SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Customized Training and Technical Assistance to Targeted Community and Faith Based Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery Service Provider Organizations
- Notice Date
- 8/14/2005
- 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
- 05M000115TT
- Response Due
- 8/19/2005
- Archive Date
- 9/3/2005
- Description
- DESCRIPTION: The Department of Health and Human Services/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, through the Program Support Center provides the following: PURPOSE: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION/CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT THROUTH THE PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, SOLICITS TO AWARD A SIMPLIFIED ACQUSITION. THIS POSTING IS RE-ADVERTISED TO OPEN TO FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. PREVIOUS FEDBIZOPPS POSTING WAS FROM JULY 12, 2005 THROUGH JULY 22, 2005, FOR SOURCES SOUGHT, AND WAS SET ASIDE FOR TOTAL SMALL BUSINESSES. CAPABILITY STATEMENTS RECEIVED FROM THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES INTERESTED, WERE DEEMED TO BE TECHNICALLY UNQUALIFIED TO PERFORM THE REQUIREMENT(S). SEE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROCUREMENT BELOW. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD THROUGH ONE YEAR SPECIFIC OBJECT OF THE PROCUREMENT IS THE FOLLOWING: Background Alcohol and other drug abuse and mental health problems are among and society?s most pervasive medical and social concerns. Individuals, families, and local communities continue to be seriously affected by substance abuse and mental health challenges. Historically, grassroots faith and community organizations have responded to these issues operating on shoestring budgets and without federal, local and state support. Since 1992, SAMHSA has actively engaged and supported faith-based and community organizations involved in substance abuse and mental health services. In January 2001, President George W. Bush signed an Executive Order, which expanded the 1996 Charitable Choice Legislation enacted under President Clinton?s Administration. The Executive order requires HHS and other Federal Agencies to identify and eliminate regulatory and programmatic barriers that would prevent faith based and grassroots community organizations from applying for and successfully receiving Federal grants, contracts, and the effective delivery of services in local communities. In 2000 to the present SAMHSA undertaken a technical assistance initiative to assist grassroots community and faith based organization with the fundamentals of writing successful Federal grants and enhancing treatment and prevention service delivery. From 2001-2004, SAMHSA has provided technical assistance to over 6500 individuals representing faith and community organizations and has collaborated with community intermediary organizations to facilitate these activities. Faith and community based organizations have benefited from this training and as a result have been recipients of various Federal, state and local grants. While this is the case, many grassroots organizations have had difficulty applying successfully for Federal grant funds because of such reasons as weak infrastructures, inadequate capacity to deliver services, and the lack of collaborative supports and partnerships. Because of this, SAMHSA?s technical assistance FY 2005 will focus on organizations that demonstrate operational readiness to deliver quality treatment and recovery to compete successfully for SAMHSA grant awards. The successful contractor must be capable of providing technical assistance to faith and community based organizations. The successful contractor is required to have the capability to provide technical assistance to a national network of faith based organizations and community based organizations committed to meeting the needs of the poor and increasing the capacity among faith and community based organizations serving those in need. The successful contractors personnel must possess and be comprised of seasoned professionals with skills in grant writing, grant management, volunteer mobilization, non profit organizational development, coalition development and sustainability. Purpose SAMHSA desires to procure the services of a contractor to perform the goal of technical assistance activity for fiscal year 2005 is assist faith and community organizations with successfully competing for SAMHSA grants awards. Statement of Work General Requirements 1. The contractor shall exert its best efforts to perform the tasks set forth in this document. 2. The Government Project Officer shall monitor the project to ensure that tasks are carried per requirements. Task I: Statement of Work General Requirements 1. The contractor shall exert its best efforts to perform the tasks set forth in this document. 2. All work under this project shall be monitored by the Government Project Officer (GPO). Specific Requirements Task I: Meeting with Government Project Officer Task 1:1 The contractor shall within five days of the effective date of the award, meet with the GPO to refine tasks and ensure understanding of all activities. At this meeting or before, the contractor shall provide two copies of a draft work plan and (TA) evaluation plan. Task 1:2 The contractor shall, within 10 working days following the initial meeting, provide copies of a final work plan, final time lines and schedules, budget proposal and materials/ manuals to be provided. In addition to the first meeting the contractor shall have weekly or bi-weekly telephone calls to discuss progress to date, issues requiring clarification, problems and next steps. Task 1:2 The contractor shall travel to Washington D.C. to meet with GPO or other designated individuals twice during the year. Task 2 The contractor shall conduct three?four (1 ? to 2 days) technical assistance events (workshops and seminars) to build capacity as well as prepare ten or more faith and