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U -- HIV/AIDS EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSES SOL 280-98-8017 DUE 051198 POC Point of Contract -- Mary E. Caddell, Contracting Officer 301-443-0719 The Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (CMHS/SAMHSA), intends to solicit this procurement on a sole source basis from the American Nurses Foundation, Inc., the research and education arm of the American Nursing Association and the only known responsible source, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. Psychiatric and mental health nurses nationwide must continue to receive comprehensive education and training in the direct care of and support for people affected by and living with HIV/AIDS. It is essential that the Contractor supply highly focused educational programs and materials, and in a mechanism to remain current with research and other activities in the field, that will be available over time to an increasing cadre of psychiatric and mental health nurses whose professional services in the neuropsychiatric and psychological aspects of AIDS and HIV disease will be needed well into the next century. The objectives will be to (1) Update and expand current curriculum modules that incorporate the current state-of-the art advances in the treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS into an updated educational program for psychiatric/mental health nurses. (2) Develop a training program that will facilitate participation and use by the largest number of psychiatric/mental health nurses who provide services to people affected by HIV/AIDS. (3 )Develop alternative delivery modes, primarily in the form of distance learning, to enable their educational programs more widely available and accessible. CMHS plans a three-year cost reimbursement type contract. The estimated date for issuance of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is 4/9/98 with the response due thirty days later. This synopsis of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may obtain the RFP for this procurement in two ways: electronically, by downloading a file from the SAMHSA Web Site at http://www.samhsa.gov or by mail. The file will not be available on the Web Site until on or after the issuance date. Amendments to the RFP (if any) will also be posted on the Web Site. If you rely on the Web Site for obtaining amendments, we cannot assume responsibility for assuring that you have downloaded these amendments. You may write to the Contracting Officer to request that copies of amendments be sent to you as they are issued. Requests for copies of the RFP to be mailed must be made in writing or by facsimile (301/443-0019). Requests will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis until the supply is exhausted; however, there is no assurance that copies requested after the twentieth day will reach the requestor before the due date for receipt of responses. Requests shall be forwarded to the attention of Mary E. Caddell, Contracting Officer. Telephone requests will not be honored. Pickups will not be permitted. See Numbered Note 22. (0083)

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