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R -- RESEARCH DOCUMENT: PROMISING PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES TO REDUCE ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS DUE 012400 POC John Young/Karen Stringfield, 202 305-7745/514-5731 The Office of Justice Programs, Office of the Assistant Attorney General, plans to issue a sole source purchase order, under simplified commercial services acquisition procedures, to procure consulting services to develop a research document entitled "Promising Practices and Strategies to Reduce Alcohol and Substance Abuse Among American Indians and Alaskan Natives." The identified vendor is American Indian Development Associates (AIDA), 2401 12th Street, NW, Suite 212, Albuquerque, NM 87104, telephone (505) 842-1122, a small business under SIC code 8742, management consulting services, $5M average annual sales. The Government's goals and objectives are to obtain (1) an overview of the issue and associated problems and impacts; (2) program reviews of 5 to 10 substance abuse programs or strategies operating in Indian communities; (3) a literature review across disciplines of extant alcohol and/or substance abuse research and information, and; (4) a listing of available funding, training and technical assistance resources from various governmental and non-governmental agencies. The final completed document is required within 120 days. This is not a solicitation and no solicitation will be prepared. Interested vendors must provide a written capability statement, proposed methodology, and cost estimate to the Contracting Officer not later than January 24, 2000, which will be considered by the agency. Responses may be mailed to the above address or submitted in Word Perfect format by email to "youngjo@ojp.usdoj.gov." Posted 01/19/00 (W-SN416899). (0019)

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