​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Below are links to the funding opportunities that APHL has available for interested members, vendors or bidders. Each link includes an overview of the project, eligibility requirements, application details and timeline for submission, as well as a further link to the actual request for proposal (RFP) documentation. The links also contain a section where interested parties may submit questions regarding a specific RFP and where responses from or on behalf of APHL will be posted.

Once the application period is closed, the general summary will remain visible but the link to the RFP and the questions and answers will no longer be available. We will publish the name of the winning app​licant(s), or a tabulation of the overall bids, on the links to the closed funding opportunities.

​Active RFPs​​​​

Vaccine Preventable Diseases Reference Centers​​

Enterprise Resource Planning​

National Public Health Laboratory (PHL) Drug Susceptibility Testing (DST) Reference Center for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

​​​Closed RFPs and Awardee Information

Influenza Sequencing Center
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Florida Department of Health Bureau of Public Health Laboratories, Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Laboratory, Texas Department of State Health Services

National Influenza Reference Center 2025-2030
California Department of Public Health Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory/Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. dba Heluna Health, New York State Department of Health Laboratory of Viral Diseases at the Wadsworth Center/Health Research Inc., Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene​

Strengthening Respiratory Virus Surveillance Networks
Awardees: Alaska State Public Health Laboratories, California Department of Public Health, Connecticut Department of Public Health, Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories, Guam Public Health Laboratory, Houston Health Department, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Minnesota Department of Health, Missouri State Public Health Laboratory, Nebraska Public Health Laboratory, New Mexico Department of Health Scientific Laboratory, Riverside Public Health Laboratory, South Carolina DHEC Public Health Laboratory, Texas Department of State Health Services Public Health Laboratory Division, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services

​​Informatics Solution for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Data under the Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Laboratory and Response Network: Phase 1 Discovery and Requirements

Awardee: J. Michael Consulting

Laboratory Information System (LIS)​​​
Awardee: LabVantage​

Installation of Off-Grid Solar Power Systems at Various Laboratory Facilities throughout Ethiopia​
Awardee: Open Range Solar

Laboratory Information Management System for Laboratory eTools Repository​

Awardees: American Soft Solutions Corp, Velsera, LabWare, Arcta Solutions, Dendi, Accelerated Technology Laboratories LLC, COSINE Consultants LTD, LabWare Africa, Xybion, Kriti Microsystems, Genesis Microsystems, QMWARE (PTY) LTD, Contec Group International, OpenBoxes, LabVantage Solutions, Inc, Soft Computer Consultants Inc, VitalAxis Inc, Collaborative Drug Discovery, Inc., the "CDD Vault company" ("CDD"), African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), Bika Lab Systems, Jembi Health Systems, Ubunifu Solutions Limited, The Digital Initiatives Group at I‐TECH, The Lens/Lens.org, Integrated Software Solutions, Comp Pro Med, Inc, Logiq Innovations, Bika Lab Systems, AGARAM TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LTD, LigoLab Information Systems, Integrated Software Solutions USA LLC, Brigham and Women's Hospital, SystemOne LLC, Mérieux Foundation, Integrated Software Solutions, Savics, AgileBio, WINLABO, Lex Software Solutions, Integrated Software Solutions, C4G at Georgia Tech, FindMolecule, Comp Pro Med, Inc, HISP Centre, University of Oslo, Haynes Sheppard, CEO edgeDx Inc, Microcline Projects, LabLite LLC, IQLS - Integrated Quality Laboratory Services, CrelioHealth Inc, IQLS - Integrated Quality Laboratory Services, IQLS - Integrated Quality Laboratory Services, Laboratory System Technologies (Pty) Ltd, Labs Division, SL Grupo Same, Landsat ICT Solutions Limited, Labii Inc, Digital Initiatives Group at I-TECH, University of Washington, Ocimum Biosolutions Ltd, Lyons Information Systems Inc, Birlamedisoft Pvt Ltd, SIGNALS, Optimiza, Adam Troxell, Autoscribe Informatics, OnQ Software Pty Ltd, Suvarna Technosoft pvt ltd

Global Health Technical Support for Global Public Health Data Innovation
Awardees: Ruvos, Deloitte, J Michael Consulting, EdgeDX, Savis, Primary Health

Public Health Data Strategy (PHDS) Workforce Acceleration​
Awardee: The CDC Foundation

​Laboratory Information System (LIS) for Indonesia Balai/Balai Besar Teknik Kesehatan Lingkungan dan Pengendalian Penyakit (B/BTKL-PP) laboratories​​

