Contracting Officer (90C), VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven Campus, 40 Industry Drive, West Haven, CT 06516

B -- MENTAL HEALTH CROSS SYSTEM STUDY SOL RFQ 689-138-96 DUE 092396 POC Michele Pompane, Contract Specialist, (203) 937-3079. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven Campus, intends to negotiate a sole source procurement with National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute, Inc., 66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302, Alexandria, VA 22314 to develop studies related to cross system utilization by veterans of the state mental health agency (SMHA) operated and/or funded by the mental health system and the VA system. A client level database for at least three states that depicts the usage of the SMHA system by veterans shall be developed and be used for these analyses. These studies shall be developed for the Northeast Program Evaluation Center (NEPEC) at the West Haven Campus. This procurement is under the authority of FAR 6.302. All proposals received within 10 days of the date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination based upon responses to this notice is soley within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. (0247)

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