AIDS Drug Assistance Program Outreach and Education Service

The agency is seeking a vendor to provide outreach and education services for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. The primary objective of this funding is to identify eligible individuals through engagement and screening, assist them with program enrollment, transition them to comprehensive health care coverage, and provide referrals for immediate needs. The agency requires funded programs to focus outreach toward high-risk and high-prevalence racial and ethnic populations, emphasizing early entrance into care, sharing health care coverage options, and promoting agency services. The scope of work covers innovative strategies to identify and re-engage previously known HIV-positive individuals who are currently out of care, bringing them back to medical and supportive services. Bidders must propose creative methods for using social media, FaceTime, or other online platforms to practice social distancing as an adjunct to in-person contact. Outreach must be performed in coordination with staff from internal or external HIV counseling and testing initiatives to ensure immediate engagement with clients who test positive. The project requires training members of the priority subpopulations to conduct outreach sessions or serve as peer guides and mentors. These trained peers will assist clients in navigating support systems while offering personal understanding and encouragement regarding antiretroviral initiation and treatment adherence. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget, and the resulting contract period will run for one year. Eligibility is restricted to onshore vendors within the United States, and the performance of the work will take place offsite. Bidders must submit all questions regarding this opportunity no later than July 16, 2026.