Specifications include, but are not limited to: 2.1.1. The selected Vendor must provide expert infectious disease clinical consultation services, subject matter expertise to support infectious diseaserelated public health and healthcare preparedness, and senior-level antibiotic resistance expertise to support healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance activities. 2.1.2. The selected Vendor must designate an Infectious Disease Medical Epidemiologist Advisor (ID-MEA) to provide the required services as outlined in this solicitation. The selected Vendor may designate services to additional IDMEA, if required. 2.1.2.1. The selected Vendor ID-MEA(s) must provide technical assistance and consultation to BIDC staff at mutually agreed upon times for the following services, which must include, but is not limited to: 2.1.2.2. Urgent and non-urgent disease surveillance. 2.1.2.3. Infectious disease control. 2.1.2.4. Outbreak response issues. 2.1.2.5. Antimicrobial resistance (AR) prevention, response. 2.1.2.6. Public health emergency preparedness (PHEP). 2.1.2.7. Healthcare system preparedness (HSP) capacity 2.1.2.8. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) response. 2.1.2.9. Tuberculosis clinical response.
