DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, BUILDING 6000, BOLLING AFB, WASHINGTON, DC 20340-3084

Q -- COUNSELING SERVICES FOR EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP) SOL 240/0002Z/98 DUE 082997 POC Purchasing Agent, ROBERTA J. FLORES, (202)231-2151 The Virginia Contracting Activity of the Defense Intelligence Agency intends to issue a commercial solicitation for counseling services to be provided to federal civilian employees through an Agency-sponsored Employee Assistance Program (EAP). As provided by Public Law 91-616 and Public Law 92-255, Federal agencies were made responsible for developing and maintaining appropriate prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs and services for federal civilian employees with alcohol or drug problems, and, where feasible, to the families of employees with such problems, as well as to employees with alcohol or drug-dependent family members. In order to accomplish these objectives, the DIA Employee Assistance Program has been established to provide referral, limited diagnostic counseling, and other assistance to the employees and family members of the Defense Intelligence Agency located at the Defense Intelligence Analysis Center, Washington, DC and at the Missile and Space Center (MSIC), Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. The present solicitation is intended to acquire EAP services for all DIA employees in or around these geographic areas, as well as to provide counseling and referral services via telephone for employees at remote domestic locations (TBD). The EAP is chartered to provide employees assistance in dealing with personal problems (alcohol, drug, behavioral, emotional, stress, marital, family). The purpose of the DIA Employee Assistance Program is to provide confidential assessment, referral, short-term counseling, and mental health training and promotion. Anticipated date of award for the Base Year is 01 Oct 1997, with four option years. The period of performance for the Base Year is from 01 Oct 97 through 30 September 1998. All interested offerors should forward WRITTEN requests ONLY to: Department of Defense, Virginia Contracting Activity, ATTN: DAP-2/Roberta J. Flores, P.O. Box 46563, Washington, DC 20050-6563. NO telephone requests will be accepted. Only written requests, or requests faxed directly from the requester, within 15 days from the date of this announcement, are acceptable. FAX number is (202) 231-2831. (0206)

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