Request for Information (RFI) For Laboratory Information Management System in Georgia​

APHL.org Website Rebuild/Redesign
Awardee: Astriata​​

Strengthening Drug Susceptibility Testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis​​
Awardees: Alaska State Public Health Laboratories, Arizona State Public Health Laboratory, Connecticut Department of Public Health Laboratory, Fairfax County Health Department Laboratory, Indiana Department of Health Laboratories, Maryland Department of Health Laboratories Administration, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Missouri State Public Health Laboratory, New Jersey Department of Health; Public Health and Environmental Laboratories, North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

APHL Internship Subaward Program: Supporting Established Public Health Laboratory Internship Programs​
Awardees: California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory, Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness Department, Maryland Department of Health, Mississippi Veterinary Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, DC Public Health Laboratory - Department of Forensic Sciences, Wadsworth Center - New York State Department of Health

Pathogen Genomics​ Initiatives
Awardees: Darrell Dinwiddie Genomics Consulting, Daryl Domman, French5s, International Livestock Research Institute, Northwestern University Center for Pathogen Genomics & Microbial Evolution (Feinberg School of Medicine), Qiagen Sciences, Inc., Seqera Labs, Theiagen Genomics, University of Central Florida Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), Wyoming Public Health Laboratory

Implementation or Expansion of Nucleic Acid Testing for Diagnosis of Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Awardees: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Public Health Laboratory, Saint Louis County Department of Public Health, Wyoming Public Health Laboratory, Indiana Department of Health Laboratories, Georgia Department of Public Health, Dallas County Public Health Laboratory, and Texas Department of State Health Services Laboratory

Influenza Sequencing Center
Awardees: Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Laboratory, Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories, Texas Department of State Health Services

Legionella Reference Center(s)
Awardee: State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa

Design, Supply, and Installation of Healthcare Waste Incinerator in the Zambia National Public Health Reference Laboratory​​​​​​
Awardee: Netpharm Enterprises Ltd.

Event Management Contractors
Awardees: ATOP, The Webster Group, Integrated Solutions & Services

Development of a Bioinformatics Pipeline for Threat Agnostic Whole Genome Sequencing Data​
Awardees: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)

​Funding to Develop or Enhance Wastewater Surveillance Capability and Capacity in Environmental Health Laboratories ​​​​​​
​​​Awardees: City of Milwaukee Health Department Laboratory and San Bernardino County Public Health Laboratory​

NBS Systems Quality Improvement Projects Fourth Cohort​
​​​Awardees: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Louisiana Office of Public Health Laboratories, Maryland Department of Health, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, New Jersey Department of Health, Oregon Health Authority, Texas Department of State Health Services, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Virginia Department of General Services/Division of Consolidated Services, Washington State Department of Health

Curriculum and Framework Development for CDC-hosted CPEP (SubCommittee of Postdoctoral Educational Programs) Fellowship​
Awardee: International Food Protection Training Institute ​​

​Learning Management System Implementation for the Association of Public Health Laboratories, Inc​​​
Awardee: Docebo​

​​Informatics Technical Support and Services to Public Health Stakeholders​
Awardees: Altarum Institute, Definitive Business Solutions, Deloitte Consulting, InductiveHealth Informatics, J Michael Consulting, Lantana Consulting Group, Ruvos, The St. John Group​​​ ​

​​Installation of Off-Grid Solar Power Systems at Various Laboratory Facilities throughout Zambia​​
Awardees: ​Greenfield Energy, Smartnet Limited, Secured Energy, Megatime Networks, Likusasa ​​ ​

Validation or Verification of New Culture Identification Methods for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC)​​
Awardees:​ Alabama Department of Public Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department Laboratory, Houston Health Department, Kentucky Division of Laboratory Services, Maryland Department of Health, New Mexico Department of Health, Scientific Laboratory Division, Puerto Rico Public Health Laboratory, San Bernardino County Public Health Laboratory, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, Tennessee Department of Health, Texas Department of State Health Services, Virginia Department of General Services Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, Washington State Department of Health

​​Zambia Solar Energy Components​ and Logistics
Awardees: Open Range Solar South Africa

Design, Supply and Installation of Healthcare Waste Incinerators in Lusaka and Other Healthcare Facilities in Zambia
Awardees: Sonergy Diagnostics Ltd & Netpharm Enterprises Ltd​​

​​Funding to Develop or Enhance Wastewater Surveillance Capability and Capacity in Environmental Health Laboratories​​
​Awardee: Monterey County Public Health Laboratory

