Department of Veterans Affairs, Acquisition Opeations Service (93A), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420

Q -- SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM DUE 052798 POC Oliver Parr (202) 273-8454 or Priscilla Lee (202) 273-8762 WEB: VA Business Opportunities, http/www.va.gov/oa&mm/busopp.htm. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, leepri@mail.va.gov. The Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO), Washington, DC., is issuing a sources sought notice regarding the process of implementing a new Smoking Cessation Program on a system wide (VA Nationwide) basis. This program will adhere to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), Clincial Practice Guidelines. The program will be available to any veterans who claims to have started smoking while in the military. The contractor must be capable of providing intensive therapy/counseling at least 4-7 sessions, each at least 20-30 minutes in length, lasting at least 4 weeks. Counseling should offer problem solving and skills training as well as social support. Counseling should reinforce motivation to quit and replace prevention. Every smoker should be offered pharacological therapy (e.g., patch, gum or prescription) expect when medically contradicted. Contractor must be capable of providing follow-up contact either in person or by telephone. Follow up contact within 2 weeks after completion of program and intervals of 3 and 6 months. Contractors must address issues of relapse. The contractors must be capable of marketing this program to the general public to insure maximum exposure to the veterans population. Also, contractors must collect baseline patient information, provide educational and self-help materials and be able to analyze success rates (3 and 6 month intervals). The contractors having the clinical capabilities of providing smoking cessation programs within the contents of the AHCPR guidelines and who have the administrative capabilities of performing follow up analysis should provide a detailed capability statements that address this specific CBD synopsis. All responses must be submitted in writing to Mr. Oliver L. Parr (134), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20420, and received by May 27, 1998. All contractors responding should indicate whether they are a Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Veterans-Owned Business, or a Women-Owned Business. Any solicitation resulting from this sources sought shall be advertised in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) at the time of release. (0128)

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