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R -- THE PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM AND ITS LINKAGE TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR SYSTEM: A DEMONSTRATION SOL CMHS-DSC-95-0015 POC Contact Point. Richard Thomas, 301/443-0043, Contracting Officer, Beatrice L. Woods, 301/443-0043 This procurement is being solicited on a sole source basis to the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, Research Institute the only known organization that has access to SMHAs States archival data necessary for this study and can assure SMHA cooperation in the identification and editing process. The Center for Mental Health Services is soliciting this proposal under Standard Industrial (SIC) Code #8741. The purpose of this proposed contract is to help States obtain the baseline information necessary to determine how their public mental health stystem(s) operate in different types of communities in relationship to other community services. The contract will be conducted using existing date available from States that have participated in the Person-Specific Study, and, where necessary and feasible, encourage and facilitate the enhancement of the data in State data systems. The contract will encourage and enhance data systems for States with 1115 and without 1115 wavers so as to develop the information necessary to estimate the length of stay, adequacy of services, cost of services, and movement (including change in services and change in housing) of clients among components of the mental health system(s) in the different trade/service regions of States. The successful contractor must demonstrate: (1) an understanding of the tasks of the contract such as planning and conducting an analysis of length of stay and service, adequacy and cost in different parts of the public mental health system and the movement of clients among components of the mental health system, and extending the Person-Specific Study data base, (2) an understanding of the archival data bases maintained by State mental health agencies and the Person-Specific Study data base maintained by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute, including their correspondence to Mental Health Statistical Improvement Standards, (3) understanding ot the problems encountered in performing the contract, and (4) qualifications, experience, and availability of professional and technical personnel to conduct the above stated activities including ability to plan and implement data base development and analyses in applied science, as well as sophistication in writing, editing, manuscript preparation, mental heatlh reasearch and policy comprehension and translation. Request for proposal (RFP) No. CMHS-DSC-95-0013 is scheduled for issuance on or about 15 days after publication of this notice and will close 30 calendar days thereafter. Written requests for copies of the solicitation will be honored if received within 20 calendar days after the issuance date. Requests received after that period will be honored on a first-receive, first-serve basis until the supply is exhausted. Accordingly, it is the intent of CMHS to develop a twelve (12) month, cost-reimbursement type contract with two twelve month option periods on Other than Full and Open Competition, consistent with Federal Acquisition Regulations Section 6.302-1. Telephone requests will not be honored. Inquiries regarding this proposed procurement shoud be addressed to Richard Thomas, Contracts Management Unit. (0194)

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