MSA/CDI: Targeted High Impact HIV Prevention and Support Services – Legislative Add

Pursuant to New York State Finance Law § 163.10(b), The New York State Department of Health is presenting the following summary of relevant circumstances, and material and substantial reasons why a competitive procurement was not feasible. The New York State Department of Health MSA/CDI: Targeted High Impact HIV Prevention and Support Services Program has made a determination to issue a Single Source Procurement to 35 eligible grantees to support ongoing currently funded projects.

Targeted High Impact HIV Prevention and Support Services Programs (also known as the Multiple Service Agencies or MSAs) and Community Mobilization Programs (also known as the Community Development Initiatives or CDIs) receive funding to support a high-impact approach to HIV/AIDS prevention efforts as well as goals related to ending the epidemic in New York State. These initiatives serve minority populations, which have been disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. The MSAs and CDIs were the first HIV/AIDS service programs to receive funding in New York State and remain the backbone of HIV/AIDS services.

Funding allows for the provision of targeted HIV testing; behavioral counseling; STD/HCV screening and linkage to care; targeted client recruitment; evidence-based interventions to people who are HIV positive, their partners and persons who engage in high-risk behaviors; harm reduction services; linkage and navigation to care; condom education, promotion, and distribution; health promotion activities; community engagement and mobilization activities; and other services that support the implementation of the Governor’s three-point plan to end the AIDS epidemic.

Prevention interventions and client services are provided in various community settings and geographic areas and address the needs of people who are HIV positive and those individuals at highest risk for HIV/STD/HCV. These programs currently prioritize communities of color. Community-level interventions and activities aim to reach men of color who have sex with men, incarcerated individuals, substance users, adolescents, families, heterosexual men and women, young women with children, and other communities at increased risk of HIV infection.

Procurement / Program Name	MSA/CDI: Targeted High Impact HIV Prevention and Support Services – Legislative Add
Contractor Name(s)	Multiple Contracts - See attached List
Contract Period	07/01/2019 – 6/30/2020
Contract Number(s)	Multiple Contracts - See attached List