Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Contracts Management Branch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall II, Suite 670, Rockville, Maryland 20857

R -- TRAINING ON CONFIDENTIALITY OF PATIENT RECORDS FOR ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG TREATMENT SOL 270-96-0005 POC Contacting Officer, Mary Anne Glitz, (301) 443-4980 The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services contemplates awarding a four year cost- reimbursement contract. Award of this requirement is subject to the availability of Fiscal Year 96 funds. The purpose of this contract is to assist the States and Territories in addressing their needs to improve services to alcohol and other drug (AOD) abusers by better coordination of AOD and public health treatment by: (1) providing direct training on methods of maintaining confidentiality of patient records while maximizing collaboration with other health care providers and (2) developing written guidelines on various aspects of confidentiality. The offerors must demonstrate understanding of the needs of the AOD treatment field, as well as an in-depth understanding of and experience in planning, implementing and managing a major national training project. The offeror must also demonstrate an understanding of the role and function of confidentiality laws and regulations in regard to social welfare, criminal justice and medicaid in their relation to State substance abuse treatment. The estimated issuance date of RFP No. 270-96-0005 is approximately fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of this announcement and proposals are due to be received in the Contracting Office 30 calendar days thereafter. The solicitation may be obtained in either of two ways; electronically, by downloading a file from the SAMHSA Bulletin Board System (BBS) at 1 (800) 424 2294 or by mail. To download from the BBS, you should set your communications program at 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and parity at none (8-1-none). SAMHSA's modems will communicate at 1200 to 9600 BPS and can negotiate with higher speed modems. If your modem is slower than 1200 BPS, you wil not be able to use this BBS. Our software can use several common transfer protocols. We recommend Zmodem if it is available in your communications program; howeer nay of those listed on the BBS should prove satisfactory. Large files will be posted as self extracting compressed files to save time during the transfer. Hardware compression features in the mdoems will be relied upon to provide compression for smaller files. Upon reading the file electronically downloaded you should determine if you have a continuing interest in the RFP. If so, you must either write the individual identified above that you wish copies of amendments to the RFP (if any) sent to you by mail or check the BBS regularly for amendments which will also be posted there and can be downloaded electronically. You may choose either method for obtaining amendments. Note, however, that if you rely on the BBS for obtaining amendments, at this time we have no way to assure, and will therefore assume no responsibility for assuring, you have downloaded these amendments. Requests for copies of the RFP to be mailed must be made in writing. Telephone requests will not be honored. Requests may also be submitted by facsimile on (301) 594-0535. (0117)

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