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B -- SERVICES AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM IN STATE BUDGETS SOL AA 98-09 DUE 031698 POC C. Timothy Crilley, Contract Specialist, 301-443-1191 WEB: NIAAA Home Page, http://www.niaaa.nih.gov. E-MAIL: Sandra Reichard, sreichar@willco.niaaa.nih.gov. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) for a project entitled, "Services and Methods for Estimating the Effects of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism on State Budgets." The statutory authority to negotiate with CASA is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) under FAR reference 6.302-1. The purpose of the contract is contribute to a larger project (currently being conducted by CASA) to estimate the effects of alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse on the budgets of State governments. CASA is in a unique position to bring together the understanding of all the professional disciplines across the biomedical and social sciences to study and address the effects of substance abuse on the American society. CASA has high national visibility that both enables it to build a distinguished project team of staff and consultants from a wide set of social science, public policy, and scientific disciplines, and insures wide attention to the results of its research. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which, if timely, will be considered by the Government. Proposals will be due on or about March 16, 1998. Inquires must be made in writing, telephone inquires are not acceptable. See Note Number 26. (0041)

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