DSPO Connect Program for Suicide Prevention

The Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO) requires a non-personal services Contractor to review, tailor, update, expand, and validate the Connect Program for the Department of War and all Military Services. The Contractor shall validate the implementation of the Connect Program and provide a report that includes evaluation findings and recommendations for sustained program implementation and evaluation. The Connect Program provides group interactive training for military personnel, followed by text messages and base-wide activities to embed concepts into culture and peer networks. The contractor is required to have a sublicense for the Connect Program to tailor, update, and expand the Program. Key aspects of the job include: • Reviewing, tailoring, updating, expanding, and validating the Connect Program • Validating the implementation of the Connect Program • Providing a report with evaluation findings and recommendations • Having a sublicense for the Connect Program • Providing all tools, transportation, supplies, labor, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to meet the requirements of the PWS • Traveling in accordance with the PWS and as authorized by the COR