Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Disease Services

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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">The purpose of this Request for Qualifications for Health Professional Services is to establish a list of qualified community-based organizations (CBOs), individuals, and other providers. Solano County Health and Social Services, hereinafter referred to as the County or H&amp;SS, seeks to strengthen infrastructure and expand access to comprehensive sexual health services in communities with disproportionately high Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or sexually transmitted disease (STD) burden and unmet need for HIV/STD services. Eligible applicants include any entities or individuals that are providers of services in Solano County. Priority populations include Adolescents and Young Adults, Pregnant People, Homosexual, Bisexual, transgender, and queer. H&amp;SS reserves the right to retain a &ldquo;pool&rdquo; of vendors on contract. Each vendor in the pool is determined through this RFQ process. As project needs arise or are identified by H&amp;SS, vendors in the pool will be contacted and asked to provide services for each engagement. The County reserves the right to issue other solicitations for similar services during the term of the agreement. &nbsp;</span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">&nbsp;</span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">The awarded vendor(s) shall provide professional services and or proposals on an as-needed basis to work in conjunction with H&amp;SS. The vendor(s) will provide services that may be in a single area or in multiple areas.  &nbsp;</span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">&nbsp;</span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">Goals for this RFQ include:</span><s><span style="color: #881798;"> </span></s><span style="color: #0e101a;">&nbsp;</span><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;">prevent new Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs);</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;">improve the health of people by reducing adverse outcomes of STDs;</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;">reduce STD-related health disparities and health inequities among priority populations; &nbsp;</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;">achieve integrated, coordinated efforts that address the STD epidemic;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;">increase STD &amp; HIV screening, treatment, and linkage to care&nbsp;</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;">strengthen structural/system-level interventions by expanding and providing navigation services and linkage to care;</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;">expand access to syringe services for people who inject drugs; and&nbsp;</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;">provide routine opt-out HIV testing in a healthcare setting.&nbsp;</li></ul>

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