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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 24, 2004 FBO #1002
SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- Educating State Legislators on Performance Measurement in Substance Abuse Programs

Notice Date

8/22/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541618 — Other Management Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857
 

ZIP Code

20857
 

Solicitation Number

04M000252
 

Response Due

9/7/2004
 

Archive Date

9/22/2004
 

Point of Contact

Nora Tyson, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-443-5229, Fax 301-443-3238, - Janet Miller, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-443-2478, Fax 301-443-3849,
 

E-Mail Address

ntyson@psc.gov, jmiller@psc.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The Agency Of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, (CSAT), through the Division of Acquisition Management (DAM), Program Support Center(PSC), plans to award a 12 month sole source contract using simplified acquisition procedures, to State Associations of Addiction Services, 236 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 505, Washington, DC 20002. The anticipated date of award is September 10, 2004. This request is to educate State legislators about measuring performance in addiction treatment. This will entail the Contractor developing resource materials on the issues of measuring performance and what realistic expectations are in evaluating treatment programs. The Contractor will serve as a resource center to facilitate communication; develop and distribute critical information; respond to questions and provide information on request. Rights in Data: All reports, statistics, or tables produced under this project shall be the property of the Federal government, which includes the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA or CSAT may utilize, print, or disseminate such material without further charge. The purchase order should include a provision which will prohibit the Contractor from publicizing or disseminating information without the prior written approval of the Project Officer: The Contractor shall be responsible for but not limited to the following: The Contractor shall provide two copies of a draft work plan within five working days of the purchase order award date, and two copies of a final work plan which incorporates the PO?s comments or suggestions within ten working days of the purchase order award date. The Work Plan should include, at a minimum, a description of: a. Systems or procedures for publicizing to State Legislators/Staffs the availability of resource materials, the dedicated web page and the opportunity to request and receive briefings; B. Systems or procedures for accepting briefing requests from States and scheduling the actual briefings; c. Systems for receiving and responding to ad hoc inquiries from State Legislators/Staffs The Contractor shall develop supporting materials and a PowerPoint briefing presentation on the issues of measuring performance in addiction treatment, performance management of outcomes under the SAPT Block Grant program, outcome-based payment in ATR, and what realistic expectations are in evaluating treatment programs. The Contractor shall develop a dedicated web page on the National Council of State Legislatures (NCSL) and SAAS websites that provides resources on performance measurement, including the PowerPoint briefing presentation prepared for this project, and can be linked to materials as they are developed by SAMHSA and others. Provide information on request either verbally or through e-mail. The Contractor shall design briefings to be conducted in a total of five venues: the NCSL Spring Forum, the NCSL Annual Meeting and/or in individual States. The Contractor shall mail out invitations to Health Chairs to set up briefings in their States. The Contractor shall propose a session at the NCSL Spring Forum in April and the NCSL Annual Meeting in July. The Contractor shall submit to the PO for review and approval two copies of quarterly progress reports of activities performed, problems encountered and their solutions, during the period. The Contractor shall submit to the PO for review and approval two copies of a draft final report that details the results of all the task activities conducted during the performance of the purchase order. In addition, this report shall also contain a summary of the problems encountered during the purchase order and their solutions. The draft final report is due 30 calendar days prior to purchase order expiration. The PO will provide approval with comments and suggestions for the final report 20 calendar days after receipt of the draft final report. The Contractor shall submit two copies of the final purchase order report no later than the purchase order expiration date. It shall incorporate the comments and any recommendations of the PO. The proposed simplified acquisition is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source Under Authority of Far 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest by responding to the requirement within 10 days after the date of publication of this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed simplified acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation is available. For further information, please contact Nora Tyson in Rm. 5C-03, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md. 20857 or on 301-443-5229.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 236 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 505, Washington, DC

Zip Code: 20002

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00649180-W 20040824/040822211530 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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