Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Contracts Management Branch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall II, Suite 618, Rockville, Maryland 20857

R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO MAINTAIN THE TREATMENT IMPROVEMENT EXCHANGE, FACILITATE MEETINGS, AND DEVELOP REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS SOL CSAT-96-0006 POC Contact Contract Specialist, Lynn Tantardini, (301) 443-1150 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-reimbursment contract. This is a total small business set-aside procurement. SIC 8742. Award of this requirement is subject to the availability of Fiscal Year 96 funds. The purpose of this contract is to provide logistical, technical and editorial expertise and assistance to the State substance abuse (SA) agencies and their contractors in support of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grants. The contractor is to maintain the Treatment Improvement Exchange, consisting of maintaining a consultant exchange, holding medium and large meetings, and preparing reports and documents. The estimated issuance date of RFP No. CSAT-96-0006 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 will 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; however any 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 modems 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) 443-6468. See Note 1. (0117)

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