Research, Surveillance, Communication, and Outreach Network Service
- Client
- Washington, DC
- RFP Number
- MRB-56326
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- Marketing and Branding
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
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Description
AI GeneratedThe buyer requires a vendor to provide research, surveillance, communication, and outreach network services. The scope includes outreach to international travelers, particularly those at high risk, to encourage pre-travel health consultations. The vendor must maintain user-friendly electronic, mobile, or web-based consultation resources, develop project performance measures, and create an evaluation plan. The vendor will also collect and analyze anonymous traveler data in real time for rapid response to disease outbreaks and publish findings. Additionally, the vendor will recruit travel providers to the network. Eligibility is restricted to onshore (USA) organizations. The performance of work will be offsite. The buyer is seeking proposals and has not stated a budget.
Key solicitation details
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The CDC is seeking applications for the US Travelers Health Research, Surveillance, Communication, and Outreach Network program to protect U.S. residents traveling internationally. The project establishes a network of clinics to provide pre-travel consultations, maintain digital resources, and perform travel health research. State and local governments, higher education institutions, nonprofits, tribal organizations, and for-profit entities are eligible to apply.
- Issued by
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Global Migration Health
- Required letter of intent deadline
- September 15, 2026
- Application submission deadline
- November 5, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET
- Expiration date
- December 7, 2026
- Expected scientific review dates
- December 15, 2026
- Expected secondary review dates
- January 12, 2027
- Expected award date
- September 1, 2027
- Expected start date
- September 30, 2027
- How to submit
- Electronic via Grants.gov or ASSIST
- Submission details
- Submit text attachments as PDF files via Grants.gov using Workspace or ASSIST. The Research Strategy attachment is limited to 12 pages.
- Contract term
- 5 years in 12-month budget periods
- Estimated value
- $5,000,000 total program funding over the performance period; $1,000,000 per budget period
- Place of performance
- Offsite / Clinical sites across the United States
- Funding
- Assistance listing: 93.084, 2 CFR 200, 2 CFR 300
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Scope of work
- Improve access to high quality travel preparation information for healthcare providers and travelers
- Collect health information before, during, and after travel through electronic medical record, web, and mobile phone applications
- Conduct research on emerging health threats including enrollment of prospective cohorts and advanced diagnostics evaluation
- Perform economic modeling with foci on evidence for and impact of travel medicine recommendations
- Maintain electronic, mobile application or web-based pre-travel health consultation resources
- Recruit and add travel providers to the network to include high-risk travelers in patient catchments
- Provide outreach to travelers and encourage pre-travel health consultations
- Create and implement an evaluation plan and collect data in real time for disease outbreak responses
Minimum qualifications
- Active SAM.gov registration with Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
- Active Grants.gov and eRA Commons registrations
- Demonstrated ongoing record of accomplishments and strong publication record in travel medicine
- Successful track record in public health research
- Multidisciplinary research team representing epidemiological, laboratory, clinical, and health economics expertise
- Evidence of nationwide collaboration with clinical sites
Documents to include with the bid
- Letter of intent
- SF-424 form
- PHS 398 Research Plan form
- PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement form
- R&R Budget form or HS 398 Modular Budget form
- Other Attachments form
- Data Management Plan (DMP)
- Indirect cost agreement (if applicable)
- Bona fide agent documentation (if applicable)
- R&R Subaward Budget Attachments form (if applicable)
Verify important details
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