SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- 75th ANNUAL LULAC NATIONAL EXPOSITION
- Notice Date
- 3/18/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 561499
— All Other Business Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-04T025085
- Response Due
- 4/2/2004
- Archive Date
- 4/17/2004
- Point of Contact
- Chris Ganey, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-443-4379, Fax 301-443-3849,
- E-Mail Address
-
cganey2@psc.gov
- Description
- The Office of Minority Health, (DHHS), through the Program Support Center, intends to negotiate a sole-source award with the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Washington, DC. Purpose: To plan, conduct, and convene the health workshops of the 75th Annual LULAC National Conference & Exposition, Celebrating Our Legacy: Defining Our Future. As the premier Hispanic conference, it will bring together top leaders from government, business, and the Hispanic community from across the Nation to share their recommendations on determining ways to improve the quality of life of Hispanic Americans. The purpose of this conference is to better understand the issues that affect Hispanic communities the most, from immigration reform and education to healthcare and civil rights. The LULAC National Conference will feature a Health Fair with free health screenings and health workshops that will inform and educate conference participants of the major health issues affecting Hispanics. Additionally, participants will learn the different channels of accessing healthcare from local and federal perspectives. Understanding the major issues confronting Hispanics is critical because at about 13 percent of the U.S. population, Hispanics are the largest ethnic group in the country and it?s estimated that by the year 2050, nearly one in four of U.S. Americans will be Hispanic. Hispanics report the highest uninsured rate among all racial and ethnic groups and with no regular source of care, Hispanics have become less likely than whites or African Americans to receive important preventive services, specifically for chronic diseases. The risk of type II diabetes for Hispanics is almost twice that for non-Hispanic whites. Asthma rates for Latino children are 2.5 times higher than those for non-Hispanic white children. Approximately 65 percent of Latinos and 57 percent of Latinas over the age of 18 are overweight. And in addition to higher rates of chronic disease, Latinos report lower screening rates than whites for breast, colorectal, and prostate cancers. It is apparent that healthcare is a major issue that needs critical attention; however, education is also at the forefront of issues that need further discussion. Statistics show that nearly half of Hispanics leave school by the eighth grade and less than 13 percent go on to receive their bachelor?s degrees. Hispanics represent less than 4 percent of physicians and about 9 percent of registered nurses in the U.S. (US Census, 2000). Hispanics currently represent 3.2 percent of HHS permanent workforce and 8.1 percent of the Civilian Labor Force. Given the most recent Census Bureau population projection for Hispanics, the need to address employment among Hispanics is critical. Increasing training programs aimed toward improving the geographic distribution and racial and ethnic diversity of the healthcare workforce is essential for improving the labor force of Hispanics. The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) was created in 1929 in Corpus Christi, Texas. It is the Nation?s oldest and largest Hispanic organization with members organized into more than 700 LULAC Councils in virtually every state in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. With a rich history of advocacy in civil rights, education, economic development, immigration, and healthcare, LULAC is uniquely positioned to plan and organize the national conference and exposition. LULAC has become an important influence in national policymaking with a permanent national office in Washington, DC and continues to address those issues that impact the lives of Hispanic Americans. LULAC is the cornerstone of some of the most successful Hispanic national organizations. LULAC formed The American GI Forum (AGIF) to address the rights of Hispanic veterans and SER - Jobs for Progress, Inc., which has trained and found jobs for thousands of Hispanic Americans. THE PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION ACTION IS FOR SUPPLIES OR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENT OR SUBMIT PROPOSALS WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT.
- Record
- SN00549541-W 20040320/040318213501 (fbodaily.com)
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