[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 113 (Monday, June 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33029-33033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13193]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Information Education and Communication for Basic HIV Care 
Packages in the Republic of Uganda; Notice of Availability of Funds

    Announcement Type: New.
    Funding Opportunity Number: 04226.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.941.
    Key Dates:
    Application Deadline: July 14, 2004.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Authority: This program is authorized under Sections 301 and 307 
of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 241 and 242l, and 
Section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 U.S.C. 215lb.

    Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2004 funds for a 
cooperative agreement program for Information Education and 
Communication (IEC) for Basic HIV Care Packages in the Republic of 
Uganda. This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus area 
of HIV.
    The overall aim of this program is to promote two basic care 
packages for persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs). It is currently 
proposed that the basic preventive care package includes cotrimoxazole 
prophylaxis, active tuberculosis (TB) screening and treatment or 
Isoniazid (INH) prophylaxis, a safe water vessel with chlorine 
solution, an insecticide-treated bed-net (ITN), and prevention with 
positives counseling (PWPC). In addition to the above, the palliative 
care package would include pain management and psychosocial support. 
The process of agreeing to standardized packages with care provider 
organizations and the Ministry of Health (MOH) is well advanced. 
Additional work needs to be done on developing sustainable delivery 
systems for some components of the packages. Once standardization and 
delivery systems are agreed upon, these interventions could be rapidly 
expanded throughout the country through the many organizations 
providing care for HIV infected persons as well as through more general 
social marketing. The packages could also be promoted through HIV 
counseling and testing programs. The IEC program should promote the 
acceptance and use of the packages and undertake social marketing of 
specific package components as deemed necessary. The provision of 
antiretroviral (ARV) therapy is not part of this program.
    The United States Government seeks to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS 
in specific countries within sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Americas. 
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) encompasses 
HIV/AIDS activities in more than 75 countries and focuses on 14 
countries, including Uganda, to develop comprehensive and integrated 
prevention, care and treatment programs. CDC has initiated its Global 
AIDS Program (GAP) to strengthen capacity and expand activities in the 
areas of: (1) HIV primary prevention; (2) HIV care, support and 
treatment; and (3) capacity and infrastructure development including 
surveillance. Targeted countries represent those with the most severe 
epidemics and the highest number of new infections. They also represent 
countries where the potential impact is greatest and where the United 
States government agencies are already active. Uganda is one of those 
countries.
    CDC's mission in Uganda is to work with Ugandan and international 
partners to develop, evaluate, and support effective implementation of 
interventions to prevent HIV and related illnesses and improve care and 
support of persons with HIV/AIDS.
    Basic care for people with HIV in Uganda is provided by a wide 
variety of governmental, non-governmental, community-based and faith-
based organizations across the country as well as by people with HIV 
and their families. At present, there is little consistency on the 
content or quality of care provided. All people with HIV, whether 
receiving ARVs or not, would benefit from receiving a quality basic 
care package. Field research has shown that key low-cost elements of 
the basic preventive care package such as cotrimoxazole prophylaxis and 
provision of safe water prolong survival and increase the quality of 
life of persons with HIV. Palliative care, including pain management 
and psychosocial support for people with HIV nearing the end of their 
lives, has been pioneered in Africa by Ugandan organizations such as 
The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), Hospice Uganda and Mildmay. 
However, even when standardization of the basic HIV care packages has 
been agreed upon, there will still be a major effort required to ensure 
that all stakeholders are aware of the importance and rationale for the 
packages.
    The purpose of this program is to ensure that all key stakeholders 
in basic care for people with HIV including care providing 
organizations, counselors, people with HIV and their families, and 
those offering HIV testing services and treatment know all the 
components of the basic care packages, their utility, and can access 
and use those elements as necessary. The program should develop a 
variety of targeted IEC strategies to meet its objectives. In addition, 
social marketing of elements of the basic care packages should be 
conducted, with the aim of providing access for people with HIV at the 
same time as avoiding stigmatization of the product. It is expected 
that a five-year program be developed. The program will adapt its 
strategies based on feedback from users and market research to improve 
uptake and access, ensuring that gaps in knowledge and access are 
progressively addressed. This program does not include any 
responsibility for direct financial support of care provision.
    The measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with 
the GAP goals to reduce HIV transmission and improve care of persons 
living with HIV. They also will contribute to the PEPFAR goals, which 
are: (1) Within five years treat more than two million

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HIV-infected persons with effective combination ARV therapy; (2) care 
for seven million HIV-infected and affected persons including those 
orphaned by HIV/AIDS; and (3) prevent 10 million new infections.

