Q201--Boots on the Ground Services for Community Program Support

Purpose: The purpose of the Notice is to announce that Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, intends to solicit proposals from vendors to provide Community Program Support for the Center for Pacific Islander Veterans Health (CPIVH). This project is authorized by the Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System (VA PIHCS). Vendor to provide these services in 4 geographic regions. The regions are the continental U.S., the island of Oahu, the rest of the Hawaiian Islands, and the rest of the Pacific. Key Objectives: The community health workers are expected to operate in 4 geographic regions. The regions are the continental U.S., the island of Oahu, the rest of the Hawaiian Islands, and the rest of the Pacific. In these geographic locations, the contractor will provide at least 5 community health workers per region at 2.0 FTE (partial positions, work volume does not anticipate full-time positions). Over time the contractor and CPIVH will work to balance the positions according to workload. The contractors are expected to meet CPIVH-developed education requirements to promote VHA services. The contractor will provide a senior director with a background in Pacific Island cultural and health issues. The senior director will work with CPIVH staff in the development of the education materials for the community health workers. The contractors will utilize the CPIVH data platform to input results. The CPIVH staff will develop and maintain the data platform.