SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Centers for the Application for Prevention Technologies
- Notice Date
- 5/29/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall Contracting Office, 5515 Security Lane Rockwall II, Suite 640, Rockville, MD, 20857
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- 277-03-6102
- Response Due
- 6/5/2003
- Archive Date
- 6/20/2003
- Point of Contact
- Lynn Tantardini, Contract Specialist, Phone 301/443-1150, Fax 301/594-0535, - Michelle Ringo, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 443-4983, Fax (301) 594-0535,
- E-Mail Address
-
ltantard@samhsa.gov, mringo@samhsa.gov
- Description
- This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought synopsis only. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (HUBZone 8(a), 8(a), HUBZone, and Small Disadvantage) relative to this _541690_NAICS Code. Responses to this sources sought synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate determinations about potential sources only. The intended contract shall provide the Government the option to extend the contract in one-year increments for a base and four option years. After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement a solicitation announcement may be published in the Federal Business Opportunities at a later time. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration?s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is interested in highly experienced organizations for the five regional Centers for the Application for Prevention Technologies or CAPTs. The CAPTs are SAMHSA/CSAP?s primary knowledge application and capacity expansion program supporting CSAP?s mission to bring effective substance abuse prevention to every community. As such, the CAPTs form the cornerstone of CSAP?s efforts to move science into services. Under the guidance of CSAP, the CAPTs work to expand the capacity of the substance abuse prevention field through the application of effective evidence/science-based programs, practices, and policies within every State prevention service system and community. To accomplish this, the CAPTs provide their clients with timely and effective technical assistance, training, dissemination, and communication services that increase the transfer and application of substance abuse prevention knowledge and skills. The overall CAPT program goals are to: ? Serve as one of SAMHSA/CSAP?s major resource for expanding capacity, increasing effectiveness, and strengthening the performance accountability of substance abuse prevention services at both the State and community levels. ? Disseminate effective evidence/science-based substance abuse prevention programs, practices, and policies so that they can be applied successfully within the diverse contexts of life within U.S. communities, States, Tribes, and other US Jurisdictions. ? Provide effective technical assistance and training that expand the capacity of States and communities to implement effective substance abuse prevention services. Such training and technical assistance is coordinated with the ongoing work of SAMHSA?s other dissemination efforts. The incumbents on the CAPT?s cooperative agreements are the following: 1) Minnesota Institute of Public Health; 2) Education Development Center, Inc.: 3) Developing Resources for Education in America, Inc. (DREAM); 4) Southwest Prevention Center, University of Oklahoma; 5) University of Nevada, Reno; and 6) Arizona-Mexico Border Health Foundation. Responses to this notice shall include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) and must respond to the following questions: 1) Does your firm qualify as a small or small disadvantaged business? 2) If disadvantaged specify under which disadvantaged group is your firm certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act? 3) Are you considered a certified HUBZone firm? 4) Are you considered woman-owned or operated business? 5) Are you a certified Service?Disabled Veteran Owned or Veteran Owned? Furthermore, your responses should address your capabilities in the following areas; 1. Most importantly, the CAPT?s are to provide state of the art substance abuse prevention training and technical assistance to States to build infrastructure and community capacity to adapt and implement effective substance abuse prevention programs. 2. The CAPTs are expected provide services in accord with the program policies of SAMHSA/CSAP. 3. The offeror must inform the Project Officers of any publication based on the contract project. Additionally, the offeror must also ensure consistency with relevant CSAP and SAMHSA editorial guidelines and policies (e.g., use of logos, text, format, and related production qualities) before disseminating any CAPT product. It must also comply with Title IV, Sec. 711 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that applies when developing promotional public service announcements. 4. The CAPTs have collaborated to establish a cross-CAPT evaluation plan assuring comparability of data and reporting. There are five Web-enabled databases: Event, Systemic Outcomes, Technical Assistance (TA), Products, and Success Stories. Each CAPT is expected to help shape and maintain these databases. The databases are accessed via the national CAPTUS website. 5. Offerors must provide information needed by SAMHSA to comply with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) reporting requirements. GPRA mandates accountability and performance-based management by Federal agencies, focusing on results or outcomes in evaluating the effectiveness of Federal activities and on measuring progress toward achieving national goals and objectives. The offerors must comply with GPRA data collection and reporting requirements. A description of the CAPTs? evaluation procedures and measures (including those pending as GPRA and performance measures) will be presented in the RFP. The final CAPT GPRA and performance measures for the program have not yet been determined, and SAMHSA will be working with the offerors to finalize them and obtain necessary clearances once the contract awards have been made. 6. The CAPT is expected to provide the following types of reports. ? Quarterly progress reports ? Annual progress and fiscal reports ? Final summary report at the end of the third year cycle. ? Periodic delivery of electronic copies of contact and service data to the contractor providing data coordination of the cross-CAPT databases. Additional reports may be required on special projects and activities (e.g., collaborative services delivered with supplemental funding by another Federal agency partnering with SAMHSA in this program). 7. The offeror must have existing knowledge and experience working with states to support capacity development activities. 8. The offeror must have a working knowledge of CSAP and SAMHSA policy and programmatic initiatives. 9. The offeror must be located within the region they would serve and have been providing technical assistance and training for a minimum of two years in order to show they have established relationships with States and communities. The CAPT-National Prevention Network (NPN) regions are listed below with the States with State Incentive Grantees (SIGs) funded up through FY2001 presented as follows: still active (in bold) or concluded (underlined). CENTRAL REGION: North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan, Red Lake Chippewa Band NORTHEAST REGION: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Vermont SOUTHEAST REGION: Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands, Virginia SOUTHWEST REGION: Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska. WESTERN REGION: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Guam, Hawaii, Alaska, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap), Marshall Islands, Palau) This is not a request for proposal and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. Responses to this notice shall be mailed to Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Program Services, Contract Management Branch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall II Building, Suite 640, Rockville, MD 20852 Attn: Lynn Tantardini. Telephone and/or e-mail responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received by in writing no later than June 3, 2003 by 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time. Responses to this sources sought announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective bidders/offerors list or to received a copy of the solicitation. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources announcement. No solicitation is currently available.*****
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