Request for proposals for Occupational Health and Safety Technical Services Support Ebola Response Submit Questions and Proposal to:
[email protected] Date of Issue of RFP: Friday, 12 June 2026 Date Questions from Supplier Due: Tuesday,16 June, 2026; 5:00pm EDT Date Answers due from FHI 360: Wednesday, 17 June 2026 Date Proposal Due: Sunday, 21 June 2026; 11:59pm EDT Approximate Timeframe Consultant Agreement Issued to Successful Candidate(s): Early July 2026 Method of Submittal: Respond via e-mail with attached document in MS Word / pdf format. Quote Validity: The Consultant agrees to hold the rate in its offer firm for 90 days from the date specified for the receipt of offers unless another time is specified in the addendum of the RFP. Eligible Entities: This opportunity is open to individual consultants and companies (LLC or similar) Mechanism Type: This will be a level of effort (LOE) agreement with payment based upon actual LOE invoiced with reimbursement for approved related budgeted expenses. Scope of Work: 1. Assessment and Gap Analysis The consultant(s) will: - Review existing FHI 360 occupational health, travel health, safety, emergency response, and duty of care policies. - Review current outbreak response procedures and deployment practices. - Assess alignment with current guidance from WHO, CDC, occupational health authorities, and recognized humanitarian response practices. - Identify gaps, risks, and priority areas requiring new or updated policies and procedures. 2. Infection Prevention and Control Framework The consultant(s) will develop or revise policies and procedures related to infection prevention and control, including: - Risk categorization framework for personnel based on exposure level and job duties. - Required infection prevention controls by risk category. - Personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements and standards. - PPE selection, use, donning, doffing, storage, and disposal procedures. - PPE inventory management protocols (minimum stockpile thresholds, replenishment triggers, and inspection/expiration standards). - Hand hygiene and decontamination requirements. - Workplace controls for office, field, clinical, laboratory, transportation, and communitybased activities. - Heat stress and PPE-related physiological hazards. - Environmental cleaning and disinfection procedures. - Infectious/biohazardous waste management and safe handling of contaminated materials (e.g., clinical waste, sharps, linens, etc.) as relevant to activity protocols (e.g., safe and dignified burials (SDB)) to ensure proper personnel protection. - Occupational health and safety incident reporting and escalation requirements Tender Link : http://solicitations.fhi360.org/Solicitation.aspx
