: Extension of the Requirement for One Twelve Month Period Under this option the contract would be continued for a period of one year, upon exercising of the option by modification of the contract. Tasks to be performed would continue to be those identified in the Statement of Work, as noted in the delivery schedule and /or as modified.

OPTION YEAR 4: Extension of the Requirement for One Twelve Month Period Under this option the contract would be continued for a period of one year, upon exercising of the option by modification of the contract. Tasks to be performed would continue to be those identified in the Statement of Work, as noted in the delivery schedule and /or as modified.