Activities

1. Awardee Activities
    Awardee activities for this program are as follows:
    a. Identify project staffing needs; hire and train staff.
    b. Identify vehicles, furnishings, fittings, equipment, computers 
and other fixed assets procurement needs of the program and acquire 
from normal sources.
    c. Establish suitable administrative and financial management 
structures including a project office.
    d. Work with the MOH and other stakeholders to standardize the 
basic care packages and support the MOH to incorporate standard 
definitions of packages in its policy.
    e. Plan, develop and implement in coordination with the MOH 
stakeholders an information, education and communication program to 
promote acceptance and adoption of the basic care packages and their 
elements.
    f. Support, through social marketing and other activities, the 
development of sustainable systems for production, procurement, 
delivery and access for each of the elements of the basic care 
packages.
    g. Support the collection and analysis of data to enable assessment 
of the coverage by the basic care packages and to highlight gaps in, 
knowledge, access, uptake or appropriate use.
    h. Ensure that data on information, education and communication 
activities and social marketing activities and relevant PEPFAR 
indicators is collected in an accurate and timely manner.
    i. Ensure that the above activities are undertaken in a manner 
consistent with the national HIV/AIDS strategy.
2. CDC Activities
    In a cooperative agreement, CDC staff is substantially involved in 
the program activities, above and beyond routine grant monitoring.
    a. Provide technical assistance, as needed, in the development of 
information, education and communication materials and social marketing 
messages.
    b. Collaborate with the awardee, as needed, in the development of 
an information technology system for knowledge, attitudes and practice 
of key stakeholder groups and in the analysis of data derived from 
those records.
    c. Assist, as needed, in monitoring and evaluation of the program 
and in development of further appropriate initiatives.
    d. Provide input, as needed, into the criteria for selection of 
staff and non-staff implementing the program.
    e. Provide input into the overall program strategy.
    f. Collaborate, as needed, with the awardee in the selection of key 
personnel to be involved in the activities to be performed under this 
agreement including approval of the overall manager of the program.
    Technical assistance and training may be provided directly by CDC 
staff or through organizations that have successfully competed for 
funding under a separate CDC contract.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement.
    CDC involvement in this program is listed in the Activities Section 
above.
    Fiscal Year Funds: 2004.
    Approximate Total Funding: $3,500,000 (This amount is for the 
entire five-year project period.).
    Approximate Number of Awards: 1.
    Approximate Average Award: $700,000 (This amount is for the first 
12-month budget period, and includes only direct costs).
    Floor of Award Range: none.
    Ceiling of Award Range: $700,000.
    Anticipated Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Budget Period Length: 12 months.
    Project Period Length: 5 years.
    Throughout the project period, CDC's commitment to continuation of 
awards will be conditioned on the availability of funds, evidence of 
satisfactory progress by the awardee (as documented in required 
reports), and the determination that continued funding is in the best 
interest of the Federal Government.

III. Eligibility Information

III. 1. Eligible Applicants

    Applications may be submitted by public nonprofit organizations, 
private nonprofit organizations, universities, colleges, research 
institutions, hospitals, and faith-based organizations that meet the 
following criteria:
    1. Have at least three years of documented HIV/AIDS related 
programming experience in Uganda.
    2. Have demonstrated expertise in the areas of public health 
communications and social marketing.
    3. Have extensive knowledge of supply/marketing systems design and 
implementation.
    4. Have experience in marketing components of the basic care 
package including the safe water vessel and chlorine.
    5. Organizations must be based in Uganda.

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching

    Matching funds are not required for this program.

III.3. Other

    If you request a funding amount greater than the ceiling of the 
award range, your application will be considered non-responsive and 
will not be entered into the review process. You will be notified that 
your application did not meet the submission requirements.
    If your application is incomplete or non-responsive to the 
requirements listed below, it will not be entered into the review 
process. You will be notified that your application did not meet the 
submission requirements.

