GHSP/OGHH Meeting with OACM: 7/17/2014
Participants: Eric Litton, Joseph Alustiza-DeRocco, Soletia Christie
Main Points:
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Request A-133
Joseph to meet with Contracting Officer to discuss $110K amendment to
Cooperative Agreement as well as discuss the possible extension of the
Cooperative Agreement beyond its current termination date of September 9 th
2015
o $110K was secured from OGAC by Seed
 OGAC cannot give funds to private entities
 Funds were transferred to JSI and USAID
 Agencies could not find an appropriate implementing partner to
get the funds to the GHSP sites
 Money currently with USAID
o Eric pursuing various options to retrieve funds for Seed
 One being adding the $110K to the next quarterly disbursement
once OGAC forwards funds to Peace Corps
Cooperative Agreement with Seed Global Health concludes on September 9 th
2015
o Volunteers will be in the field until July 2016
o Seed began spending their 3 years of funding in 2012 to support
recruitment and site development efforts
o Seed would like to extend the current agreement through the end of
the 3rd Volunteer cycle
 Discuss both funded and unfunded extension options
There is a strong possibility of securing an additional 3 years of funding for
GHSP from OGAC
o 15 Million dollars is the anticipated amount
 Funds to cover scaling up # of Volunteers and expanding to 2
additional countries
o The additional funding would take the project into July 2019
o Discussion around competing the agreement on grants.gov
 RFQ will look similar to HURU
 Agreement provides assistance to an organization that is
contributing to the public good
o Eric to look at how NIH and USAID handle similar awardee relationships
 Sole source option might not be optimal
 Will go forward with sole source option if mandated by OGAC
Extend Agreement or draft a new agreement for years 4, 5 and 6?
o Cannot extend contracts beyond 5 years
o Should draft a new agreement that more accurately reflects the
program and partnership roles
o OGHH submitting request for expansion funds to OGAC by mid-August
o Further conversations to be had if/once funding is approved