Laboratory Information Management System in Indonesia

Assessment of eCR Scalability and Resilience Plans​​
Awardee: Deloitte Consulting, LLP

Newborn Screening Data Analytics Professional Development​​
Awardees: Maryland Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Health, New Jersey Department of Health, Tennessee Department of Health, Texas Department of State Health Services, Utah Department of Health, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services​

NBS Systems Quality Improvement Projects Third Cohort​​​​
Awardees: Iowa Department of Public Health, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Tennessee Department of Health, Utah Department of Health, Virginia Department of Health

Improving High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) Capability and Capacity in Environmental Health Laboratories ​​
Awardees:​ New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Center, New ​Jersey Department of Health​, Maryland Department of Health Laboratories Administration​

Informing the Development of a Preparedness and Response Strategy

Awardee: SGNL Solutions, LLC​​​

Enhancement of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) Newborn Screening
Awardees: Colorado Newborn Screening Program, New York State Newborn Screening Program, South Carolina Newborn Screening Program, Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Laboratory Services, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, The Newborn Screening Laboratory at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene 

Addressing the Impact of the Current Public Health Emergency on Newborn Screening
Awardees: Colorado Newborn Screening Program, Puerto Rico N​ewborn Screening Program, Georgia Medical Nutrition Therapy for Prevention Program at Emory University, Tennessee Department of Health Laboratory Services, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, California Department of Public Health, Rare Disease Institute, Children’s National

Packaging and Shipping: Division 6.2 Materials Training Provider
Awardee: Saf-T-Pak

Course Programmer for Laboratory Curriculum Framework Courses: Basic Lab Math
Awardee: Mind & Media, Inc

Course Programmer for Laboratory Curriculum Framework Courses: Waste Management
Awardee: Microassist, Inc.

National HIV and HCV Nucleic Acid Test (NAT) Reference Centers
HIV Awardees: New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Center Bloodborne Viruses Laboratory (BVL) and Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories
HCV Awardee: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services-Bureau of Laboratories

PulseNet Quality Consultant
​​​​​Awardee: ​​Deborah Sheehan​​

Laboratory Funding to Conduct Serum Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Testing
​​​Awardee:​ New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Center

Funding to Initiate or Sustain an Existing Biomonitoring Project
Awardees: Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Rhode Island Department of Health, Washington State Department of Health

NBS Systems Quality Improvement Pr​ojects Second Cohort
Awardees: Arizona State Public Health Laboratory, Connecticut State Department of Public Health, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Nevada Newborn Screening Program, North Dakota Newborn Screening Program, and Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

Development of a State or Regional Environmental Health System Meeting
Awardee: Milwaukee Health Department Laboratory and Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services.

Course Programmer for Laboratory Curriculum Framework Courses
Awardee: Microassist, Inc.

Re-compete for Vaccine Preventable Diseases Reference Centers
Awardees: California Department of Health, Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, NYSDOH, Minnesota Department of Health, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

Program Evaluator for APHL-CDC Global Health Security Acceleration Projects
Awardee: SGNL Solutions

Instructional Design for Scientific Writing Comprehensive Curriculum
Awardee: Banyan Communications

National PHL Drug Susceptibility Testing (DST) Reference Center for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTBC)
Awardee: California Department of Public Health, Microbial Diseases Laboratory

Newborn Screening Systems Quality Improvement Projects
Awardees: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Georgia Department of Public Health Laboratory, Georgia Department of Public Health Laboratory, Heluna Health in partnership with the California Department of Health, Iowa Department of Public Health, Louisiana Office of Public Health Laboratories, Minnesota Department of Health, New York State Department of Health, Puerto Rico Newborn Screening Program, Puerto Rico Newborn Screening Program, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Tennessee Department of Health, Virginia Department of General Services/Division of Consolidated Services.

Evaluation of Automated Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) Systems for the Diagnosis of Syphilis
Awardees: Alabama Department of Public Health Bureau of Clinical Laboratories, Los Angeles County Public Health Laboratories, Oklahoma State Department of Health Public Health Laboratory

Course Programmer for Laboratory Curriculum Framework Courses
Awardee: International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI)

National Influenza Reference Center
Awardees: California Department of Public Health, Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory; New York State Department of Health, Laboratory of Viral Diseases at the Wadsworth Center, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene.

Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) Positive Primary MGIT Culture
Awardees: Alabama Department of Public Health-Bureau of Clinical Laboratories, California Department of Public Health-Microbial Diseases Laboratory, Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (Virginia), Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories, Georgia Department of Public Health, Indiana State Department of Health Public Health Laboratory, Maryland Department of Health Laboratories Administration, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, Texas Department of State Health Services, Washington State Department of Health Public Health, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

NewSTEPs (Newborn Screening Technical assistance and Evaluation Program) Data Repository and Website
Awardee: Insomniac Design

Establishing a Quality Control Range for Gentamicin Susceptibility Testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Awardees: City of Milwaukee Health Department Laboratory, Colorado Public Health and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, DC Department of Forensic Sciences, Maryland Public Health Laboratory, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Tennessee Department of Health Division of Laboratory Services, Texas Department of State Health Services, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, University of Washington to complete the work pursuant to Option 1, Option 2 or both

Funding to Begin or Enhance an Existing Childhood Blood Lead Testing Program​
Awardee: Vermont Department of Health Laboratory and Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness Laboratory

Development of a Private Well Guidance​ 
Awardee: Paula Jones and Public Ink/Alan Gambrell

Technical Writer for the Editing and Development of National Biomonitoring Network Materials 
Awardee: Paula Jones and Public Ink/Alan Gambrell

Technical Writer for the Development of a Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Technical Guidance​ 
Awardee: Paula Jones and Public Ink/Alan Gambrell​​​​​

Instructional Design for Global Laboratory Leadership Program 
Awardee: Colter Learning Partners

Development & Evaluation of Next Generation Sequencing for Legionella 
Awardees: California Department of Public Health Infectious Diseases Laboratory Branch, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Laboratory Services Division, Indiana State Department of Health Laboratory, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, Maryland Department of Health Laboratories Administration, New York State Department of Health-Wadsworth Center, and New York City Public Health Laboratory  to complete work pursuant to Option 1, Option 2 or both

Increasing Laboratory Response Network –Chemical (LRN-C) Capacity for Chemical Threat Technology Transfer
Awardee: Health Research, Inc., on behalf of the New York State Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center

Facilitating Test Verification and/or Modification of Algorithms for Detection of Infection with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis with Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) 
Awardees: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories, South Dakota Public Health Laboratory, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Public Health Laboratory, City of Milwaukee Health Department Laboratory, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, City of El Paso Public Health Laboratory, Tennessee Department of Health Laboratory Services

Evaluation of a Laboratory Developed Molecular Test for the Diagnosis of Genital Ulcer Disease (GUD)
Awardees: City of Milwaukee Health Department Laboratory, Dallas County Health and Human Services, Maryland Department of Health Laboratories Administration, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Laboratories

Assessment of Informatics Needs in the Laboratory Response Network (LRN)
Awardee: Deloitte Consulting LLP

Electronic Notification to Improve Surveillance an​d Quality of Newborn Screening Pre-analytic Processes 
Awardee: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Laboratory Services Division

Development of a State or Regional Environmental Health System Meeting
Awardees: Minnesota Department of Health - Public Health Laboratory Division, Washington State Public Health Laboratories

Support for Newborn Screening Implementation of New RUSP Disorders
Awardees: Georgia Department of Public Health, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Utah Department of Health, Virginia Department of Health, Washington State Department of Health

Validation of the MALDI-TOF for the Identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Awardees: Hawaii Department of Health State Laboratories Division, Maryland Department of Health Laboratories Administration, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Laboratories - Microbiology Section, North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, Texas Department of State Health Services

Legionella AMD 
Awardees: Arizona Department of Health Services State Laboratory, Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Laboratories Minnesota Department of Health, Public Health Laboratory, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Public Health Laboratory, New York State Department of Health - Wadsworth Center

Expansion of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) 
Awardee: Florida Department of Health-Bureau of Public Health Laboratories

Zambia Solar Energy Installations for PHLs  
Eligible Suppliers: TASS-Wind Sun Energy Zambia (WSEZ) JV (also selected to implement the initial project at CDL), Greenfield Energy, Likusasa, MegaTime Networks Ltd and Smartnet-3Tech JV

Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and Nonprofit Legal Services

Deputy Chief for Antimicrobial Resistance Support at the Hawaii State Laboratories Division

Peer Network Resource Centers for New Disorder Newborn Screening 
Awardees: Missouri State Public Health Laboratory, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

Newborn Screening Implementation of New Disorders 
Awardees: California Department of Public Health, Florida Department of Health, Iowa Department of Public Health, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Minnesota Department of Health, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, New Jersey Department of Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Ohio Department of Health, Tennessee Department of Health, Texas Department of State Health Services

