Consultant Services to Update CSTE HIV Surveillance Coordinator Manual and CDC Technical Guidance Files

The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seeks a consultant to update the CSTE HIV Surveillance Coordinator Orientation Manual and develop implementation resources for CDC HIV technical guidance files. The selected contractor will conduct a landscape analysis, perform key informant interviews, facilitate an HIV surveillance workgroup, and create practical onboarding tools and implementation resources for state, Tribal, local, and territorial health department staff. Eligible applicants include onshore, United States-only organizations and individual public health or private consultants possessing advanced knowledge of HIV surveillance practices. Applicants must submit their proposals electronically by 11:59 PM EST on November 13, 2026. Submissions require a contact information sheet, a two-page experience summary, a five-page work plan with a timeline, a two-page detailed budget proposal with justification, and an outside activity form if applicable. Applications must be single-spaced in Times New Roman font on standard paper with one-inch margins. CSTE will evaluate complete proposals based on applicant experience (25 points), project approach and work plan feasibility (65 points total), and the budget proposal (10 points).