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G -- FAMILY COUNSELING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES SOL N00140-99-R-1788 =20 DUE 030199 POC Point of Contact -- M. Capilato, Contract Negotiator, = 215-697-9645,=20 Contracting Officer, R. D. Siravo, 215-697-9645 E-MAIL: CLICK HERE TO CONTACT THE BID OFFICER, SYNOPSIS@PHIL.FISC.NAVY.MIL. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in=20 accordance with FAR 12.6 and 13.5, as supplemented with additional = information=20 included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only = solicitation. =20 Proposals are hereby being requested and a written solicitation will = not be=20 issued. Refer to solicitation as RFP N00140-99-R-1788. The = solicitation=20 document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect = through=20 Federal Acquisition circular 97-10. A firm fixed price-type contract = is=20 contemplated. The applicable SIC is 8322. The following CLINs apply = to FAMILY=20 COUNSELING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOW; = CLIN=20 0001 -- BASE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 0F 15 MAR 99 THROUGH 30 SEP 99, QTY = 6.5 @=20 $_________ per MONTH $___________ TOTAL; CLIN 0002 -- OPTION I -- POP 0F = 01 OCT=20 99 THROUGH 31 DEC 99, QTY 3 @ $_________ per MONTH $___________ TOTAL; = CLIN=20 0003 -- OPTION II -- POP 0F 01 JAN 2000 THROUGH 31 JAN 2000, QTY 1 @ = $_________=20 MONTH $___________ TOTAL; CLIN 0004 -- OPTION III -- POP 0F 01 FEB 2000 = THROUGH=20 29 FEB 2000, QTY 1 @ $_________ MONTH $___________ TOTAL; CLIN 0005 = -- =20 OPTION IV -- POP 0F 01 MAR 2000 THROUGH 31 MAR 2000, QTY 1 @ = $_________ MONTH=20 $___________ TOTAL. =20 STATEMENT OF WORK =20 C.1 GENERAL. The contractor shall provide family counseling services = and=20 administrative support services in support of the Transition Assistance = Management Program (TAMP) which includes the following: the Transition=20 Assistance Program (TAP), the Relocation Assistance Program, the Career = Resource Program, the Personal Financial Management Program, the = Deployment=20 Support Program and the Retired/Veteran=92s Affairs Program, for the = Navy Family=20 Service Center (NFSC) Transition Resource Offices located in Saratoga = Springs=20 and Scotia, New York. =20 C.2 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY. The Government will provide the = facilities,=20 equipment, and materials in support of NFSC. NFSC has a location at = Building=20 277(located in Saratoga Springs) and Transition Resource Office located = at=20 Naval Administrative Unit, Scotia, New York. All materials, included = but not=20 limited to standard operating procedures, pamphlets, flyers, leaflets, = program=20 manuals/materials, videotaped, formats for presentations, training = materials,=20 books, journals, client records, case records, ancillary material = forms, curri culum developed/used/or purchased during the course of this contract, = shall be=20 the property of the Government at the end of the contract. Any = exceptions to=20 this policy shall be granted only by the FSC Director and shall never = involve=20 case records or associated materials. Entrance accessibility to the = offices=20 begins at 7:30 a.m. and continues to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, = except=20 federal holidays. C.3 DESCRIPTION OF WORK The contractor shall provide management, = supervision,=20 administration, and personnel in support of the Programs listed in = paragraph=20 C.1.=20 C.3.1 The contractor shall coordinate with the Government and community = agencies to conduct workshops and provide clients separating from the = service with information on the TAP, pre-separation counseling, employee and = relocation=20 assistance, and career financial education. C.4 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS The contractor is required to provide one = full-time individual for each of the following categories and shall = meet, as a=20 minimum, all of the educational and experience requirements listed = below. =20 Resumes are required and are to be submitted with your proposal.=20 C.4.1 COUNSELOR/CLINICAL SUPERVISOR C.4.1.1 Education. Master=92s Degree in social work, marriage and = family=20 therapy, psychology, counseling or other behavior behavioral science = related=20 field from accredited institution. Current state license in to = practice as a=20 Clinical Psychologist or accreditation to CISW or ASCW or AMFT. C.4.1.2 Experience Minimum five years of supervised experience in = clinical=20 counseling. C.4.1.3 Abilities: Demonstrated knowledge of counseling services = program=20 coordination, implementation and administration. Demonstrated = knowledge of=20 counseling interviewing techniques, case management, and clinical = education. =20 Ability to operate with professional autonomy on all clinical matters = and=20 coordinate as necessary with the Director for on-going consultation of = clients=20 or caseload. Demonstrated skills in technical and administrative