US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Attn: CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, Rm 1843, New York, N.Y. 10278-0090

G -- EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SOL DACW51-00-R-0012 DUE 042400 POC Avis Sims, (212) 264-7740 The New York District is seeking to secure a firm-fixed price Service Contract for the employee assistance program (EAP) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, located in the following areas (downtown Manhattan, Brooklyn, New Jersey, Westchester County & Upstate New York). The selected offeror will have to demonstrate ability in a variety of areas, including, but not limited to, the following; Clinical Services, Confidentiality, Training Services, Management Consultation, and Promotion & Outreach. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8399, and the size standard is $3.5M. One award will be made. This procurement is a 100% Set-Aside for small business concerns. Offerors requesting the solicitation must do so in writing, stating the solicitation number or project name, complete company name and street address (we will not mail to P.O. Boxes), telephone and facsimile number (including area codes). All responsible sources selected may submit a proposal, or quotation, which shall beconsidered. This Solicitation issue date will be on or about April 24, 2000. The Government will use a best value procurement method for this source selection. Pricing and technical volumes will be submitted/evaluated separately. The successful offeror must have submitted a clear and concisely written proposal that gives the Government the greatest confidence in the offeror's ability to meet the Government's requirements in an affordable manner. This source selection may result in award being made to higher rated, higher priced offeror where the decision is consistent with the evaluation factors and where it is determined by the Source Selection Authority and Contracting Officer that the technical superiority and/or overall business management approach, and/or demonstrated past performance record of the higher priced offeror outweighs the benefits of any price difference. The Source Selection Authority, using sound business judgement, will base the source selection decision on an integrated assessment of theproposals submitted in response to this solicitation in accordance with the evaluation factors established within the solicitation, as follows; Factor I Technical Approach: Planned program, including employee orientation sessions, training of supervisors and managers, program promotion and outreach efforts, counseling, case management, integration of EAP with the Federal Drug-Free Work Place Plan, case files and reports, and on-going collaboration with the Project Officer and agency personnel staff. Knowledge of and/or experience in EAP and workplace counseling concepts, policy and operations (this should be described for both the offeror as a corporate entity and for each of the proposed personnel). Familiarity with and use of existing area community treatment/rehabilitation resources. Methods of maintaining required confidentiality of client information and problems which may be encountered. Proposed methods of how employees, supervisors and/or managers are to contact EAP counseling staff; availability of office space and hours of operation, Factor II Staffing Approach & Qualifications: Staff includes any proposed subcontractors. The experience/ education criteria shown below should be described for each of the proposed personnel, a) Counseling experience with alcohol and drug dependent persons, as well as a wide range of other problems including health, financial, marital, mental/ emotional, gambling, eating disorders, etc. b) Prior relevant education, training, and certifications, c) Plann for staffing the various counseling sites to be utilized by the contractor, including 24 hour coverage, in accordance with hours of operation, adequate staff, and evidence of liability insurance, d) Experience in conducting training classes for an adult population, Factor III Past Performance: Offerors shall include a list of at least five contracts, subcontracts and/or staff experience or equivalent. Offerors shall include the following information for each contract, subcontract and/or experience equivalent: project or contract name, name and address of contracting activity, Project Officer name and telephone number, type of contract, period of performance, and brief description of scope of work. The counselor, as well as, the corporate entity (if different) will be evaluated on the above past performance requirements, Factor IV Management: The Contractor will demonstrate a plan for ensuring the quality of EAP services, including quality assurance checks, evaluation plans, and how corrective actions will be taken if necessary. The Contractor will demonstrate the ability to deliver or perform the requirements outlined in the Statement of Work by the proposed use of management and other personnel resources as evidenced by the plan for managing the day-to-day operation of the program. The Contractor will evidence suitable, accessible, and convenient proposed office space, including positive evidence of the availability of this space for example: normal office conditions, Air Conditioning, Heat, Ventilation, Confidentiality. Factors I and II are equally important and more important than Factors III and IV, which are listed in descending order of importence. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with DFARS 252.204-7004, "Central Contractor Registration", (CCR), to be eligible for an award, Contractor must be registered with CCR. For information on the registration process, Contractors can visit the following web address: http://ccr200.com or telephone 1-888-227-2423. Posted 04/06/00 (W-SN441999). (0097)

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