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U -- HIV/AIDS EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF SOCIAL WORKERS SOL 280-98-8015 DUE 052198 POC Mary Ann Deal, Contract Specialist, 301/443-5329, Contracting Officer, Beatrice L. Woods, 301/443-0043 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 with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) -- the only known responsible source in accordance with FAR 6-302-1. The purpose of this procurement is to continue to provide comprehensive education and training to social workers nationwide who directly care and support 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 social workers 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 individuals with HIV/AIDS into an updated educational program for social workers. (2) Develop and implement a training program that will facilitate participation by social workers in rural areas and continue to provide training to other social workers. (3) Expand the Train the Trainer Program by recruiting new social workers to be trainers and by expanding the curriculum. (4) Provide technical assistance and information exchange to social workers across the country via a Website. (5) Develop alternative delivery modes, primarily in the form of Tele Video conferences, to enable their educational programs to be more widely available and accessible. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the only known organization capable of reaching the greatest number of social workers in the country and enlisting their support and participation for HIV/AIDS training and education. Accordingly, it is the intent of SAMHSA to award a three (3) year, cost reimbursement type contract to NASW. The estimated issue date of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is April 21, 1998 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: 1) electronically, by downloading a file from the SAMHSA Web Site at http:/www.samhsa.gov or 2) 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 for copies of the RFP to be mailed must be made in writing and will be honored if received withintwenty calendar days after issuance of the solicitation. Requests received after this period will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis until the supply is exhausted. Requests shall be forwarded to the attention of Mary Ann Deal, Contract Specialist, Division of Contracts Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 13C-06, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Telephone requests will not be honored. Pickups will not be permitted. See Numbered Note No. 22. (0093)

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