Division of Acquisition Management, General Acquisitions Branch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn Building, Room 5-101, Rockville, MD 20857

R -- EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICACY OF THE OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH'S BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL SERVICE DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM. SOL 282-96-0019 POC Stacey Shepherd, Contract Specialist, (301) 443-2475 Janet H. Miller, Contracting Officer. The Program Support Center has a requirement for the Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Efficacy of the Office of Minority Health's Bilingual/Bicultural Service Demonstration Grant Program. The overall purpose of this study is to collect and provide information regarding the effectiveness and efficacy of the bilingual/bicultural service demonstration grant program. This evaluation will address the following policy and/or programmatic questions: 1) Did the program help build the capacity of community-based organizations to address access to health services for limited-English-speaking minority populations? 2) Did the program increase the capabilities of health care professionals to address cultural and linguistic barriers to effective health care service delivery? 3) Did the program increase access to effective health care for limited-English-speaking minority populations and their knowledge of and ability to negotiate the health care system? 4) Did the program increase consumer knowledge of preventive health? 5) Did the program serve as a catalyst to develop or change existing health policies at the community level? 6) Did the program findings and/or outcomes influence State/Federal policies targeting limited-English-speaking minority populations? 7) Were specific methods of implementation more effective than others? What methods were most effective in creating and sustaining linkages between a project and other organizations within that community? and 8) What are the main components of an effective program? The period of performance is 18 months. All requests must be writing and reference RFP 282-96-0019. Fax requests are acceptable, fax number (301) 443-3849. Estimated release is o/a June 10, 1996. This is a 100% small business set aside. See Numbered Note 1. (0142)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0042 19960522\R-0007.SOL)