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R -- POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND LEGISLATION RELATED TO MANAGED CARE AND TREATMENT OF DRUG AND ALCHOHAL ABUSE SOL 00m008369 POC Don Hadrick, Contract Specialist (301)443-2475, Margaret Kelly, Contracting Officer (301)443-2475 WEB: Program Support Center, http://cbd-submit@gpo.gov. E-MAIL: Program Support Center, dhadrick@psc.gov. The Program Support Center on behalf of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) intends to award a simplified acquisition on a sole source basis to National Conference of State Legislatures, Washington, DC. The basis for this requirement is to Provide the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment with expert information on issues related to State legislative policy issues and implementation of drug and alcohol treatment legislation, relevant analytic papers related to managed care, and an avenue through which the results of relevant Federal studies and technical assistance related to alcohol and drug abuse treatment can be provided to state legislators in a timely fashion. CSAT anticipates receiving the following: monthly progress reports on development of monitoring and tracking reporting mechanisms for state legislation, development and dissemination of information materials, mechanisms for assessing technical assistance needs of state legislatures related to substance abuse treatment, managed care, and other relevant issues, and progress in achieving agreed-upon goals for analytic reports. Additionally, the contractor shall provide CSAT with draft and final reports on areas mutually agreed upon by the GPO and the Project Director. The proposed simplified acquisition is for services for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement or submit proposals. No solicitation will be issued. It is anticipated that award of this requirement shall be on or about July 31. Posted 06/29/00 (W-SN469935). (0181)

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