community based organizations to compete for SAMHSA grant funds in the state of Missouri. In addition, provide technical assistance to SAMHSA identified faith and community groups upon request by the GPO. Workshops/ training events may include topics such as; capacity building, leadership and infrastructure development, fiscal management and auditing, program evaluation, grant writing, strategic planning, licensure and certification and HIV/AIDS. Task 2:1 The contractor shall secure meeting sites and hotel accommodations, provide pre-meeting logistical services, preparing, developing and obtaining meeting materials, such as registration forms, brochures, invitation letters, agenda, participant lists, preparing thank you letters, and processing participant and speaker reimbursements. GPO shall approve logistical plans, brochures, invitation letter, agenda, participant list, meeting facilitation guidance materials and thank you letters. Task 3 The contractor shall develop a directory of faith-based and community-based substance abuse and mental health service providers for each geographic area including the whole range of prevention, recovery, and transitional providers. Task 4 The contractor shall administer the SAMHSA?s GPRA participant satisfaction and follow-up surveys to evaluate technical assistance activity, input survey data into SAMHSA ?s data base and provide a written analysis of survey results. The GRPA form has been approved by OMB. Task 5 The contractor shall submit a monthly report (one page) concerning the progress of the project by the tenth (10th) of the following month. The report shall include meeting survey summaries; summary of action steps taken to execute meetings including selection of presenters, problems encountered and resolutions, description of partnerships and discussion of outcomes. Task 6 The contractor shall submit resumes of staff, trainers/ consultants to the Government Project Officer (GPO) for approval. The staff, trainers and consultants shall be culturally appropriate, diverse and reflect the populations to be served. The GPO shall reserve the right to identify expert consultants/ trainers on specified topics when deemed necessary. Task 7 The contractor shall submit a final report written 60 days after the final series of training activities. The report shall include pre and post customer satisfaction meeting survey summaries; summary of action steps taken to execute meetings including selection of presenters, problems encountered and resolutions, description of partnerships with other agencies, state government or foundations, demographics of participants, discussions of outcomes including descriptive chart representations, names of staff and consultants used, participants list and recommendations for future meetings. Schedule of Deliverables Task 1:1 within 5 days of signed contract Subtask 1:2: Within 10 days of signed contract Task 2 Date to be determined. Subtask 2:1 Date to be determined Subtask 3 Date to be determined Task 3 Dates to be determined Task 4 Within 60 days after final meeting Task 5 Dates to be determined Task 6 Within 45 days of signed contract. Interested parties having the capabilities necessary to perform the following: 1. Substance Abuse Treatment/Pathways to Recovery. 2. Substance Abuse treatment and recovery program services Model programs. 3. Access to Recovery (ATR) Outreach Strategies. 4. Development and Creation of Sustainable Substance Abuse and Recovery Support Management Services. 5. Fiscal Management and Auditing 6. Program Evaluation Using the Logic Model (both process and outcome) 7. Substance Abuse Treatment Licensing and Certification Requirements and Standards for Recovery Support Services 8. HIV/AIDS and its Interrelatedness to Substance Abuse Treatment. 9. Grant Writing. 10. Strategic Planning and Visioning. This is a re-advertisement of a sources sought advertisement for total small businesses to respond with capability statements. Those small business capability statements from those small businesses, were deemed to be unqualified to perform the requirement(s). Therefore, this combined synopsis/solicitation is advertised for full and open competition. Technical and cost proposals should be submitted by Friday, August 19, 2005 by close of business, at 5:00 p.m. Questions pertaining to this synopsis/solicitation should be submitted to Raleigh Tanner, on or before August 17, 2005, via e-mail or FAX: (202) 690-6630. Submission of technical and cost proposals due August 19, 2005, should be submitted to the address that follows: DHHS/PSC/SAS/DAM Attention: Raleigh Tanner Room 311-B, Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20201-0004 (202) 205-0625 (202) 690-6630 FAX E-mail address: rtanner@psc.gov Technical proposals should be in narrative form and cost proposals should be submitted with cost breakdown of proposed costs. There should be one original copy and two copies of the technical and cost proposals. Because of increased security at Federal buildings, please allow extra time for your proposals to be delivered to the Contracting Office. The Division of Acquisition Management will no longer accept courier packages of any kind, except from couriers who have authorized access to the building (i.e., government issued identification badges) due to heightened security. Currently the following organizations have authorized access to the Humphrey Building: Federal Express, United Parcel Service, Airborne Express, DHL, and the U.S. Postal Service. Certain courier services in the Washington Metropolitan Area also have access. Please check with the courier service you plan to utilize for delivery, to ensure they are currently authorized. PLEASE DO NOT FAX PROPOSALS OR E-MAIL PROPOSALS.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1 Choke Cherry Road, 2nd Floor, Room 1061, Rockville, MD
- Zip Code: 20857
- Zip Code: 20857
- Record
- SN00870194-W 20050816/050814211536 (fbodaily.com)
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