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 -- NATIONAL EVALUATION DATA SERVICES II SOL 270-00-7078 DUE 060800 POC Kathleen Oliver, Contract Specialist, 301/443-4980 WEB: SAMHSA Contracts Web Site, www.samhsa.gov/contracts. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, koliver@samhsa.gov. 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 performance based contract with two option years and additional optional tasks. CSAT requires a contractor to perform a wide array of secondary analyses on data sets from previous, current, and future CSAT projects as well as State data systems. In addition to other tasks, the contractor will also be required to: maintain CSAT's evaluation database; establish procedures and processes by which data sets and or variables can be standardized across individual data sets; provide documentation, technical assistance, and training to authorized users; perform complicated searches and secondary analysis of data; provide a substance abuse treatment knowledge information system, and conduct methods improvement projects. A DRAFT Statement of Work, and DRAFT performance standards criteria will be posted on SAMHSA's Internet website at http://www.samhsa.gov/contract 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: Koliver@SAMHSA.gov. Comments will be received until April 26, 2000. The estimated issuance date of this RFP is May 8, 2000 with responses due approximately June 8, 2000. This solicitation may be obtained in any of three ways: by mail, picked up in person at 5515 Security Lane, Suite 640, Rockville, MD 20852, or, electronically at the SAMHSA web site http://www.samhsa.gov/contracts. Files will not be made available on the web site until on or after the estimated issuance date. If you have a continuing interest in the RFP, notify the individual identified below 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. Note: if you rely on the Web for obtaining amendments, SAMHSA has no way to assure, and therefore, assumes no responsibility for assuring you have downloaded these amendments. Requests for copies of the RFP must be made in writing. Requests will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis until the supply is exhausted; however, there is no assurance that copies requested after the twentieth day will reach the requestor before the due date for receipt of responses. Requests shall be forwarded to Kate Oliver, Contract Specialist, Division of Contracts Management, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall II, Suite 640, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Requests may be sent via fax to 301/594-0535. Electronic mail and telephone requests will not be honored. This is a total small business set aside.***** Posted 04/18/00 (W-SN446314). (0109)

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