Division of Contracts Management, Office of Program Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall II, Suite 670, Rockville, MD 20857

R -- REGIONAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTES SOL 270-98-7048 DUE 060998 POC Mary Haines, Contracting Officer or Mary Anne Glitz, Contracting Officer, 301-443-4980 The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) requires a contractor with demonstrated expertise, credibility and organizational capability to provide a wide array of technical assistance to non-profit community based organizations that provide substance abuse treatment services in order to assess and enhance their business practices as a way to increase treatment services through improved business management. The program will encompass state-of-the-art organizational development interventions appropriate for non-profit organizations, interactive training experiences (classroom, seminars, regionalized meetings), consultants, and resource materials (in various forms -- printed, electronic, etc.). Up to 5 awards will be made on a regional bases. Each region is anticipated to offer Technical Assistance services to approximately 1000-2000 Community Based Organizations (CBOs). This program must be conducted by a Contractor(s) with a regional scope and demonstrated credibility and experience. The Contractor will be responsible for demonstrating a thorough knowledge of the project and the tasks to be undertaken, presenting a sound and practical technical approach, appropriate staff and consultants with the requisite types of topical expertise, a credible and comprehensive management approach to the project, and appropriate facilities and equipment. CSAT intends to contract with a regionally based organization(s) that can assess the composition of non-profit substance abuse treatment providers within a given region, assess the business needs and practices of non-profit CBOs in a given region, identify currently existing treatment providers who are highly successful in terms of business practices as well as treatment services, develop a technical approach based on sound and practical assumptions, and present an approach to providing the technical assistance services that is realistic and comprehensive. The contractor is expected to deliver the required services and end products through staff and consultants who can offer special expertise in those areas identified above. CSAT plans to award up to 5 three year awards. The estimated date for issuance of this RFP is May 6, 1998 with responses due thirty days later. This solicitation may be obtained in either of two ways; electronically, by downloading a file from the SAMHSA Web Site at http://www.samhsa.gov or by mail. Files will not be made available on the Web Site until on or after the estimated issuance date. Once downloaded, you should determine if you have a continuing interest in the RFP. If so, you must either write the individual identified above that you wish copies of amendments to the RFP (if any) sent to you by mail or check the Web Site regularly for amendments which will also be posted there and can be downloaded electronically. You may choose either method for obtaining amendments. Note, however, that if you rely on the Web Site for obtaining amendments, at this time we have no way to assure, and will therefore assume no responsibility for assuring, you have downloaded these amendments. Requests for copies of the RFP to be mailed must be made in writing. 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 Haines, Contracting Officer, Division of Contracts Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockwall II Building, Room 640, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Telephone requests will not be honored. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by CSAT. (0110)

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