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B -- DEVELOPMENT OF A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GUIDE FOR DOCUMENTING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION TO IMPROVE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE POC Allison C. Ford, Contract Specialist (301) 443-0101 Fax: (301) 443-3849 WEB: Program Support Center, http://cbd-submit@gpo.gov. E-MAIL: Program Support Center, aford@psc.dhhs.gov. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the County Behavioral Health Institute, 1555 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20036. The purpose of this requirement is to assist the counties to better utilize their own experience and knowledge to help each other. It will enable them to develop a strategy for how best to identify, document, and disseminate information about programs and practices at the county/local level. And it will enable them to develop prototype knowledge transfer products for this purpose. The period of performance is eight (8) months. This award will be made using simplified acquisition procedures. The Government reserves the right not to open this requirement to competition based upon the responses of this notice. Technical responses and requests received as a result of this notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested firms must submit clear and convincing data substantiating their capability to furnish this requirement within fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of this notice. NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. If no affirmative response is received award will be made to the County Behavioral Health Institute. All responses must be in writing and reference 97M226142. (0224)

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