RFQ Document Overdose Response Coordinator~1.docx

R E Q U E S T F O R Q U O T E

Quotes must be submitted by the bid opening date and time indicated in BidBuy.

AGENCY: __Illinois Department of Public Health _________________

CONTACT:__Sean McAuliff____________________________________________________________ EMAIL:__sean.m.mcauliff@illinois.gov___________________________________________________

FAX:__217-558-1721________________________________________________________________

SPECIFICATIONS

Activities include:

· Monitor state surveillance data and coordinate communication with assigned local health departments. Work with IDPH Syndromic Surveillance Coordinator and local health departments on establishing jurisdictional thresholds for outbreak alerts.

· Communicate the results of the IDPH 2017 Vulnerability Assessment with local health departments and community stakeholders such as hospitals, health care providers, and law enforcement.

· Work with local health departments to tailor investigation methods and data collection procedures to meet the needs of diverse jurisdictions using opioid overdose, HIV, and HCV data to improve local coordinated response to an outbreak.

· Disseminate this information to local health departments and other relevant stakeholders

· Collaborate with identified local health department on the development of initial response plans to address these vulnerabilities

· Maintain stakeholder engagement through communication and dissemination of data. Stakeholders included local health department, hospital systems, medical providers, law enforcement, first responders and others to be identified. Consultant will have monthly meetings with stakeholder group and establish communication protocols for data dissemination.

· Provide feedback to surveillance and communicable disease outbreak staff in the Division of Infectious Disease on action plan progress, challenges, and successes.

Frequent local travel will be required to perform on-site technical assistance and support in plan development. Occasional overnight travel (approximately 8 days total) to meetings in/near Chicago may be required. Any required travel will be reimbursed according to State of Illinois travel reimbursement policies for non-state employees.

This work supports Local Health Department Overdoses Surveillance and Response Project and Statewide Vulnerability Assessment funded through year-long Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperating Agreement for Emergency Crisis Response. This work will be conducted in close collaboration with IDPH’s Division of Infectious Disease and the Director of Strategic Opioid Initiatives in the Office of the Director.

MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS

1) Vendor must meet the following requirements:

(a) Minimum two years’ experience in communicable disease epidemiology

OR

(b) Minimum of two years’ work experience in public health prevention programming such as needle exchange or HIV prevention.

OR

(c) Minimum two years’ working with local health departments and community based organizations

Relevant work experience must be within the past five years. Vendor must include brief description of the activities conducted, the facility type(s) and location(s), and date range of these experiences. A resume/CV must be included. The Vendor must provide a copy of any relevant certifications.

2) Vendor must meet these educational requirements:

(a) Master’s or doctorate degree in Public Health or related field with experience in epidemiology, public health education, infectious diseases, or community health.

Vendor must include resume/CV to substantiate educational qualification. The Vendor must provide a copy of any relevant degrees or a notarized affidavit from the university.

3) Valid driver’s license and ability to travel is required.

Please enter your quote below as an all-inclusive price to provide all required services (excluding travel expenses). The Illinois Department of Public Health will reimburse travel expenditures as part of this contract. The amount of payment for travel expenses is estimated to be $5,000. The Vendor will be reimbursed for actual and necessary required travel expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of Vendor’s duties under this contract, including, but not limited to mileage, car rental, parking, lodging, etc. Vendor shall submit all receipts and shall upon request of the Department provide additional documentation. All vendors are subject to the restrictions and guidelines in the GOVERNOR'S TRAVEL CONTROL BOARD TRAVEL GUIDE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES, details of which can be found at: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/Employees/travel/Pages/default.aspx

Note to Vendor: The quote must be valid for 90 days from date of submission and must include all expenses. We reserve the right to reject all offers and to reject individual offers for failure to meet any requirement. The winning vendor must possess all mandatory qualifications and offer the lowest bid.

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