    Note: Title 2 of the United States Code 1611 states that an 
organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue 
Code that engages in lobbying activities is not eligible to receive 
Federal funds constituting an award, grant or loan.

IV. Application and Submission Information

IV.1. Address To Request Application Package

    To apply for this funding opportunity use application form PHS 
5161. Application forms and instructions are available on the CDC web 
site, at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm.
    If you do not have access to the Internet, or if you have 
difficulty accessing the forms on-line, you may contact the CDC 
Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section 
(PGO-TIM) staff at: 770-488-2700. Application forms can be mailed to 
you.
Content and Form of Submission
    Application: You must submit a project narrative with your 
application forms. Your narrative must be submitted in the following 
format:
     Maximum number of pages: 25. If your narrative exceeds the 
page limit, only the first pages which are within the page limit will 
be reviewed.
     Font size: 12 point unreduced.
     Paper size: 8.5 by 11 inches.
     Page margin size: One inch.
     Printed only on one side of page.
     Held together only by rubber bands or metal clips; not 
bound in any other way.

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     Must be submitted in English.

    Your narrative should address activities to be conducted over the 
entire project period, and should consist of, as a minimum, a plan, 
objectives, activities, methods, an evaluation framework, a budget and 
budget justification highlighting any supplies mentioned in the Program 
Requirements and any proposed capital expenditure.
    The budget justification will not be counted in the page limit 
stated above. Guidance for completing your budget can be found on the 
United States government website at the following address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/budgetguide.htm.
    Additional information is optional and may be included in the 
application appendices. The appendices will not be counted toward the 
narrative page limit. Additional information could include but is not 
limited to: Organizational charts, curriculum vitas, letters of 
support, etc.
    You are required to have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal 
Numbering System (DUNS) number to apply for a grant or cooperative 
agreement from the Federal government. The DUNS number is a nine-digit 
identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities. 
Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge. To obtain a 
DUNS number, access www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1-866-705-5711.
    For more information, see the CDC Web site at: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/pubcommt.htm. If your application form does not have a 
DUNS number field, please write your DUNS number at the top of the 
first page of your application, and/or include your DUNS number in your 
application cover letter.
    Additional requirements that may require you to submit additional 
documentation with your application are listed in section ``VI.2. 
Administrative and National Policy Requirements.''

IV.3. Submission Dates and Time

    Application Deadline Date: July 14, 2004.
    Explanation of Deadlines: Applications must be received in the CDC 
Procurement and Grants Office by 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline 
date. If you send your application by the United States Postal Service 
or commercial delivery service, you must ensure that the carrier will 
be able to guarantee delivery of the application by the closing date 
and time. If CDC receives your application after closing due to: (1) 
Carrier error, when the carrier accepted the package with a guarantee 
for delivery by the closing date and time, or (2) significant weather 
delays or natural disasters, you will be given the opportunity to 
submit documentation of the carrier's guarantee. If the documentation 
verifies a carrier problem, CDC will consider the application as having 
been received by the deadline.
    This announcement is the definitive guide on application format, 
content, and deadlines. It supersedes information provided in the 
application instructions. If your application does not meet the 
deadline above, it will not be eligible for review, and will be 
discarded. You will be notified that your application did not meet the 
submission requirements.
    CDC will not notify you upon receipt of your application. If you 
have a question about the receipt of your application, first contact 
your courier. If you still have a question, contact the PGO-TIM staff 
at: 770-488-2700. Before calling, please wait two to three days after 
the application deadline. This will allow time for applications to be 
processed and logged.

IV.4. Intergovernmental Review of Applications

    Executive Order 12372 does not apply to this program.

