HRSA Maternal & Child Health Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems Technical Assistance

NEGOTIATED ACQUISITION

FAR PART 15 - COMPETITIVE (Fiscal Year 2016)

Revised 9/25/15:  SOLICITATION NOTICE - Request for Proposals.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) is planning to issue a solicitation to provide grantees and staff of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems with Technical Assistance (TA) support.
The solicitation will be issued as full and open with a period of performance of twelve (12) months with four (4) option periods of twelve (12) months each. The Government intends to issue a solicitation on or about September 24, 2015. The required services will be procured in accordance with FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation.
The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541990, and the size standard is $15.0M.

Description
This requirement will provide grantees and staff of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems with Technical Assistance (TA) support. Specifically, the following services will be required: develop 56 needs assessments and technical assistance plans; develop and maintain a Continuous Quality Improvement Plan; provide 10 technical assistance webinars including all technical/logistical arrangements as well as subject matter expertise; provide subject matter expertise for 10 TA onsite visits; provide over 100 one-on-one TA phone/email occurrences; conduct 5 webinars for model developers and grantees; provide support and facilitate 4 in-person model developer meetings; conduct 4 communities of practice conference calls; conduct 4 conference calls for Federal Home Visiting Stakeholders; develop 5 issue briefs; write and distribute monthly e-newsletters for grantees; and develop and manage an online collaboration portal.

This requirement will:
•Support grantees with the development of home visiting programs, within comprehensive early childhood systems;
•Improve the performance of home visiting programs by connecting grantees to technical expertise and by sharing best practices;
•Strengthen capacity at the state and local levels by supporting and expanding a network of home visiting practitioners;
•Support high levels of implementation fidelity and infrastructure for evidence-based and promising programs;
•Support grantee efforts to integrate home visiting into a comprehensive early childhood system that promotes maternal, infant and early childhood health, safety, and development, and strong parent-child relationships; and
•Maintain ongoing efforts of federal program staff to be responsive to legislative and policy issues affecting the MIECHV program and early childhood systems.

All future information regarding this acquisition, including the solicitation and any amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website (www.fbo.gov). Copies of the solicitation document and its related documents, as appropriate, will be posted at this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure that they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition. The Government will not reimburse interested parties for any costs associated with responding to this notice.

NEGOTIATED ACQUISITION

FAR PART 15 - COMPETITIVE (Fiscal Year 2016)

THIS IS A PRESOLICATION NOTICE ONLY - The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) is planning to issue a solicitation to provide grantees and staff of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems with Technical Assistance (TA) support.
The solicitation will be issued as full and open with a period of performance of twelve (12) months with four (4) option periods of twelve (12) months each. The Government intends to issue a solicitation on or about September 24, 2015. The required services will be procured in accordance with FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation.
The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541990, and the size standard is $15.0M.

Description
This requirement will provide grantees and staff of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems with Technical Assistance (TA) support. Specifically, the following services will be required: develop 56 needs assessments and technical assistance plans; develop and maintain a Continuous Quality Improvement Plan; provide 10 technical assistance webinars including all technical/logistical arrangements as well as subject matter expertise; provide subject matter expertise for 10 TA onsite visits; provide over 100 one-on-one TA phone/email occurrences; conduct 5 webinars for model developers and grantees; provide support and facilitate 4 in-person model developer meetings; conduct 4 communities of practice conference calls; conduct 4 conference calls for Federal Home Visiting Stakeholders; develop 5 issue briefs; write and distribute monthly e-newsletters for grantees; and develop and manage an online collaboration portal.

This requirement will:
•Support grantees with the development of home visiting programs, within comprehensive early childhood systems;
•Improve the performance of home visiting programs by connecting grantees to technical expertise and by sharing best practices;
•Strengthen capacity at the state and local levels by supporting and expanding a network of home visiting practitioners;
•Support high levels of implementation fidelity and infrastructure for evidence-based and promising programs;
•Support grantee efforts to integrate home visiting into a comprehensive early childhood system that promotes maternal, infant and early childhood health, safety, and development, and strong parent-child relationships; and
•Maintain ongoing efforts of federal program staff to be responsive to legislative and policy issues affecting the MIECHV program and early childhood systems.

All future information regarding this acquisition, including the solicitation and any amendments, will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website (www.fbo.gov). Copies of the solicitation document and its related documents, as appropriate, will be posted at this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure that they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition. The Government will not reimburse interested parties for any costs associated with responding to this notice.