MODIFICATION
R -- STRENGTHENING THE SERVICES CAPACITIES OF COMMUNITY AND FAITH BASED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING ACCESS TO RECOVERY (ATR) SERVICES PROVIDER
- Notice Date
- 9/7/2006
- Notice Type
- Modification
- 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
- 06M000152
- Response Due
- 9/7/2006
- Archive Date
- 9/22/2006
- Point of Contact
- Raleigh Tanner, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-260-8856, Fax 202-690-6630, - Margaret Kelly, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-443-4988, Fax 301-443-3849,
- E-Mail Address
-
rtanner@psc.gov, mkelly@psc.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), requires a contractor to provide professional services for the following: Background Alcohol and other drug abuse and mental health problems are among 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, expanding the 1996 Charitable Choice Legislation enacted under President Clinton?s Administration. In FY 04, President Bush introduced the Access to Recovery Program (ATR) Grant, a SAMHSA treatment and recovery support initiative, offering those affected by the substance abuse opportunity to choose treatment and recovery services among community and faith based clinical treatment and recovery support service providers. In FY 06, SAMHSA desires to continue it work with community and faith based organizations including ATR service provider organizations by providing capacity building and sustainability technical assistance and training to these groups. I addition, SAMHSA desires to procure contractual services with organizations having specific expertise in providing technical assistance and training to grassroots faith and community organizations including ATR treatment and recovery provider organizations. Geographical designations are specified. For this particular requisition, the contractor must agree to provide technical assistance and training to faith and community organization including ATR treatment and recovery providers in the state of Washington. Statement of Work General Requirements 1. Government Project Officer shall monitor the project to ensure that deliverables are timely and satisfactory. . Specific Requirements: The Contractor shall: Task I: Meeting with Government Project Officer Task 1:1 The contractor shall within five days of the 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 to discuss progress to date, issues requiring clarification, problems and next meetings. Task 1:3 The contractor shall convene three capacity building meetings in each designated state (3 events per state) focusing on infrastructure development, sustainability, entrepreneurship, data reporting (including web based systems) fiscal accounting, marketing, volunteerism and grantmanship. Task 2 The contractor shall provide a report of each meeting or event. The report will include purpose, attendees and their affiliation, contact information and a follow-up action plan. Reports will be submitted to both the GPO and ATR Lead. Task 2:1 The contractor shall prepare and submit the GPO weekly status reports, reports of contacts and indicators of successful outcomes. Task 3 The contractor shall secure acceptable meeting sites and hotel accommodations, provide pre-meeting logistical services, develop and obtain meeting materials, such as registration forms, brochures, invitation letters, agenda, participant lists. GPO shall approve logistical plans, brochures, invitation letter, agenda, participant list, meeting facilitation guidance materials and thank you letters. The contractor shall develop any material not already in existence and provide them to the ATR Lead. *Please note that until further notice the Department of Health and Human Services will no longer reimburse contractors for food, including light refreshments, and NO registration fees will be collected from any source, whether a sponsored or un-sponsored attendee. Task 5 The contractor shall administer the SAMHSA/GPPRA 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 (if TA is provided). Task 6 The contractor shall submit a monthly progress report 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; achievements of quantitative goals and objectives; etc.. Task 7 The contractor shall submit a final report written 30 days after the final series of training activities. The report shall include pre and post customer satisfaction survey summaries; summary of action steps taken to execute meetings, including selection of presenters, problems encountered and their resolution, description of partnerships with other agencies, state government, demographics of participants, discussions of outcomes including descriptive chart representations, participants list and recommendations for future meetings. Schedule of Deliverables Contractor shall deliver: Tasks 1, 1:2, 5 Due October 10, 2006 Monthly Report Due November 2006 Task 2:2-1 (2 TA events/meetings) Tasks 3, 4, 5 Due January 10, 2007 Monthly Report Task 2:2-1 (2 TA events/meeting) Task 3, 4, 5 Due February 10, 2007 Monthly Report Task 2:2-1 (2 TA events/meetings) Task 3, 4, 5 Due April 10, 2007 Monthly Report Task 2:2-1 (2 TA events/meetings) Task 3, 4, 5 Due May 10, 2007 Final Report Task 2:2-1 (1 TA events/meetings) Task 3, 4, 5 Due June 10, 2007 The above requirement is a ?Simplified Acquisition?, Fixed Fee contract. NOTE: Please forward one (1) original and two (2) copies of your completed quotation (s), technical narrative(s) and cost quotations via mail, federal express or courier. Please do not fax, for fax copies may be inferior and the fax machine could not be operative, and numerous responses could delay the arrival of your responses by 5:00 p.m. on September 7, 2006. If you have any general questions, you may contact me via e-mail, fax or telephone, and questions must be received by August 24, 2006. My e-mail address: Raleigh.Tanner@psc.hhs.gov., or telephone (202) 205-0625. NOTE: Because of increased security at Federal buildings, please allow extra time for your proposal 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 e 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 note that correspondence for U.S. Government agencies goes through an irradiation process and may take up to 5-10 days to receive. Recommend not using U.S. Postal Service unless you send special delivery or express mail. MODIFIED Submission of Proposals from September 7, 2006 has been changed to September 12, 2006. Proposals that are submitted and received on September 7, 2006 may be revised and insertions accepted by September 12, 2006 at COB, 5:00 p.m. Upon evaluation of all proposals, initally submitted copy(ies) and revised copy(ies), those deemed technically acceptable will be negotiated/discussions on items pertaining to questions and answers that were provided on September 6, 2007. If there are any further questions, those questions must be received via e-mail by COB Friday, September 8, 2006.
- Place of Performance
- Address: SAMHSA/CSAT/OD, 1 CHOKE CHERRY ROAD, ROCKVILLE, MD
- Zip Code: 20857
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20857
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