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R -- CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSING CLIENTS AND UNDERSTANDING THE REFERRAL PROCESS SOL 99M004530 POC Amy Andre, Contract Specialist, 301-443-2475, Margaret Kelly, Contracting Officer, 301-443-2475 The Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), SAMHSA plans to award a sole source simplified acquisition to American Psychiatric Association to provide expert scientific information in the following areas: a communication interface between primary care and psychiatry with regard to referrals/consultations for individuals with substance abuse disorders and the characteristics of psychiatrists who provide treatment to patients with substance abuse diagnoses, the financing of the treatment services received by those patients, the characteristics of the patients who received such treatment, the nature of the services provided, and the outcomes of those services. The American Psychological Association is the only contractor that has the only existing database which contains already developed data items of interest. The simplified acquisition anticipated award date is March 19, 1999. No solicitation is available. See Numbered Note(s):22. Posted 02/24/99 (W-SN301958). (0055)

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