National Institute of Mental Health, 5600 Fishers Ln., Rm 9C-15, Rockville, MD 20857-8030

R -- NIMH INFORMATION SUPPORT CENTER SOL NIMH-97-OS-0006 DUE 080497 POC Patricia L. Gibbons, Contracting Officer, 301-443-2696 The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) proposes to issue a solicitation RFP No. NIMH-97-OS-0006 entitled "NIMH Information Support Center" as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under SIC Code 7375. The NIMH plans to award a three year cost reimbursement contract (plus two option years), and plans to make the award by September 30, 1997. This will be the initial award for this requirement. In the past, this requirement was performed by NIMH staff, with bulk distribution support from the DC Associ ation of Retarded Citizens (DCARC), and warehouse support from another Federal Agency. The purpose of this contract is to provide the necessary services, facilities, and qualified personnel to screen and respond appropriately to inquiries addressed directly to the NIMH or inquiries about mental health and mental illnesses that are sent to other Government offices for reply. The contract is designed to ensure that vitally needed information and treatment of mental disorders is disseminated to members of t he general public and to the health care professionals responsible for their care. Therefore, the contractor staff must have the requisite technical expertise as well as the understanding of mental health issues sufficient to perform the requirement. In order to accomplish the distribution portions of this requirement: 1) contractor staff must be able to prepare customized responses to queries form researchers, mental health professionals, patients, members of the public and others; 2) the contractor mu st be able to supervise/provide guidance to DCARC or another mentally handicapped workshop to handle batch mailings and related activities; and 3) the contractor must be able to full acclimate itself with and use automated programs that are in place to track distribution activities. Request for Proposal (RFP) No. NIMH-97-OS-0006 will be available electronically on or about June 27, 1997, with proposals due on or about August 4, 1997. The RFP may be accessed through either the NIH Home Page, the NIH Gopher or the NIMH Home Page by using the following electronic addresses and instructions: 1. NIH Home Page (via the World Wide Web): Access the NIH Home Page by using http://www.nih.gov. Once you are at the NIH Home Page, select "Grants and Contracts," then select "NIH Gopher directory," item listed under the "Contracts Page" Section. The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for this gopher director is gopher.nih.gov/11/res/rd-rfp 2. To access the NIH Gopher: Point your gopher client to gopher://GOPHER.NIH.GOV (you should now be in the NIH Gopher). Select "Grants and Research Information," then select "R&D Requests for Proposals (RFP)." 3. NIMH Home Page: Access the NIMH Home page by using http://www.nimh.nih.gov. Once you are there, select "Grants, Contracts & Committees," item listed under "NIMH Request for Proposals (RFP)." Please note that the RFP for this procurement has been revised to inclu de only the Statement of Work, Deliverable and Reporting Requirements, the Technical Evaluation Criteria, and proposal preparation instructions. All information required for the submission of an offer will be contained in the electronic RFP package. Following proposal submission and the initial review process, offerors comprising the competitive range will be requested to provide additional documentation to the Contracting Officer. All responsible small businesses may submit a proposal that will be consid ered by the NIMH. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. Point of Contact: Patricia Gibbons, Contracting Officer, Contract Management Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, 5600 Fishers Ln., Rm. 9C-15, Rockville, MD 20857-8030. Electronic mail address: pgibbons@nih.gov, Telephone: (301)443-2696, FAX: (301) 443-0143. No collect calls will be accepted. See Note 1. (0162)

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