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R -- STANDARDIZED MANAGED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) AND CONSUMER REPORT CARD SOL 00M008511 POC Larry Pope, Contracting Spec.,301-443-8826,Joe Pirrone,Contracting Officer WEB: Program Support Center, Program Support Center. E-MAIL: PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, lpope@psc.gov. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) thru the Program Support Center, General Acquisitions Branch intends to award a twelve month sole source Simplified Acquisition to the Greater Detroit Area Health Council to develop and test a common Request for Information (RFI) that will enable employers, other health care purchasers, and consumers to assess the quality of behavioral health care services provided by managed care plans serving their communities. A Consumer Reort Card will be developed that can make the behavioral health information collected through the RFI process available for quality improvement and plan-to-plan comparison. A behavioral health consumers guide or report card format that is similar to Greater Detroit's Area Health Council's 1999-2000 Consumer Guide to Health Maintenance Organization's. Written briefings on the results of analyses and conducting two oral presentations in the Washington, D.C. area for senior SAMHSA officials, and senior leaders of the mental health and substance abuse field. No solicitation is available. The award is expected to be made on or about July 21, 2000. Posted 07/03/00 (W-SN470944). (0185)

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