IV.5. Funding Restrictions

    Funds may be used for:
    1. Information, education and communication within Uganda promoting 
the basic care packages as a whole or in part, including social 
marketing activities.
    2. Evaluation and management of the activities.
    Restrictions, which must be taken into account while writing your 
budget, are as follows:
     Antiretroviral Drugs--The purchase of antiretrovirals, 
reagents, and laboratory equipment for antiretroviral treatment 
projects require pre-approval from the HHS/CDC officials.
     Needle Exchange--No funds appropriated under this Act 
shall be used to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles 
or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
     Funds may be spent for reasonable program purposes, 
including personnel, training, travel, supplies and services. Equipment 
may be purchased and renovations completed, however; prior written 
approval by CDC officials must be requested in writing.
     All requests for funds contained in the budget shall be 
stated in U.S. dollars. Once an award is made, CDC will not compensate 
foreign grantees for currency exchange fluctuations through the 
issuance of supplemental awards.
     The costs that are generally allowable in grants to 
domestic organizations are allowable to foreign institutions and 
international organizations, with the following exception: With the 
exception of the American University, Beirut, and the World Health 
Organization, Indirect Costs will not be paid (either directly or 
through sub-award) to organizations located outside the territorial 
limits of the United States or to international organization regardless 
of their location.
     The applicant may contract with other organizations under 
this program, however, the applicant must perform a substantial portion 
of the activities, including program management and operations, and 
delivery of prevention and care services for which funds are requested.
     An annual audit of these funds by a U.S. based audit firm 
with international branches and current licensure/authority in-country, 
and in accordance with International Accounting Standards or equivalent 
standard(s) approved in writing by CDC is required. The audit should 
specify the use of funds and the appropriateness and reasonableness of 
expenditures.
     A fiscal Recipient Capability Assessment may be required 
with the potential awardee, pre or post award, in order to review their 
business management and fiscal capabilities regarding the handling of 
U.S. Federal funds.
     Prostitution and Related Activities. The U.S. Government 
is opposed to prostitution and related activities, which are inherently 
harmful and dehumanizing, and contribute to the phenomenon of 
trafficking in persons.
    Any entity that receives, directly or indirectly, U.S. Government 
funds in connection with this document (``recipient'') cannot use such 
U.S. Government funds to promote or advocate the legalization or 
practice of prostitution or sex trafficking. Nothing in the preceding 
sentence shall be construed to preclude the provision to individuals of 
palliative care, treatment, or post-exposure pharmaceutical 
prophylaxis, and necessary pharmaceuticals and commodities, including 
test kits, condoms, and, when proven effective, microbicides. A 
recipient that is otherwise eligible to receive funds in connection 
with this document to prevent, treat, or monitor HIV/AIDS shall not be 
required to endorse or utilize a multisectoral approach to combating 
HIV/AIDS, or to endorse, utilize, or participate in a prevention method 
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program to which the recipient has a religious or moral objection. Any 
information provided by recipients about the use of condoms as part of 
projects or activities that are funded in connection with this document 
shall be medically accurate and shall include the public health 
benefits and failure rates of such use.
    In addition, any foreign recipient must have a policy explicitly 
opposing, in its activities outside the United States, prostitution and 
sex trafficking, except that this requirement shall not apply to the 
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the World Health 
Organization, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative or to any 
United Nations agency, if such entity is a recipient of U.S. government 
funds in connection with this document.
    The following definitions apply for purposes of this clause:
     Sex trafficking means the recruitment, harboring, 
transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of 
a commercial sex act. 22 U.S.C. 7102(9).
     A foreign recipient includes an entity that is not 
organized under the laws of any State of the United States, the 
District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Restoration of 
the Mexico City Policy, 66 FR 17303, 17303 (March 28, 2001).
    All recipients must insert provisions implementing the applicable 
parts of this section, ``Prostitution and Related Activities,'' in all 
subagreements under this award. These provisions must be express terms 
and conditions of the subagreement, acknowledge that each certification 
to compliance with this section, ``Prostitution and Related 
Activities,'' are a prerequisite to receipt of U.S. government funds in 
connection with this document, and must acknowledge that any violation 
of the provisions shall be grounds for unilateral termination of the 
agreement prior to the end of its term. In addition, all recipients 
must ensure, through contract, certification, audit, and/or any other 
necessary means, all the applicable requirements in this section, 
``Prostitution and Related Activities,'' are met by any other entities 
receiving U.S. government funds from the recipient in connection with 
this document, including without limitation, the recipients' sub-
grantees, sub-contractors, parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates. 
Recipients must agree that HHS may, at any reasonable time, inspect the 
documents and materials maintained or prepared by the recipient in the 
usual course of its operations that relate to the organization's 
compliance with this section, ``Prostitution and Related Activities.''
    All primary grantees receiving U.S. Government funds in connection 
with this document must certify compliance prior to actual receipt of 
such funds in a written statement referencing this document (e.g., 
``[Recipient's name] certifies compliance with the section, 
`Prostitution and Related Activities.' '') addressed to the agency's 
grants officer. Such certifications are prerequisites to the payment of 
any U.S. Government funds in connection with this document.
    Recipients' compliance with this section, ``Prostitution and 
Related Activities,'' is an express term and condition of receiving 
U.S. government funds in connection with this document, and any 
violation of it shall be grounds for unilateral termination by HHS of 
the agreement with HHS in connection with this document prior to the 
end of its term. The recipient shall refund to HHS the entire amount 
furnished in connection with this document in the event it is 
determined by HHS that the recipient has not complied with this 
section, ``Prostitution and Related Activities.''
    Awards will not allow reimbursement of pre-award costs.

