SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Non-Denominational Individual and Family Recovery Resources Training - Phase V
- Notice Date
- 3/30/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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, Maryland, 20857
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- SAM118
- Archive Date
- 4/29/2009
- Point of Contact
- Nora V Tyson,, Phone: 301-443-5229
- E-Mail Address
-
ntyson@psc.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SCAT), through the Program Support Center, Division of Acquisitions Managements, intends to award a sole source contract using simplified acquisition procedures to the National Association for Children of Alcoholics 11426 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. Title: Non-Denominational Individual and Family Recovery Resources Training (Phase V) The purpose of this SAMHSA sponsored contract is to providing the faith community with training, consumer-related education resource tools, and teaching them how to connect needed recovery-oriented resources within their local community, they can facilitate efforts to reach persons who are suffering from their own or a family member’s addiction within their congregation. Faith-based organizations have historically had a noticeable effect on communities and individual behavior. The local faith community is uniquely positioned to help persons affected by alcohol or drug addiction or members of their families break down the barriers they feel are impenetrable in seeking help for their problems. Issues of alcohol and drug misuse, dependency and addiction affect the counseling work and efforts in providing spiritual direction to hurting congregants. Yet, many congregation-based leaders currently have neither the full knowledge nor the skills to work in resolving these issues with individuals and families facing addiction-related problems. But, with training and resources, the faith community can be an effective facilitator in finding the help and services needed, especially if they have at hand the necessary tools to help the individual and family begin recovery. In addition, faith leaders can help to educate others in the congregation to assist in the reduction of stigma and discrimination and the elimination or barriers associated with the achievement of SAMHSA’s mission, “a life in the community for everyone.” As with all HHS/SAMHSA activities and events, there will be consideration and emphasis to promote the interests of special groups and minorities. These groups include African American, Asian Pacific Islander, Hispanic, American Indian, older Americans, adolescents and youth, individuals with co-occurring illness and the disabled community. In order to accomplish their goals, SAMHSA creates opportunities to join alliances with all levels of government agencies, the business community, recovery community, professional organizations and affiliates within the substance abuse treatment field. These relationships help to foster support to spread the word about the efficacy of treatment and reduce the stigma associated with substance abuse treatment. This initiative will work with, complement and enhance the effectiveness of existing SAMHSA/CSAT family and faith-based educational resources. Efforts to increase consumer-related outreach, training and educational material targeted to faith leaders can enhance their congregants’ awareness about alcohol and drug problems. In addition, these materials provide clergy with appropriate information and congregation education materials to address these problems. This effort complements the work started through SAMHSA/CSAT’s Faith Initiative - “Clergy Guide” on alcohol and drug problems. This effort will bring the guide to life in each congregation through an in-house training program on how to implement the suggested steps mentioned in the clergy guide. The effort will also provide collateral materials for individuals and family members to intervene with appropriate treatment and support needed to recover from alcohol and drug addiction. This initiative supports SAMHSA’s matrix area of expanding the Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity and Prevention and Early Intervention -- cross-cutting principles of Collaboration with Public and Private Partners; Recovery/Reducing Stigma and Barriers to Service; Cultural Competency/Eliminating Disparities. It is proposed to use the previous work and experience completed by the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) to facilitate this initiative. This effort will use existing materials, such as publications and videos, and repackage them for use at the congregational level across denominations. Topics will include understanding addiction and the importance of finding the support and help for the affected individuals and family members, and to empower them to initiate and sustain steps toward recovery. In addition, the initiative will create and conduct training programs for representatives of faith congregations in designated cities. These training programs will demonstrate to clergy how to use the materials effectively to provide support, direction and hope for their congregants and other consumers in these communities. These materials will be provided directly to members of faith congregations to help support their individual and family efforts to address alcohol and drug problems, to intervene as appropriate, and to find the support they need to prevent or recover from alcohol and drug addiction. 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. For further information, please contact Nora Tyson in Rm. 5C-03, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md. 20857 or on 301-443-5229.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor place of business, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- Zip Code: 20852
- Zip Code: 20852
- Record
- SN01780625-W 20090401/090330214950-a8094b6818acb6beb58c6cb650165fd5 (fbodaily.com)
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