Development of Preparedness Training Activities 
Awardees: Southern Nevada Health District, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, North Dakota Department of Health, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services

NewSTEPs (Newborn Screening Technical assistance and Evaluation Program) Website 
Awardee: Teal Media

International Event Management Contractor
Awardee: ATOP, Event Travel Management, Mlungisi Independent Advisors and The Webster Group

Accounting - Financial Management System
Awardee: Intellitec Solutions, LLC

Electronic Notification to Improve Surveillance and Quality of Newborn Screening Pre-analytic Processes 
Awardee: Indiana State Department of Health Genomics and Newborn Screening Program

Environmental Health Regional Meeting 
Awardee: Utah Public Health Laboratory

Establishment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Reference Centers 
Awardees: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services-Microbiology Section-Bureau of Laboratories; New York State Department of Health-Wadsworth Center; California Department of Public Health-Microbial Diseases Laboratory; State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa; Ohio Department of Health Laboratory

Expanded Access to Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRA) 
Awardees: DeKalb County Board of Health; Fairfax County Health Department Laboratory; Florida Department of Health-Bureau of Public Health Laboratories; Georgia Department of Public Health TB Program with the Georgia Public Health Laboratory; Kings County Department of Public Health; Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness; Mississippi Public Health Laboratory; Orange County Public Health Laboratory with Orange County TB Control; South Dakota Public Health Laboratory; Southern Nevada Public Health Laboratory

Informatics - Cloud Based Electronic Test Order and Result 
Awardee: IConnect Consulting

Informatics - Professional Instructional Design Services
Awardee: Deloitte Consulting LLC

Informatics Technical Assistance and Services
Awardee: J. Michael Consulting, InductiveHealth, The St. John Group

Laboratory External Quality Assessment (EQA) Proficiency Testing Program in Kenya 
Awardee: Human Quality Assessment Services (HuQAS)

National Influenza Surveillance Reference Center 
Awardees: California Department of Public Health, Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory; New York State Department of Health, Laboratory of Viral Diseases at the Wadsworth Center; Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

Pilot of Global Hepatitis Outbreak and Surveillance Technology (GHOST) for Molecular Surveillance of HCV Infection
Awardee: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services-Microbiology Section-Bureau of Laboratories; New York State Department of Health-Wadsworth Center; New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services; Alaska State Public Health Laboratory

PulseNet Support 
Awardee: Deborah Sheehan

Informatics Security Assessment of the AIMS Platform
Awardee: Coalfire

 ​Appeal Procedure

APHL has established an RFP Appeal Procedure that allows for venders/prospective venders to lodge a formal appeal concerning alleged improprieties or irregularities during the procurement process. Vendors or prospective vendors may submit an appeal at any time during the procurement process on a specific RFP, but they must do so no later than five days after APHL posts the winning bidder on that RFP or the overall bid tabulation on this site (www.aphl.org/rfp).

Any appeal must be submitted to APHL’s General Counsel via email or via overnight delivery to APHL’s headquarters office in Silver Spring, Maryland.  General Counsel will conduct an initial assessment and review of all appeals. If an appeal provides sufficient and credible detail on alleged irregularities or improprieties, General Counsel will have the authority to determine whether to forward that appeal on to APHL’s Operations group (composed of the Executive Director, the Chief Operating Officer, all Senior Directors and the Director of Human Resources) or to engage one or more independent third parties to investigate the allegations. The decisions as to whether an appeal provides sufficient detail and whether to engage outside investigative resources are final and not subject to further right of appeal.

In the event that APHL conducts an internal investigation into an appeal, the Operations group will be charged with providing an objective and unbiased independent review of the appeal and its allegations.  If one or more members of this group have a potential or perceived conflict of interest, those members will not participate in the internal investigation. The members of the Operations group free of a conflict of interest will then formulate a recommended course of action – which may range from no action to a complete re-compete of the RFP – and will provide supporting evidence to General Counsel as soon as is reasonably practicable or possible after receiving the appeal.

If APHL engages third parties to investigate the allegations raised by an appeal, General Counsel will be responsible for coordinating the investigators’ access to needed materials and personnel and will provide the Operations group with updates as needed or appropriate. Once the investigation is complete, the outside investigators will deliver a summary report of their findings and will provide a recommended course of action and at least one alternative course of action to General Counsel. General Counsel, in turn, will send the report to the Operations group and will work with group members to reach consensus on which course of action to pursue.