Request for Proposals
Request for Proposals for Technical Support to Improve Global Health Security
Solicitation Number: 2025-011-Indonesia Mod 2
Modification #2
To: Prospective Organizations
From: FHI360 STRIDES PROJECT TEAM
Contract Title: Technical Support to Improve Global Health Security Systems
Location: Indonesia
Date Issued: December 3, 2025; Modification 1 Issued: December 17, 2025; Modification 2
Issued: January 9, 2026
Questions Due: December 10, 2025, 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time
Responses Posted: December 15, 2025, 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time
December 17, 2025 by 23:59 Eastern Standard Time
Submission Deadline: January 9, 2026, 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time
January 23, 2026, 23:59 Eastern Standard Time
January 27, 2026, 23:59 Eastern Standard Time
Submission Email: STRIDESProcurement@fhi360.org
INTRODUCTION
Infectious diseases, particularly zoonoses transmitted from animals to humans, continue to
pose significant threats to Indonesia’s public health security and the broader Indo-Pacific
region. As one of the world’s most densely populated and biodiverse countries, Indonesia faces
ongoing risks from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1 and related clades), rabies,
anthrax, and other emerging and re-emerging diseases. These threats are compounded by gaps
in biosecurity along the poultry value chain, limited health infrastructure in rural areas,
workforce capacity constraints, and weak cross-sectoral coordination between human, animal,
and wildlife health systems.
The Strengthening Infectious Disease Detection Systems (STRIDES) Activity, funded by the U.S.
Department of State, builds upon longstanding U.S. Government investments in Global Health
Security (GHS) to enhance diagnostic networks, surveillance systems, and emergency response
capacities in partner countries. In Indonesia, STRIDES will provide targeted technical assistance
to strengthen the country’s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to zoonotic and emerging
infectious disease threats.
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Through this RFP, FHI 360, as the prime implementer of STRIDES, seeks qualified organizations
to deliver technical support in partnership with the Government of Indonesia (GOI)—
particularly the Ministry of Agriculture, Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and
Cultural Affairs (KEMENKO PMK), and Ministry of Health. Selected contractor(s) will work
closely with national and subnational authorities, academic institutions, and other partners to:
• Strengthen national and regional laboratory networks for zoonotic disease diagnostics
and biosafety;
• Enhance event-based and indicator-based surveillance systems for early detection and
reporting;
• Improve data collection, analysis, and interoperability across platforms such as
iSIKHNAS, SatuSBM, EWARS, SEHATSATLI, and SIZE; and
• Provide rapid technical assistance and limited commodity support during outbreaks.
Activities must align with Indonesia’s National Action Plan on Health Security (NAPHS), Joint
External Evaluation (JEE) 2023 recommendations, Performance of Veterinary Services (PVS)
2023 evaluation, and relevant Government of Indonesia zoonotic disease roadmaps and
multisectoral strategies.
Applicants may propose technical and financial approaches for some or all objectives based on
their expertise and geographic reach. Consortium applications for all objectives are not
encouraged. STRIDES anticipates awarding one or more firm fixed-price or hybrid contracts to
implement these technical activities during the first year of performance.
Project Overview: STRIDES Activity in Indonesia
Indonesia’s health security landscape is defined by its vast geography of more than 17,000
islands, a highly decentralized governance system, and a dense population exceeding 285
million. These structural realities, combined with rich biodiversity and close human-animal
interactions, heighten vulnerability to zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases (WHO, 2023
Joint External Evaluation (JEE) Report). The country has experienced recurring outbreaks of
highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1 and H9N2 clades), rabies, anthrax, and other
zoonoses that have both national and regional implications for health security (FAO & WOAH,
2025).
Although Indonesia’s National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS 2020–2024) provides a
strategic framework for multisectoral preparedness and response, implementation is
challenged by varying provincial capacities, limited laboratory integration, and uneven resource
allocation (WHO NAPHS Indonesia Report, 2021). Health-security financing assessments by the
World Bank highlight the need for stronger budget coordination and performance frameworks
to sustain preparedness investments across levels of government (World Bank, 2023, Financing
Assessment Helps Indonesia Plan Sustainable Health Security).
