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B -- HOSPITALITY RESOURCE PANELS POC Allison C. Ford, Contract Specialist, Telephone (301) 443-0101, FAX (301) 443-3849 WEB: Program Support Center, http://cbd-submit@agpo.gov. E-MAIL: Program Support Center, aford@psc.dhhs.gov. The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), in partnership with other Federal Agencies, public health, highway safety, law enforcement and industry associations will establish at least five (5) Hospitality Resource Panels (HRP) at the state or local level to demonstrate the feasibility of achieving the Health People 2000 objective added in 1995 as part of the Midcourse Revision. The Government intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Responsible Hospitality Resource Institute, 4113 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, California 95066. The project will address three primary problems associated with increased risk of alcohol related crime and injury: 1)sales or service of beer, wine, and distilled spirits to those under the legal purchase age, 2) sales or service of beer, wine, and distilled spirits to intoxicated persons; and 3) limited hospitality and retail beverage industry involvement in prevention efforts. This award shall be made using simplified acquisition procedures. The Government reserves the right not to open this requirement to competition based upon the responses to 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 substiating their capability to furnish this requirement within fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of this notice. No Solictation Package is available. If no affirmative responses are received award will be made to the Responsible Hospitatlity Institute. All responses must be in writing and reference 97M000043. (0253)

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