IV.6. Other Submission Requirements

    Application Submission Address: Submit the original and two hard 
copies of your application by mail or express delivery service to: 
Technical Information Management-PA 04226, CDC Procurement and Grants 
Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341.
    Applications may not be submitted electronically at this time.

V. Application Review Information

V.1. Criteria

    You are required to provide measures of effectiveness that will 
demonstrate the accomplishment of the various identified objectives of 
the cooperative agreement. Measures of effectiveness must relate to the 
performance goals stated in the ``Purpose'' section of this 
announcement. Measures must be objective and quantitative, and must 
measure the intended outcome. These measures of effectiveness must be 
submitted with the application and will be an element of evaluation. 
Your application will be evaluated against the following criteria:
    1. Ability to carry out the proposal (25 points). Does the 
applicant demonstrate the capability to achieve the purpose of this 
proposal?
    2. Understanding the issues, principles and systems requirements 
involved in promoting knowledge of and access to the basic care 
packages for PHAs in the context of Uganda. (25 points). Does the 
applicant demonstrate an understanding of the technical, social, 
managerial and other practical issues involved in delivering an 
effective information, education and communication program promoting 
the basic care package for PHAs throughout Uganda?
    3. Work Plan (20 points). Does the applicant describe activities 
which are realistic, achievable, time-framed and appropriate to 
complete this program?
    4. Personnel (20 points). Are the personnel, including 
qualifications, training, availability, and experience adequate to 
carry out the proposed activities?
    5. Administrative and Accounting Plan (10 points). Is there a plan 
to prepare reports, monitoring and audit expenditures under this 
agreement, manage the resources of the program and produce, collect and 
analyze performance data?
    6. Budget (not scored). Is the budget for conducting the activity 
itemized, well-justified, and consistent with stated activities and 
planned program activities?

V.2. Review and Selection Process

    Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement 
and Grants Office (PGO) staff, and for responsiveness by NCHSTP/GAP. 
Incomplete applications and applications that are non-responsive to the 
eligibility criteria will not advance through the review process. 
Applicants will be notified that their application did not meet 
submission requirements.
    An objective review panel will evaluate complete and responsive 
applications according to the criteria listed in section ``V.1. 
Criteria'' above.

V.3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates

    Award Date: September 1, 2004.

VI. Award Administration Information

VI.1. Award Notices

    Successful applicants will receive a Notice of Grant Award (NGA) 
from the CDC Procurement and Grants Office. The NGA shall be the only 
binding, authorizing document between the awardee and CDC. The NGA will 
be signed by an authorized Grants Management Officer, and mailed to the 
awardee fiscal officer identified in the application.
    Unsuccessful applicants will receive notification of the results of 
the application review by mail.

