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

R -- TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION PROGRAM (TAP) COORDINATING CENTER SOL 270-97-7015 DUE 042997 POC Catherine Kellington, Contracting Officer, 301-443-4980 The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) requires a contractor to manage a coordinating center to support a new program area: CSAT's Technology Application Program (TAP). The Contractor will be responsible for demonstrating a thorough knowledge of the projects to be undertaken, developing a technical approach based on both existing and future programs and strategies, service delivery units, data bases, patient populations, and best business practices (including organizational change and strategic planning), technical assistance and evaluation efforts. This procurement will support the development and export of an initiative to strengthen the operational and financial management of community based organizations that provide substance abuse treatment services to public sector clients. As such, this coordinating center must facilitate the program's design and implementation, provide technical assistance so they can adopt and fully benefit from this program, and incorporate it into their local business operations, design and coordinate a program level cross-site evaluation as well as facilitate project level evaluations and provide support to CSAT and its Technical Assistance contractors regarding various tasks that will result from the implementation of this new program area. CSAT plans a one year award that includes two option years. The estimated date for issuance of this RFP is March 24, 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 the estimated 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. (0064)

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