Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Contracts Mangaement Branch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall II Bldg., Suite 670, Rockville, MD 20857, Attn: Catherine Kellington, Contracting Officer

R -- STATE DEMAND AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT STUDIES: ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS SOL 270-96-0004 DUE 062596 POC Catherine Kellington, Contracting Officer, (301) 443-4983, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment CSAT intends to negotiate multiple sole source contracts with Alcohol and Drug Abuse Agencies of the States and Jurisdictions of the United States who are recipients of Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Block Grant to develop and conduct a family of State demand/needs assessment studies for substance abuse treatment. It is intended that this RFP will result in approximately thirteen (13) 3 year contracts. This RFP will be limited to those states who have not yet received a Needs Assessment Contract and those states who have initial Needs Assessment contracts currently expected to expire prior to May 1997. The methodologies to be employed by the States in their family of studies will be identified through a consensual approach. Successful offerors must demonstrate the availability of a group of highly skilled analysts in the areas of epidemiology, social demography, economics, addiction medicine, and statistics to conduct these studies and extensive State-Wide and community-wide need estimation projects. Offerors will be required to develop a work plan for the studies to establish the activities for each year of the contract. The plan shall describe the studies to be developed and provide a schedule and an outline of required resources and staff responsibilities for accomplishing them. The successful contractor(s) shall develop detailed protocols for each study. Upon completion of the survey field work or other analytical tasks, findings on the prevalence and incidence of the core variables and the special variables of interest shall be developed. States shall submit an annual report summarizing the studies completed to date and the findings. This procurement is authorized under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) - Only One Responsible Source. A request for proposal package will be provided to each State and Jurisdiction eligible for award and they need not request a copy. All proposals submitted by responsible sources prior to June 25, 1996 will be considered by CSAT. See Note 22 (0117)

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