MODIFICATION
R -- Resiliency, Self-Directed Recovery, and Social Inclusion
- Notice Date
- 9/7/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541720
— Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, 12501 Ardennes Avenue, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland, 20857, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- 13-233-SOL-00558
- Point of Contact
- Peter D. Preston, Phone: 3014435100, Darnese M. Wilkerson, Phone: 3014436557
- E-Mail Address
-
Peter.Preston@psc.hhs.gov, darnese.wilkerson@psc.hhs.gov
(Peter.Preston@psc.hhs.gov, darnese.wilkerson@psc.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice Type: Intent to Sole Source Intended Awardee: Faces & Voices of Recovery 1010 Vermont Avenue, NW Suite 708 Washington, DC 20005 Title: Resiliency, Self Directed Recovery, and Social Inclusion Solicitation#: 13-233-SOL-00558 Date: September 7, 2013 Notice of Intent: The Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) intends to award a contract to support SAMHSA's efforts to establish a Forum on Promoting Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health (C-CAB Health Forum.) This initiative will help SAMHSA address information gathered via a series of SAMHSA-sponsored listening forums that address negative attitudes and misconceptions, such as prejudice and discrimination, towards those in treatment and recovery from mental and/or substance use disorders. The prioritized issues of focus are HIV and the recovery workforce. To address these issues, messaging tools, strategies and resources for people in recovery will be developed. The messaging tools would be incorporated into Faces & Voices existing recovery messaging and media training to develop a HIV webinar training as well as a Workforce webinar.. A HIV and a Workforce-specific "Questions and Answers" guide will be developed to assist advocates in strategically addressing issues of concern that are raised in efforts to locate services. This guide will assist recovery advocates in delivering effective information that promotes services as a bridge from treatment to sustained recovery. This level of informed advocacy will prove beneficial to the recovery community in that they will understand the breadth of HIV and Workforce issues in the recovery community and current public attitudes about it. Policymakers, the media, and other officials can then be engaged to raise awareness of the issues while also focusing in on possible solutions and best practices. In Accordance with FAR 13.106-1 (b)(1)(i) Faces & Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) is the only responsible source because they are the only nationwide organization in the country that mobilizes tens of thousands of individuals and organizations from across the U.S. to advocate for policies and attitudes that will make recovery from substance abuse a reality for even more Americans. It is essential for SAMHSA to reach out to these individuals and organizations on a platform of this magnitude. FAVOR promotes long-term recovery and helps even more of our friends and neighbors overcome addiction by building a strong, organized recovery community. The recovery community is organizing around key priorities - to gain needed resources and to end discrimination against people in or seeking long-term recovery. The organization supports local, state and regional recovery community organizations and helps them raise their profile at the national level. These webinars are a continuation on youth housing support, which will increase knowledge and educate participants on public attitudes about: the relation between recovery and HIV: and about the recovery workforce experience. These areas were identified through a series of SAMHSA-sponsored listening forums that addressed negative attitudes and misconceptions, such as prejudice and discrimination, towards those in treatment and recovery from mental and/or substance use disorders. Background: A need exists for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA/CSAT) to develop initiatives that help promote recovery and social inclusion for those individuals in recovery from substance use and/or mental disorders. Barriers, like discrimination and prejudice, present a problem in the United States that affect policies and attitudes towards the recovery community. According to a comprehensive survey of the general public on stigma conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates and Robert M. Teeter's Coldwater Corporation, two thirds of the public interviewed believed that a stigma exists toward people in recovery, with stigma was defined as "something that detracts from the character or reputation of a person, a mark of disgrace." Similarly, 80 percent of the people surveyed said that discrimination in the workplace and that the availability of health insurance for people seeking recovery is an issue in the United States. Individuals' perception of recovery, as well as their negative attitudes and misconceptions, play a major role in their decision as to whether or not to seek treatment. This is especially true for young people in recovery for substance use disorders in comparison to their adult counterparts. Young people in recovery describe prejudice and discrimination in recovery community situations, where older people in recovery devalued them as too young to experience addiction or need recovery and dismissed their substance use experiences as developmental or growing-up issues. It is important for young people to feel validated in their lived recovery experiences and be able to express that not only to adults, but also to the public as well as their peers in recovery. This further alludes to the need for effective messaging for people in recovery not just around prejudice and discrimination, but also around specific policy issues. Housing and recovery residences, for example, are one of the frontline policy issues that can significantly affect whether an individual seeks and maintains long-term recovery. Across the country, proposals to locate recovery residences and treatment facilities frequently come up against opposition to safe, stable and drug-free homes and residences. Community opposition can be one of the greatest challenges organizations face as they work to establish services for people that are considered "threatening." "Not in My Back Yard" - commonly referred to as NIMBY - opposition can result in significant program delays, public and often hostile debate, and even failure to open desperately needed residences for people in early recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Description of work: The awarded contractor will host four (4) two-hour webinars to specifically address the issue of people with HIV in recovery as well as the recovery workforce to dispel the negative attitudes and misconception issues pursuant to those individuals recovering from mental and/or substance use disorders. Additionally, messaging tools, strategies and resources for people with HIV in recovery and those in the recovery workforce and advocates for recovery workforce will be developed. The contractor should submit contract plan within 30 days of award of contract, and develop a series of outreach materials that will be used and explained throughout all of the webinars. Contractor will conduct a total of at least four (4) two-hour webinars on both people with HIV in recovery and the recovery workforce. The contractor shall utilize the web and other outreach efforts to engage a widespread number of individuals, community members, and organizations to elicit their attendance at the webinar sessions. Contractor shall compile all information gathered from each webinar and draft an authoritative report, or "white paper." This document must address, but is not limited to: (a) a literature review, (b) issues encountered, (c) major findings, (d) trends as well as (e) observations and recommendations for reducing misconceptions and negative attitudes towards those in recovery. Observations and recommendation should be highlighted using the most appropriate categories, i.e. division of environments, age groups, genders, etc. Contractors possessing equal capabilities are encouraged to respond in writing no later than September 21th, 2013. All responses should provide at a minimum: 1. Cover Letter/Capabilities Statement illustrating organizations' technical capabilities and expertise, as it relates to the requirements presented in this notice. 2. List of at least 3-5 Past Performance references to include: a. Description of previous work efforts b. Contract number c. Point of contact Estimated Value: $30,000.00 Period of Performance: September 30, 2013 - September 29, 2014 Procurement Classification (Service) Code: R425 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 541720 - Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities Contracting Office: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration Program Support Center: Strategic Acquisition Service 12501 Ardennes Ave, Suite 400 Rockville, MD 20852 Contracting Officer: Darnese M. Wilkerson, CPCM, DHHS/PSC/SAS/DAM-B Branch Chief O: 301-443-1730 Email: Darnese.Wilkerson@psc.hhs.gov Point of Contact: Peter D. Preston, Contract Specialist, SAS/PSC/DAM-B Phone: 301-443-5100 Email: Peter.Preston@psc.hhs.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD, United States
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