Division of Contracts Management, Office of Program Support, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall II, Suite 670, Rockville, MD 20857

B -- WORKPLACE MANAGED CARE LEADERSHIP SUPPORT SOL 277-97-6003 DUE 041097 POC Catherine Kellington, Contract Specialist, 301-443-4980, Mary Anne Glitz, Contracting Officer To provide the Division of Workplace Programs (DWP), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), substantive, technical, and administrative support for a series of special leadership activities in its efforts to develop knowledge concerning public and private sector workplace managed care (WMC) substance abuse (alcohol and drugs) prevention and early intervention programs and strategies. This may include, but not be limited to: facilitate at and serve as a non-voting member of the WMC cooperative agreement grantees Steering Committee meetings composed of grantee project officers, the contract staff and SAMHSA/CSAP staff; provide expert advice in the development and grantee implementation of cross site evaluation across an estimated 10 -- 15 WMC grantees; analyze cross site data provided by the WMC grantees and produce a cross site findings report; provide technical assistance to WMC grantees; oversee the development of a WMC substance abuse prevention and early intervention knowledge base to share with SAMHSA/CSAP, its grantees and the field; and support the planning, development and implementation of a series of specialized workgroups, meetings and conferences and on-going SAMHSA/CSAP initiatives related to WMC. The Contractor will also provide, under Option 1 of the contract, the Office of Managed Care (OMC), CSAP, substantive, technical, and administrative support for a series of special leadership activities in its efforts to develop knowledge concerning substance abuse prevention and early intervention practices, programs and strategies in publicly funded community managed health care programs (CMC). This may include, but not be limited to: provide facilitation and technical assistance to OMC's proposed CMC cooperative agreement grantees (approximately 2 -- 5 grantees) including facilitating in the development and implementation of the CMC cross site evaluation of common outcome measures; analyzing CMC cross site results and producing a report; providing technical assistance to CMC grantees and related managed care organizations; oversee the gathering and analysis of CMC related knowledge involved with publicly funded community managed health care programs to share with SAMHSA/CSAP, its grantees and the field; support the planning, development and implementation of a series of specialized CMC workgroups, meetings and conferences and ongoing SAMHSA/CSAP initiatives related to CMC. CSAP plans a three year base award along with an option for the work described above in support of the Office of Managed Care and for two additional options to extend the base award for a period of 12 months each. The estimated date for issuance of this RFP is February 28, 1997 with responses due thirty days later. This 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 (8,N,1) or by mail. Files will not be made available on the BBS until on or after theestimated issuance date. Download instructions are posted on the BBS. Once 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 and will be honored if received within twenty calendar days after issuance of the solicitation. Requests received after this period will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis until the supply is exhausted; however, there is no assurance that copies requested after the twentieth day will reach the requestor before the due date for receipt of responses. Requests shall be forwarded to the attention of Catherine Kellington, Contracting Officer, Division of Contracts Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II Building, Room 670, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Telephone requests will not be honored. No pickups will be permitted. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by CSAT.***** (0051)

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