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 -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO MAINTAIN THE TREATMENT IMPROVEMENT EXCHANGE, FACILITATE MEETINGS, AND DEVELOP REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS SOL 270-00-7077 POC Lynn Tantardini, Contract Specialist 301-443-1150; Michelle Ringo, Contracting Officer 301-443-4980 The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services contemplates awarding a three year cost reimbursement contract with two option years. This is a total small business set-aside procurement. SIC 8742. Award of this requirement is subject to the availability of Fiscal Year 2000 funds. The purpose of this contract is to provide logistical, technical and editorial expertise and assistance to the State substance abuse (SA) agencies and their contractor in support of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grants. The contractor is to maintain the Treatment Improvement Exchange, consisting of maintaining a consultant exchange, holding medium and large meetings, and preparing reports and documents. A DRAFT Statement of work, and DRAFT performance standards criteria will be posted on SAMHSA's Internet website at http://www.samhsa.gov [see Contracts]. The DRAFT items are posted in order to obtain industry comments, and industry compatible standards, if applicable. Interested Parties are encouraged to review the draft items and send comments electronically to: Ltantard@SAMHSA.GOV. Comments will be received until February 11, 2000. The estimated issuance date of RFP 270-00-7077 is February 17, 2000 with responses due approximately March 21, 2000. The solicitation may be obtained in either of two ways; by mail, or electronically, by downloading a file from the World Wide Web at http://www.samhsa.gov/contract. Files will not be made available on the World Wide Web until on or after the estimated issuance date. Download instructions are posted on the Web. 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 regularly for amendments which will also be posted there and can be downloaded electronically. You may choose any of the twomethods for obtaining amendments. Note, however, that if you rely on the Web 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. Fax requests will be accepted at (301)594-0535. Please confirm that your fax request has been received. Requests will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis until the supply is exhausted. Telephone requests will not be honored. Request shall be forwarded to Lynn Tantardini, Contract Specialist, Division of Contract Management, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall II, Suite 640, Rockville, Maryland 20857. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by CSAT.***** Posted 02/01/00 (W-SN420807). (0032)

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