ALLIANCE for ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PREVENTION SERVICES
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- HSS-26-008
- State
- Delaware
- Responses due
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- NIGP code
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About this opportunity
The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, is seeking professional services for the Alliance for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (AAPP) Services through a Request for Proposal (RFP) in Contract No. HSS-26-008, targeting New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties. The selected vendor will deliver up to 80 series of evidence-based prevention programs annually for youth aged 12-18, provide 20 additional education sessions on puberty and reproductive health, and establish partnerships with at least two community sites per county. Key deliverables include developing professional development training for providers, maintaining program fidelity, and submitting monthly reports with enrollment figures, participant demographics, and pre/post-assessment results. The proposal evaluation will weight qualifications at 28 percent, proposed methodology at 25 percent, scope of services at 20 percent, staff recruitment and training at 15 percent, and proposed costs at 12 percent. Critical dates include a proposal deadline of January 29, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST, with questions due by December 4, 2025, at 3:00 PM, and an anticipated award notification date of March 13, 2026.
The RFP encourages participation from diverse business enterprises, specifically seeking submissions from Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), Woman Business Enterprises (WBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), Veteran Owned Business Enterprises (VOBE), and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business Enterprises (SDVOBE). Vendors must provide a non-collusion statement, business references, and attest that no non-public State data will be stored or transferred outside the United States. Insurance requirements include Workers' Compensation, Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$3,000,000 aggregate), and either Medical/Professional Liability or Errors and Omissions coverage ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$3,000,000 aggregate). The contract has an initial two-year term with three optional one-year extensions possible through June 30, 2028. The annual contract allocation is $333,000, representing the combined total for potential contracts if multiple vendors are selected, with the program aiming to reduce racial, ethnic, and geographic-based sexual health disparities across Delaware.
Opportunity text
The Alliance for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (AAPP) was established in 1995 with support from a grant provided by the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services. AAPP is designed to coordinate statewide initiatives aimed at preventing adolescent pregnancy by identifying needs, targeting high-risk areas and populations, overseeing a Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) an offering educational workshops. The program also helps connect organizations with relevant programs and resources. AAPP implements evidence-based curricula to engage adolescents across all three counties in Delaware. These programs are delivered by trained and experienced facilitators, many of whom received their training directly through AAPP. AAPP's mission is to provide coordinated, statewide adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease (STD) risk reduction programs in high-risk areas throughout the state. This includes delivering evidence-based curricula, supporting program implementation, and offering additional educational resources and information to promote adolescent health. To build on and sustain a professional development infrastructure to empower and promote positive behavior /attitudinal change in adolescents that may: delay initiation of first-time sexual intercourse, reduce their risk of unintentional pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV/AIDS infections. B. Project Goals: 1. To increase utilization of school- and community-based prevention services among adolescents by providing implementation and expansion of services in high-risk areas of teen birth, STD and HIV/AIDS rates In New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties throughout the state of Delaware. 2. For adolescents, adults and families to understand and apply essential sexual and reproductive health information and develop communication skills in order to make positive choices concerning relationships and sexual health. 3. To reduce racial, ethnic and geographic-based sexual health disparities by targeting middle/high school-aged youth with particular emphasis on vulnerable populations including homeless youth and those in foster care.
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