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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 09, 2005 FBO #1413
SOLICITATION NOTICE

B -- Olmstead waiting list consultation services

Notice Date

10/7/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Minerals Management Service GovWorks, Attn. Mr. Christopher D. Pigott 381 Elden Street, MS 2510 Herndon VA 20170
 

ZIP Code

20170
 

Solicitation Number

0406RC44724
 

Response Due

10/26/2005
 

Archive Date

10/7/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The Department of Interior (DOI), GovWorks, intends to solicit full and open competition in accordance with FAR 6.102-(b). This competitive action is being issued by GovWorks under the authority of the U. S. Department of Interior Franchise Fund on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS needs to contract for the requirement described below. I. Background. The mission of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is to prevent and eliminate unlawful discrimination in the provision of health care and social services generally and in HHS-funded programs particularly; to ensure the privacy of protected health information, and to enhance access to quality programs funded by the HHS. Through public education, outreach, complaint investigation and resolution and other compliance activities, OCR helps HHS carry out its overall mission of improving the health and well-being of all people affected by its many programs. Among other duties, OCR investigates complaints that alleged violations of various civil rights laws by HHS-funded recipients. Among the laws enforced by OCR is Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by the recipients of federal financial assistance. OCR enforces Section 504 with respect to HHS fund recipients. OCR also enforces Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by states and local government entities, with respect to health and human services programs. II. Objective. This contract will help HHS, through OCR, implement the President's "New Freedom Initiative" and, more specifically, Executive Order 13217 (June 18, 2001), which directs the Secretary of HHS to provide technical guidance to help states achieve the goals of the ADA. This contract will aid HHS in resolving key aspects of ongoing complaint investigations that alleged violations of Title II of the ADA and its implementing regulations and the Supreme Court's decision in Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581(1999). These complaints allege that qualified individuals with disabilities have been denied services in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs. III. Scope. OCR requires expert consultant services to evaluate actions undertaken by a state to assess and place on wait lists for community placement, individuals, currently institutionalized in state owned and operated psychiatric facilities, intermediate care facilities for individuals with mental retardation, and nursing facilities but who could receive community-based services as an appropriate alternative to institutional care. The contractor will develop standards and criteria for evaluating the state's actions. The contractor will advise OCR of the effectiveness of the state's wait list management and prioritization policies. The contractor will also advise OCR as to the need for new or revised state policies, procedures and related documents, once institutionalized individuals are identified for community placement; review these documents, and make recommendations about them. In order to compete for this contract, interested parties should request a copy of the Request for Proposal including a Statement of Work by sending an email to the POC listed below. Answers for questions submitted by offerors will only be transmitted to companies who submit requests. Please ensure the GovWorks solicitation number 44724 is referenced in all correspondence. Point of Contact (POC) for this acquisition is Melicent Nhan at melicent.nhan@mms.gov or fax 703-787-1106. Phone inquiries will not be entertained.
 

Web Link

Please click here to view more details.
(http://ideasec.nbc.gov/j2ee/announcementdetail.jsp?serverId=MM143501&objId=288053)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Atlanta, GA

Zip Code: 30303

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00912981-W 20051009/051007213045 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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