The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS), Office on Women’s Health (OWH), through the Program Support Center, Division of Acquisitions Management, intends to award a sole source contract using simplified acquisition procedures to Alabaster Place, Inc, 4265 Brownsboro Road, Suite 206, Winston-Salem, NC 27106. The primary purpose of this contract is for the development of a method/approach which will meet the needs of women of faith who experience gender-based violence and to implement programs within a targeted faith community in a specific geographical area to increase the participation of the faith community in prevention and intervention activities focused on areas under the auspices of Violence Against Women (domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, etc). The Office on Women’s Health requires the services of a Contractor for training and development, to participate in our pilot Women of Faith Advocacy initiative which is designed to meet the needs of women who are victims of gender-based violence and identify themselves as members of a faith community. This program will focus specifically on issues related to domestic violence through awareness and prevention education activities for the members of the faith community at-large. The contractor shall be responsible for but not limited to the following task: Implement the Power to Intervene and Prevent Abuse Program Series, an advocacy training session, for women who identify themselves as members of a faith community Build capacity for faith-based organizations to address the needs of women who are affected by gender-based violence otherwise referred to as areas under the auspices of Violence Against Women. To this end, the vendor will develop partnerships and linkages between the local organizations which provide services and resources to women who are victims of gender-based violence and build brokering relationships to identify, locate and link available resources to the faith based community Develop a training guide for female lay leaders in the faith community Collaborate with other pilot program partners and OWH staff to create a universal curriculum Implement a local evaluation and participate in a multi-site evaluation focused on the effectiveness of the Office on Women’s Health Pilot Women of Faith Advocacy Initiative The proposed simplified acquisition is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. 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 Yolanda D. Sistare in Rm 5-101, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 or Email: [email protected]

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