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R -- MANAGED CARE & PREVENTIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES GUIDE FOR STAKEHOLDERS SOL 98M001067 POC Larry Pope, Contracts Spec. (301)443-8826, Mariann Mink, Contracting Officer (301)443-8826 WEB: Program Support Center, Program Support Center. E-MAIL: PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, lpope@psc.dhhs.gov. The Center for Mental Health Services, (SAMHSA), through the Program Support Center, General Acquisition Branch, intends to award a nine month sole source Simplified Acquisition to Strategic Planning, Education, Communications, Training & Research (SPECTRA). The contractor will produce a guide for managed care stakeholders, especially for purchasers and benefits designers of managed care. The guide will include a comprehensive literature review and summary list of recommended covered behavioral services that have the potential to reduce the managed care plan's overall costs. Anticipated award date is March 20, 1998. No solicitation will be issued. (0062)

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