The 2023 JEE reaffirmed that Indonesia has made steady progress, achieving moderate-to-
strong scores in laboratory quality (score 4) and surveillance (score 3–4), but still faces critical
gaps in interoperability of surveillance data, biosecurity enforcement across poultry systems,
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and integration between human, animal, and wildlife health networks (WHO, 2023). Platforms
such as the Zoonoses and Emerging Infectious Diseases Information System (SIZE) and
iSIKHNAS demonstrate Indonesia’s commitment to data-driven early warning systems but
require enhanced interoperability with other surveillance systems like SatuSBM, EWARS,
SEHATSATLI, and SIZE to ensure real-time information flow (Accelerate Health Security Systems
Consortium, 2022).
Indonesia’s One Health coordination remains a national priority, yet field implementation is
constrained by limited cross-ministerial mechanisms, insufficient laboratory coverage outside
Java, and variable provincial investment. For example, subnational laboratories often
experience delayed specimen transport and reagent shortages—conditions that compromise
timely diagnosis and response (FAO Indonesia Zoonotic Risk Assessment, 2024). The country’s
dispersed geography further complicates rapid response deployment and emergency logistics,
particularly in outer islands such as NTT and Sulawesi.
To address these challenges, the STRIDES Activity, funded by the U.S. Department of State,
supports Indonesia in operationalizing sustainable systems that enhance national and sub-
national capacities to prevent, detect, and respond to zoonotic and emerging infectious
diseases. STRIDES aligns with the Indonesia NAPHS, JEE 2023 recommendations, and
Performance of Veterinary Services (PVS 2023) findings to strengthen laboratory systems,
surveillance, data management, and outbreak response functions under a One Health
approach.
Specifically, STRIDES will target:
• Specimen referral and transport systems: standardizing packaging, cold-chain, and
tracking protocols between local and national reference labs.
• Laboratory quality and biosafety systems: supporting national QA frameworks,
calibration, and harmonized biosafety standards across sectors.
• Surveillance and data integration: enhancing interoperability across human-animal-
wildlife data platforms (iSIKHNAS, SatuSBM, EWARS, SEHATSATLI, SIZE).
• Emergency operations and RRT deployment: strengthening multisectoral surge capacity
through simulation exercises and improved governance structures.
By improving these core systems and aligning investments with international standards under
the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005), STRIDES contributes to Indonesia’s broader
goal of building resilient, locally-led health systems capable of managing outbreaks effectively,
reducing zoonotic spillover, and safeguarding regional and global health security (WHO, FAO,
World Bank 2023–2025 reports.)
Under the STRIDES Activity, the goal is to strengthen Indonesia’s national and subnational
capacities to prevent, detect, and respond to zoonotic and emerging infectious disease threats.
This investment builds on Indonesia’s National Action Plan on Health Security (NAPHS), Joint
External Evaluation (JEE 2023), and Performance of Veterinary Services (PVS 2023)
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recommendations, with a focus on advancing a multisectoral One Health approach that links
human, animal, and environmental health systems.
Through this Request for Proposals (RFP), FHI 360 seeks qualified organizations to implement
technical assistance and capacity-building activities that directly contribute to four STRIDES
objectives:
1. Strengthen detection capacity and laboratory systems at the national and subnational
levels for both human and animal health networks, increasing access to quality
diagnostic services for priority zoonotic diseases.
2. Develop sustainable surveillance systems, integrating event-based and indicator-based
surveillance to enable timely reporting and response for priority zoonoses and emerging
infectious diseases.
3. Enhance data management and interoperability across human, animal, and wildlife
health sectors to ensure evidence-based decision-making for disease prevention and
response.
4. Provide targeted outbreak assistance and technical support to national and
subnational authorities, including deployment of rapid-response expertise and limited
procurement of essential outbreak response commodities.
