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R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT FOR STATE SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS PERSONS SOL 00M008738 DUE 082200 POC Nora Tyson, Contract Spec. 301-443-8826 or Joseph Pirrone, Supv. Contracting Officer, 301-443-8826 WEB: Program Support Center, Program Support Center. E-MAIL: Program Support Center, NTyson@psc.gov or JPirrone@psc.gov. The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office Of Substance Abuse Treatment, through the Program Support Center, General Acquisitions Branch, plans to award a 12 month sole source Simplified Acquisition to the National Association Of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD). The anticipated date of award is October 1, 2000. This project is designed to assist State substance abuse systems to better address the needs of homeless persons. Specifically, the project will develop information on whether and how State substance abuse systems identify and address the needs of homeless populations and disseminate the information to State substance abuse directors. It also will provide information necessary for a potential follow-up monograph on service delivery strategies. The contractor shall provide the support necessary to carry out the following tasks: 1) Assessment of what States are doing to identify and address unmet need for substance abuse prevention and treatment services by homeless persons, and the extent to which current SAPT Block Grant resources are being used to serve this population. This shall include an analysis of: -existing data such as SAPTBG applications and reports, grant reports, and State-level data; -supplementary information collected through open-ended discussions with State representatives; and -information from other appropriate sources 2) Development of a report that lists the available data sources and data elements, and summarizes the information based on the issues outlined below; 3) Dissemination of findings to the NASADAD membership to foster networking among State substance abuse officials; and 4) Recommendations for future actions to further enhance the ability of State substance abuse directors to meet the needs of homeless persons. 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. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST BY RESPONDING TO THE REQUIREMENT WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT NORA TYSON IN RM. 5C-03, PARKLAWN BUILDING, 5600 FISHERS LANE, ROCKVILLE, MD. 20857 OR ON 301-443-8826. Posted 08/02/00 (W-SN481329). (0215)

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