NACO: Request For Expressions of Interest: TSU to manage TI for SACS

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Setting up and operating the technical support unit (TSU) to manage

targeted interventions (TI) and other civil society initiatives in

state aids control societies (SACS)

Request For Expressions of Interest (EoI)

Deadline: May 21, 2007

LAST DATE 21ST May, 2007

The SACS are responsible for implementing the National AIDS Control

Programme (NACP) Phase III in the States.

The Government of India has applied for a Credit from the

International Development Association and a grant from DFID in

various currencies towards the cost of Third National HIV/AIDS

proceeds of this credit/grant will be applied to eligible payments

under the contracts for which this invitation for expression of

interest (EOI) is issued. The National AIDS Control Organisation

(NACO) is supporting the state programme. The objectives of NACP III

are proposed to be achieved through four key strategies:

1. Prevention of new infections in high risk groups and general

population through:

a. Saturation of coverage of high risk groups with targeted

interventions (TIs), and

b. Scaled up interventions in the general population

2. Providing greater care, support and treatment to a larger number

of people living with HIV/AIDS.

3. Strengthening the infrastructure, operating systems and human

resources in prevention, care, support and treatment programmes at

the district, state and national levels.

4. Strengthening a nation-wide Strategic Information Management

System.

Targeted Interventions (TI) aim to reduce the spread of HIV in groups

at high risk by providing peer counselling, condom promotion,

treatment of STIs and client programmes. Evidence clearly

demonstrates that the most cost-effective means of controlling the

HIV epidemic is through the implementation of TI amongst vulnerable

population groups. Both NACO and States place a high priority up on

full coverage of the state with TIs. Additional fields in which

technical support is required is in planning large media campaigns,

condom social programming, developing multi-sectoral support and

capacity building.

Management organisations separately or jointly, are invited to submit

EOI for setting up a Technical Support Unit (TSU) to provide

management and technical support to the SACS(s). The agency will

facilitate the exercise of designing, planning, implementation and

monitoring sexual health interventions in the states on behalf of the

respective SACS(s). The contract will be initially for one year and

is extendable up to three years with inbuilt annual performance

reviews. The TSUs will be set up for the following states(s) as given

below with support offices in the states associated:

Sl. No. SACS/MACS(s) Location

1 AP Hyderabad

2 Karnataka Bengaluru

3 UP & Uttarakhand Lucknow

4 MP & Chattisgarh Bhopal

5 Bihar & Jharkhand Patna

6 W Bengal & Sikkim Kolkata

7 Orissa Bhubaneshwar

8 Rajasthan Jaipur

9 Punjab, Chandigarh, HP Chandigarh

10 Delhi & Haryana Delhi

11 J & K Srinagar

12 Gujrat, Ahmedabad,

DNH, D & D

Ahmedabad

REQUIREMENTS

The lead organisation must have a substantial corporate structure and

professional base. Any previous successful collaboration in similar

lines will be a key criteria.

The organisation should ideally have the following skills:

Project planning, appraisal, implementation, monitoring and

evaluation including financial analysis

Capacity building of NGOs/Civil Society Organisations

Policy analysis, advocacy, communication and condom social

programming with a wide range of stakeholders

Managing inter-disciplinary teams on complex process projects,

preferably in the HIV/AIDS or health sector in India.

The EoI should be sent along with a Capability Statement including a

profile of the lead organisation and any collaborating organisations,

number of years of existence and details of previous partnerships,

relevant technical and geographical experience, major clients,

financial turnover and profitability for the last 3 financial years.

Individual CVs are not required at this stage but the number and

profile of key staff must be provided. Any EoI with inadequate

information, those which do not meet the above criteria, or those

received after the closing date will not be considered. EoI should be

as concise and focused as possible to give evidence of the above

requirements and should in no case be longer than 5 pages, including

the capability statement and organisation profiles. Interested

organisations should clearly mention the state(s) that they are

interested in.

They should be mailed to the Director (Finance), NACO, 9th Floor,

Chandralok Building, 36 Janpath, New Delhi, 110001 to arrive not

later than 12 noon on 21st May 2007. Only organisations, which are

shortlisted based on the evaluation of the EOI, will be contacted and

invited to submit detailed proposals. A consultant will be selected

in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank's

Guidelines:

Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers

(current edition).

On account of conflict of interest, those organizations already

implementing TIs or empanelled organisations of SACS will not be

considered for this assignment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information on NACP, interested bidders are

referred to our website

http://www.nacoonline.org

Canvassing GoI, NACO, State Govt or SACS for further

information beyond that specifically made available would

potentially lead to disqualification.