SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Soul Source to Allen Daniels
- Notice Date
- 7/26/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 07M000137
- Response Due
- 8/10/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/25/2007
- Description
- NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER for The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services to Allen Daniels, EdD. The leaders of MHCA have determined that they would like to develop a quality improvement collaborative and foster it within the membership. The goals of the collaborative will be to utilize the existing MHCA benchmarking data base and process to support the work of quality improvement within the IOM aims. Enhancing person-centeredness (using the IOM?s Patient-Centered Aim) was identified as a priority; it is perhaps the most essential/critical aim for mental health and substance abuse system transformation. An eighteen month process open to those organizations able to make a commitment to participate was proposed. Additional objectives for the collaborative will include establishing a consensus definition of transformation as well as an examination of how the IOM aims and reports can support and promote desired change. The benchmarking process and the quality collaborative will be used as tools to promote, measure, and assess this change. A final goal of the initiative will be to evaluate how this process can be developed into a generalized and transferable model for mental health/substance abuse systems change that can be applied in other settings across other service systems. The quality improvement collaborative will involve a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 30 organizations. The group will convene for six quarterly face-to-face meetings in conjunction with regular general MHCA meetings. A proposed internal organization scheme for the work involves creating 5 sub-groups within the collaborative--each of which will be focused on enhancing person-centeredness through a focus on and exploring the inter-relatedness of one of the other aims (see below). Funding for the project will be derived from three sources. MHCA will provide the meeting support and resources to support the ongoing collaborative. Collaborative member agencies will support their own participation (e.g. travel costs and other related expenses) as well as cost associate with local quality initiatives. SAMHSA/CMHS will be called upon to support the facilitation, training and technical assistance, some meeting logistics, leadership, and implementation of this project. MHCA/IOM Quality Collaborative will focus on the six aims that were developed by the IOM in the initial Quality Chasm report. These were determined in the report on mental and substance use conditions to be directly applicable and supportive of improved health care quality in both the general health as well as the specialty M/SU sectors. It should be noted, however, that there is a considerable degree of relatedness and interdependence between the 6 aims. Of particular importance for behavioral health is the aim of ?patient?-centered care. Alternatively described as consumer-, person-, or client-centered care, the IOM casts patient centered-care as the essence of transforming the current system into one which is more oriented to recovery and health care quality. The patient-centered aim will be a shared focus for all of the collaborative?s individual projects. However, in addition each participating organization will be asked to choose another one of the 5 remaining aims to explore how, for example, a focus on timeliness can enhance person-centeredness. Across the collaborative there will be projects exploring the relationship between, patient-centered and safe, effective, timely, equitable, and efficient care. Representatives of the MHCA leadership will assist in the coordination and facilitation of the collaborative?s sub-groups by assuming a team leader role for each aim. Any interested parties who believe they possess the required capabilities to fulfill this requirement should submit a cover letter, along with their capability statement, demonstrating the ability to perform all aspects of this requirement. Responses must include: the contractor?s name and business address; the name, phone number and e-mail address of a point of contact; the contractor?s Tax Identification Number and DUNS number (so the Government can verify that the firm is registered in the CCR); a list of previous contracts for similar type requirements; and any company literature or brochures that may be relevant. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all capability statements or proposals received within 15 days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Small business concerns (including small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone small businesses, woman-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, etc.) are encouraged to review this notice. E-mail capability statement to bjmiller@psc.gov, referencing the Pre-solicitation Number 07M000137 in the subject. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition is based upon responses to this notice and 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. Any requests for solicitation packages will be disregarded.
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