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VI.2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

45 CFR Part 74 and Part 92
    For more information on the Code of Federal Regulations, see the 
National Archives and Records Administration at the following Internet 
address: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html.
    The following additional requirements apply to this project:
     AR-10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements.
    Additional information on these requirements can be found on the 
CDC web site at the following Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/ARs.htm.
Information Security Plan
    The contractor shall prepare and maintain an information security 
plan which promotes information protection and systems security 
appropriate to the environment in which it will be executed. This plan 
should address confidentiality and privacy, integrity and backup of 
data and systems, access, continuity of operations, and all other 
relevant considerations. The contractor is responsible for ensuring 
that the project complies with relevant federal and other 
jurisdictional regulations. Before developing the security plan, the 
contractor should review the considerations included in Office of 
Management and Budget Circular A-130, Appendix III. (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a130/a130appendixiii.html), and FISMA 
(http://csrc.nist.gov/policies/FISMA-final.pdf), as well as other 
federal regulations, guidance, and information security standards.
    The initial draft and all subsequent versions of the information 
security plan must be prepared and submitted by the contractor to the 
CDC contracting officer and to the CDC project officer, in Microsoft 
Word compatible format. The contractor shall be responsible for 
ensuring that the security plan is acceptable to the CDC project 
officer, as well as any subsequent federal reviewers (e.g., Center and/
or CDC information security officers, HHS officials, OMB officials, 
etc.). Comments shall be conveyed to the contractor by the project 
officer and/or the contracting officer.
    The project officer and the contracting officer will review the 
draft security plan and any subsequent versions and submit 
recommendations/comments to the contractor within 14 working days after 
receipt. The contractor shall incorporate the project officer's 
recommendations and submit paper and electronic copies of the security 
plan to the contracting officer and to the project officer within five 
working days after receipt of the project officer's comments.
    In addition to developing and maintaining a security plan as 
described above, the contractor shall be responsible for continuously 
assessing and assuring information security for the project, and for 
updating the security plan as needed throughout the duration of the 
contract.
Information Security Training
    The contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that all 
contractor employees receive employment screening and information 
security training appropriate to their responsibilities, prior to the 
start of their work on the contract. This would be provided at the 
contractor's expense and would be the contractor's responsibility to 
plan and arrange.
    CDC is not required to grant the contractor access to CDC 
information technology resources (e.g., computers, network, email, 
etc.). If CDC were to agree to grant the contractor, or any of its 
employees, access to CDC information technology resources at any point 
in time, it would be the contractor's responsibility to ensure that all 
of its employees to be granted such access complete any additional 
required information security courses that CDC specifies prior to 
gaining or utilizing such access. It would also be the contractor's 
responsibility to ensure that such employees have met any other CDC and 
federal requirements, such as, for example, completion of background 
checks, before gaining or utilizing access to CDC information 
technology resources.
Non-Disclosure
    The contractor and any subcontractors or employees are forbidden 
from sharing any technical or logistical information they may gain in 
conjunction with matters related to this contract which could 
jeopardize the physical or information security of CDC or its 
employees, projects, or information systems.
Certification and Accreditation
    The federal government and CDC now require (with rare interim 
exceptions) that a certification and accreditation (C and A) process be 
completed before any new information technology systems can go online.

VI.3. Reporting Requirements

    Provide CDC with an original plus two hardcopies of:
    1. Semiannual progress reports, no more than 30 days after the end 
of the reporting period.
    2. Interim progress report, no less than 90 days before the end of 
the budget period. The progress report will serve as your non-competing 
continuation application, and must contain the following elements:
    a. Current Budget Period Activities Objectives.
    b. Current Budget Period Financial Progress.
    c. New Budget Period Program Proposed Activity Objectives.
    d. Detailed Line-Item Budget and Justification.
    e. Additional Requested Information.
    f. Measures of Effectiveness.
    3. Financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of 
the budget period.
    4. Final financial and performance reports, no more than 90 days 
after the end of the project period.
    These reports must be sent to the Grants Management Specialist 
listed in the ``Agency Contacts'' section of this announcement.

VII. Agency Contacts

    For general questions about this announcement, contact: Technical 
Information Management, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 
Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone: 770-488-2700.
    For program technical assistance, contact: Jonathan Mermin, MD, 
MPH, Global Aids Program [GAP], Uganda Country Team, National Center 
for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention [CDC], PO Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda. Telephone: +256-41320776, 
E-mail: [email protected].
    For business management and budget assistance, contact: Shirley 
Wynn, Contract Specialist, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 
30341-4146, Telephone: 770-488-1515, E-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: June 4, 2004.
William P. Nichols,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
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