Applicants may propose to implement one or more of the above objectives based on their
technical expertise, geographic presence, and institutional capacity. FHI 360 anticipates issuing
one or more awards under this solicitation to partners that demonstrate strong alignment with
the Government of Indonesia’s health-security priorities and STRIDES’ technical focus areas.
Technical description of work to be performed:
Scope of Work
In collaboration with the Government of Indonesia, multisectoral health partners, academia,
private sector, and donor agencies, the STRIDES Activity will provide targeted technical
assistance to strengthen Indonesia’s capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to zoonotic and
emerging infectious diseases. STRIDES will focus on supporting the Ministry of Agriculture to
address priority zoonotic outbreaks—particularly avian influenza and others—and other
emerging health threats through a coordinated approach.
Building on Indonesia’s existing health security platforms, STRIDES will help reduce risks,
improve community readiness, and strengthen outbreak response in line with the National
Action Plan on Health Security (NAPHS), Joint External Evaluation (JEE), and Performance of
Veterinary Services (PVS) recommendations. The Activity will align with national strategies such
as the Joint Plan of Action, National Animal Health System (SISKESWANAS), the Five-Year
Development Plan (RENSTRA), and the Multisectoral Zoonoses and Rabies Roadmap. While
prioritizing avian influenza and rabies, STRIDES will coordinate with the GOI and U.S.
Government (USG) Mission to adapt interventions for other high-priority zoonoses as needed.
To ensure continuity and government ownership, STRIDES will develop a transition plan that
promotes cost-sharing, shared accountability, and local adoption by both national and
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subnational authorities. The Activity will coordinate closely with the Coordinating Ministry for
Human Development and Cultural Affairs (KEMENKO PMK), Ministry of Health, and other
relevant agencies to ensure harmonized zoonoses prevention and control. Collaboration will
extend to partners such as CDC, BEP, UN agencies, DFAT, the Pandemic Fund, and other GHS
stakeholders to avoid duplication and maximize synergy.
STRIDES will also engage faith-based organizations, civil society, US Small business and the
private sector to leverage local networks and capabilities for efficient and cost-effective
delivery. Activities may include procurement and distribution of outbreak response
commodities, capacity strengthening, and support for integrated data systems. STRIDES will
maintain close collaboration with the EpiC GHS Activity, which focuses on zoonotic outbreaks in
humans, to ensure alignment and complementarity across the animal and human health
sectors.
Global Health Security (GHS) Objectives
1. Strengthen detection capacity and laboratory systems for human and animal networks,
expanding access to quality diagnostic services for priority diseases.
2. Develop sustainable surveillance systems integrating event-based (EBS) and indicator-
based (IBS) platforms for rapid detection and reporting of public health threats.
3. Enhance data collection, analysis, and reporting to support evidence-based decision-
making for outbreak prevention and response.
4. Provide targeted outbreak assistance, including surge support, rapid response, and
limited procurement of emergency commodities.
STRIDES will emphasize life-saving interventions that reduce the occurrence and severity of
zoonotic outbreaks through early notification, detection, and response—using global standards
such as the 7-1-7 framework, where applicable. Two overarching intermediate results are
anticipated:
1. Reduced risks and impacts of zoonotic and emerging infectious disease (EID) threats.
2. Functional systems for early warning, detection, reporting, and coordinated response to
zoonoses.
Expected Results by JEE Technical Area
Zoonotic Disease:
• Strengthened surveillance for priority zoonoses and EIDs among domestic animals.
• Enhanced field epidemiology capacity of Animal Health Officers.
• Operational community-based surveillance integrated within national systems.
• Use of predictive, risk-based tools and analytics to guide surveillance and response.
• Evidence-based decision-making supported by reliable scientific data.
• Improved outbreak management capacities of animal health officers.
• Functional cross-sectoral rapid response teams and networks (including Red Cross, civil
society, private sector, and academia).
• Institutionalized performance monitoring systems aligned with global standards.
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