National Partnership to end Interpersonal Violence (NPEIV)

Added: Jul 01, 2011 12:43 pm
The Office Of Public Health and Science (OPHS), Office on Women;s Health (OWH), through the Division of Acquisition Management, Program Support Center, intends to award a sole source contract using simplified acquisition procedures to the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma at Alliant International University, 10065 Old Grove Road, Suite 101, San Diego, CA.

The contractor will provide professional logistical services to plan and implement the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence (NPEIV) Think Tank Meetings and an international conference on violence, abuse and trauma.

The Office on Women's Health requires the services of a contractor to increase its capacity to identify women's health providers and other allied professionals in the fields of violence, abuse and trauma, and to provide training related to interpersonal violence to psychologists, attorneys, nurses, social workers, licensed professional counselors, marriage & family therapists,
peace officers, substance abuse counselors, and physicians.

The Office on Women's Health requires the services of a contractor to plan, provide logistic support and implement meetings for the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence (NPEIV) Think Tank and an international conference on violence, abuse and trauma. IVAT shall market the conference to women's health providers and other allied professionals in the fields of violence, abuse and trauma, and will manage continuing education credits for psychologists, attorneys, nurses, social workers, licensed professional counselors, marriage & family therapists, peace officers, substance abuse counselors, and physicians.

The contractor shall be responsible for but not limited to the following:

Develop agendas, consultant/speaker lists, and evaluation plans to assess the impact of the program and the success of the program logistics

Increase the number of collaborators for the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Ensure forty (40) different organizations are represented and participate in the Think Tank September meetings Identify a minimum of twenty (20) new organizations to become members of the
NPEIV

Provide travel support for 11 attendees to the Think Tank Meeting

Increase the capacity of the NPEIV to impact the public through various media venues, policy making, community-based organizations, training/mentoring, practice, and research by identifying subject matter experts to join the
partnership.

Provide logistical support and marketing to implement an international Conference on violence, abuse and trauma

Expand the blueprint for action for ending interpersonal violence by having designated committees form working groups, each with an agenda of activities and tasks.

Develop the plans for a public awareness and public education campaign

Produce a final project report of findings, impact, and recommendations.

The proposed simplified acquisition is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of far 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest by responding to the requirement within 10 days after the date of publication of this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed simplified acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

For further information, please contact Nora Tyson in Rm. 5C-03, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md. 20857 or on 301-443-5229.