SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Non-Denominational Individual and Family Recovery Resources Training (Phase VI)
- Notice Date
- 2/26/2010
- 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
- SAM27210
- Archive Date
- 3/25/2010
- Point of Contact
- Nora V Tyson, Phone: 301-443-5229
- E-Mail Address
-
ntyson@psc.gov
(ntyson@psc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), 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, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20852. The purpose of this contract is to complement 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. In Phase VI, the contractor should disseminate materials already developed and compile lessons learned for the respective faith communities (be it denominational, geographic or allied professionals) to be able to reach those in need of recovery and addiction services with the relevant information to favorably influence their decision to seek treatment or support services. This initiative, Phase VI, will teach a cadre of multi-denominational clergy to expand their knowledge and understanding of the impact of alcohol and drug problems, to introduce resources available and useful strategies to intervene positively with affected congregants, including children. In Phase VI, the Clergy Education and Training Project® of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) will provide the already created SAMHSA/CSAT materials in conjunction with a one-day training event for eight (8) communities that are diverse geographically and racially/ethnically, building on the lessons learned in the previous five phases. The eight (8) communities will be determined in collaboration with and the approval of CSAT/SAMHSA following NACoA research, and they will include at least one community serving a military base(s), one or more major metropolitan area, one community with a high Hispanic population, and one serving rural areas. The contractor will attempt to secure the participation of no less than 100 members of the clergy and allied faith social services providers for each one of the training programs. The contractor should continue its partnership with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, and engage The Faith Partners, formerly the Johnson Institute, as an additional partner in the trainings, and as a resource to facilitate the implementation of congregational teams and to follow-up with the communities hosting the trainings. In addition to continuing partnerships, the contractor should engage NACoA affiliate organizations, community coalitions, and NCADD affiliate organizations, where appropriate, to support the local faith organizations and partners in the recruitment, venue selection, and support needed for a successful training event and follow-up educational programs. Phase IV will expand the effort with all participant congregations to promote Recovery Month and to use the Recovery Month webcasts as the basis for community and family education programs/discussion groups. Additionally, this phase will engage local prevention and treatment resources and county/state substance abuse directors to provide information and resources for ongoing support to local congregations following the training. Representatives of ministerial conferences across denominations will be invited and encouraged to participate from the planning stages to the continued distribution and use of the project’s materials. The materials will be repackaged 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. The contractor should also design and host a Webinar for current and previous participants as a refresher and motivator to re-energize work already begun and to engage persons not yet trained. The contractor shall be perform the following tasks: Task I: Submit contract plan within 30 days of award of contract. Status reports will be due end of 1st quarter, mid-year, end of 3rd quarter and final report. The reports will include number of individuals trained; their participant evaluation results from the training; orders of materials from SHIN; training and resource materials used; nature of local partner groups for each site, and follow-up activities. Task II: Review and update the participant resource manual to include steps to implement congregational-based recovery support teams. Task III: Engage clergy leadership and local faith organization partners in eight (8) communities across diverse geographic and ethnic/cultural populations to research and identify appropriate sites for the training. The final eight (8) site selections will be approved by the SAMHSA/CSAT project officer. Engage local organizations, including NACoA and NCADD affiliates to partner in planning, recruitment and in identifying a venue for each site. Broaden national partnerships to include The Faith Partners, in addition to the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. Facilitate planning meetings in each local community and initiate periodic planning conference calls with each. Provide graphics for flyers and brochures for all local partners to use for their training participant recruitment efforts. Task IV: Conduct a one-day training program in each of the eight (8) communities by providing training to leadership representatives of faith congregations in each designated city on how to establish a welcoming environment for impacted congregants and how to use the resources and SAMHSA materials effectively. Recruit 100 pastoral leaders to participate at each site. Task V: Develop and host a 1-hour Webinar as a refresher for previous participants from Phases I-IV and for those in this current Phase, engaging no less than 100 participants. The proposed simplified acquisition is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. 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's place of business, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- Zip Code: 20852
- Zip Code: 20852
- Record
- SN02078018-W 20100228/100226235803-c8f912f31aa1f8ba7c44ee5df97a816c (fbodaily.com)
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