supervision of = client=20 assessment, treatment planning, provision of treatment and evaluation,=20 referrals, follow-up services, and termination of services by = consultation and=20 formal supervisory sessions. Demonstrated expertise to supervise, = manage, and=20 coordinate clinical staff of three. Ability to assess training needs = and=20 develop training plans and ensure professional certification of = counselors is=20 current as required by the Navy. Demonstrated skills to present = briefs,=20 workshops, and classes to commands for General Military training and to = community groups. Courses include marriage enrichment, suicide = prevention,=20 alcohol and drug abuse prevention, and stress management. Ability to = review=20 staff case treatment notes/progress reports and other necessary = documentation=20 for all case recordings, ability to maintain documentation for own = caseload,=20 and gather and maintain statistical data. Demonstrated knowledge of = Navy/DOD=20 requirements/instructions for prudent medical and business = decision-making. =20 Demonstrated skills to communicate effectively orally and in writing = and the=20 ability to meet and relate with diversified groups/organizations. =20 C.4.2 FAMILY COUNSELOR C.4.2.1 Education. Master's degree in social work in a school = accredited by=20 the Council on Social Work Education. Current state license to practice = as a=20 Clinical Psychologist or accreditation to CISW or ASCW or AMFT. C.4.2.2 Abilities: Demonstrated knowledge of counseling services = program=20 coordination, implementation and administration. Demonstrated knowledge = of=20 counseling interviewing techniques, case management, and clinical = education. =20 Demonstrated expertise to provide a full range of = counseling/psychological=20 services to individuals, couples, and families. Demonstrated skills=20 interviewing clients to determine presenting problem, develop social = history,=20 and identify pathology: substance abuse, depression, violent behavior, = borderlin e personality, situational distress, and dysfunction in marital and = family=20 system. Ability to develop comprehensive treatment plan as appropriate = to=20 initiate counseling or therapy and to facilitate/co-facilitate therapy = groups.=20 Demonstrated skills to develop/deliver briefs related to stress, = marriage=20 enrichment, suicide prevention, and substance abuse. Ability to = maintain=20 complete and thorough documentation for all case recordings, ability to = maintain file documentation relative to individual cases, and gather = and=20 maintain statistical data. Demonstrated knowledge of Navy/DOD=20 requirements/instructions. Demonstrated skills to communicate = effectively=20 orally and in writing. C.4.3 FAMILY ADVOCACY REPRESENTATIVE C.4.3.1 Education. Master's degree in social work in a school = accredited by=20 the Council on Social Work Education. Current state license to practice = as a=20 Clinical Psychologist or accreditation to CISW or ASCW or AMFT. C.4.3.2 Abilities Demonstrated skill to effectively counsel abuse = victims and=20 their family members. Demonstrated knowledge of crisis intervention=20 techniques/procedures. Demonstrated knowledge of instruction methods = and=20 techniques and ability to present briefs, workshops and provide = training. =20 Ability to be a primary facilitator and point of contact for all spouse = and=20 child abuse prevention programs, as well as clinical counselor and = treatment=20 specialist for members identified as high risk for family violence. = Ability t o process reports of suspected or known cases of abuse and neglect. =20 Demonstrated skill for coordination of removing a military member from = home in=20 cases of imminent danger. Ability to initiate an investigation into = all=20 reported cases of abuse or neglect. Assessment procedures include the=20 following: notification to the member's Commanding Officer in all cases = of=20 suspected child and spouse abuse involving suspected major criminal = offenses,=20 severe physical abuse, and in all cases of child physical abuse, child = neglect,=20 and/or child sexual abuse the appropriate office of the New York State = Child=20 Protective Services. Demonstrated skill to provide counseling for = individuals,=20 couples, and families in individual or group counseling sessions. = Ability to=20 coordinate all aspects of case management to include notification to = member's=20 command of Case Review Committee determination, ensure a shelter home = is=20 provided for abuses spouses and children when appropriate, liaison with = Child=20 Protective Services in each child abuse case, consult with civilian = therapists=20 to provide services and present cases for review, transfer, and/or = closure to=20 Case Review Committee according to instructional mandates. Ability to = maintain=20 individual case records in accordance with prescribed Navy and DOD = guidelines. =20 Demonstrated expertise to provide crisis intervention, counseling = consultation,=20 and referrals. Demonstrated skill to evaluate existing programs and = develop new=20 initiatives based on need assessment. Ability to address proactive and = preventative education programs. Specific titles include Healthy = Families=20 workshops, Parenting Skills, Communication, Conflict Management, Safe = Touch for=20 Children, and Effects of Violence on Children. Ability to gather, = analyze and=20 report all statistical data. Demonstrated expertise to establish clear = working=20 relationship with local protective services, and other agencies as = required by=20 Navy instruction and New York state law. Demonstrated skill to assist = with=20 development, review and evaluation of Memorandums of Understanding with = agencies. Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in = writing. C.4.4 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT C.4.4.1 Education. High School Diploma C.4.4.2 Abilities. Demonstrated skill in providing prompt, = professional=20 reception services. Demonstrated expertise to manage office functions = such as=20 responding to routine and non-technical requests for information, = advise when=20 the information can be furnished and provide it from files and records, = scheduling appointments and meetings, providing accurate messaging for = TAMP=20 staff, sorting and distributing mail, purchasing office supplies, = monitoring=20 TAMP resource materials to include books, videos, electronic equipment = and Loan=20 Locker items and check in/out per TAMP policy, issuing Scotia Welcome = Aboard=20 Packets to newcomers, allow customer access to Welcome Aboard Packets = from=20 other installations and prepare and distribute SITES booklets. Ability = to=20 input/monitor data collection and reporting of quantitative data and to = generate correspondence, reports, and documents from rough drafts to = final=20 forms to ensure 100% grammatical and procedural accuracy and compliance = with=20 Navy policy, regulations and instructions. Demonstrated skill to = maintain=20 files/reports and tickler log to ensure a timely reply and/or action. = Ability=20 to search for, compile and summarize information from files for = reports,=20 meetings and correspondence as required by the TAMP Manager and TAMP = staff. =20 Demonstrated expertise to provide computer training and assistance to = TAMP=20 staff and clients on the use of computers, software and programs. = Demonstrated=20 skill to operate and assist clients with DOD computerized employment = assistance=20 to include the following: Transition Bulletin Board (TBB), Defense=20 Out-Placement Referral System (DORS), mini resume programs, Standard=20 Installation Topic Exchange System (SITES), Microsoft Office, Quality = of Life=20 Management Information System (QOLMISNET), Windows Operating System and = the=20 Internet. Demonstrated skill to maintain and update an automated = information=20 database on TAMP programs. Demonstrated expertise to coordinate with = TAMP=20 Manager/staff and guest facilitators on all TAMP seminars and workshops = to=20 include all monthly classes taught by TAMP staff and the five day TAP = Workshop=20 held eight times per year with ability to register participants, = provides=20 workshop information to participants, prepares workshop handouts, = assists with=20 workshop set-up, prepares audiovisuals and facilitates, and assists = with=20 wrap-up, evaluation and reports. The following FAR clauses/provisions are incorporated by reference: = FAR=20 52.212-1, NOTE: Offeror's attention is specifically directed to = paragraph=20 (b)(11) of this provision. OFFERORS THAT FAIL TO FURNISH REQUIRED=20 REPRESENTATIONS OR INFORMATION, OR REJECT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF = THE=20 SOLICITATION MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM CONSIDERATION. 52.212-2, FILL-IN: = paragraph=20 (a) Past Performance and Price; FILL-IN (second paragraph) Past = Performance and=20 Price are considered of equal importance. 52.212-3, 52.212-4, 52.212-5=20 including the following additional FAR clauses/provisions 52.203-6, = 52.219-8,=20 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-37 and DFARS 252.212-7001including the = following=20 additional DFARS clauses/provisions 252.225-7001, 252.225-7012, and=20 252.225-7036. Additionally, FAR 52-217-9, FILL-IN: paragraph (a) 30 = days=20 FILL-IN: paragraph (c) 12.5 months, and FAR 52.245-2 are incorporated = by=20 reference. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of = provisions at=20 FAR 52.212-3 and DFARS 252.212-7000 with their proposal. All = responsible=20 sources are encouraged to submit a proposal in response to the = solicitation. =20 Responses are due no later 4:00 p.m., local time, on 01 March 1999. Facsimile responses shall also be accepted at (215) 697-9739 and should = be=20 marked with RFP number N00140-99-R-1788 and directed to the attention = of=20 Michael Capilato, Code 02P21D. =20 Posted 02/22/99 (D-SN300838). (0053)

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