SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Secretary of Health and Human Services Report to Congress on Preventing Underage Drinking, Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act)
- Notice Date
- 1/14/2020 12:21:15 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HEALTH SVC ROCKVILLE MD 20857 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- 277-20-0550
- Response Due
- 1/24/2020 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 02/08/2020
- Point of Contact
- Carla Carter, Phone: 240-276-1520, Craig Sager, Phone: 240-276-1512
- E-Mail Address
-
carla.carter@samhsa.hhs.gov, Craig.Sager@samhsa.hhs.gov
(carla.carter@samhsa.hhs.gov, Craig.Sager@samhsa.hhs.gov)
- Description
- This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought synopsis only. The purpose of the sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (i.e., 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-owned, Veteran-Owned, and Small Disadvantaged Business) relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541990. Responses to this sources sought synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate determinations about potential sources only. Only small business sources should respond to this sources sought synopsis. Project Title:� Secretary of Health and Human Services Report to Congress on Preventing Underage Drinking, Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act) Project Description: The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Division of Systems Development�s contracts are designed to develop and disseminate knowledge on evidence-based practices in substance abuse prevention, develop and implement national media campaigns, and other public health resources, support the federal Interagency Coordinating Committee for the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD), and produce annual reports to congress as required by legislation. In December 2006, Congress passed the Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) Act, Public Law 109-422.� It was reauthorized as part of the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016, Public Law 114-255, and is popularly known as the STOP Act. The Act states, �A multi-faceted effort is needed to more successfully address the problem of underage drinking in the United States. A coordinated approach to prevention, intervention, treatment, enforcement, and research is key to making progress. This Act recognizes the need for a focused national effort, and addresses particulars of the federal portion of that effort as well as federal support for state activities.�� The STOP Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in collaboration with other federal officials enumerated in the Act, to �formally establish and enhance the efforts of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD) that began operating in 2004.� The STOP Act calls for the HHS Secretary to provide data and information on the enforcement of drinking laws, federal and state efforts to develop steps to reduce alcohol�s availability to teenagers, current research on underage drinking, and to provide resources for local community efforts. The overall goal of this contract is to provide Congress, the ICCPUD, the HHS Secretary, and the public with current (not historical), detailed, and authoritative information as called for in the STOP Act and to produce and update the Annual Report to Congress on the Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking, the State Performance and Best Practices Report, and individual state reports on enforcement activities. Each of these reports will require updates in the areas of data, scientific and legal research, policy development, and the maintenance and implementation of a state survey. Additionally, the Contractor shall be expected to provide workshops/briefings to the federal prevention staff, convene small meetings, support community engagement events, and coordinate work with other expert consultants to fulfill the requirements of the STOP Act. Your responses to the questions provided below will assist the Government in selecting the appropriate acquisition method. Page limit: Maximum 11 pages (font size 10 or larger). A copy of the company capability statement will also be accepted as supplemental information. The anticipated period of performance is a twelve (12) month base period with four (4) 12 month option periods. After review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and formal solicitation may be published in beta.SAM.gov. Response to this notice shall include company name, address, company DUNS number, point of contact, telephone number, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) and MUST respond to the following questions: Is your business a small business under the NAICS code? Does your firm qualify as a small disadvantaged business? If disadvantages, specify if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act? Are you considered a certified HUBZone firm? Are you considered a woman-owned or operated business? Are you a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned or Veteran Owned? Demonstrate expert epidemiological, scientific, legal, and analytical skills related to the prevention, intervention, treatment, enforcement and research of underage drinking. Demonstrate knowledge and experience in working in a variety of underage drinking prevention, intervention, treatment, enforcement, and research efforts that have been implemented at the federal, state, and local levels. Demonstrate knowledge and experience of evidence-based prevention strategies that are described and called for in:� Report to Congress on the Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking,(HHS, 2019); Facing Addiction in America:� The Surgeon General�s Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health (HHS, 2016); the Surgeon General�s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking (HHS, 2007); the Community Preventive Services Task Force Guide to Community Preventive Services:� Preventing Excessive Alcohol Consumption (Community Preventive Services Task Force [CPSTF], 2016); the National Research Council (NRC) and Institute of Medicine (IOM) report Reducing Underage Drinking:� A Collective Responsibility (NRC & IOM, 2004); the NIAAA Call to Action:� Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges (NIAAA, 2002), and CollegeAIM: College Alcohol Intervention Matrix (NIAAA.) Demonstrate ability to successfully coordinate, deliver and analyze data for the state governor�s survey and provide technical assistance and consultation to states as needed. �Demonstrate expert knowledge of the federal coordinated approach to preventing and reducing underage drinking as well as programs and practices as related to SAMHSA�s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF), capacity building efforts, technical assistance and prevention services. Demonstrate expertise in successful meeting planning, both virtual and face to face, and providing related logistical support (including all travel and accommodations arrangements for speakers and participants. Provide a proven track record of organizational capability to quickly provide authoritative guidance, technical assistance, planning training, and logistical support to the ICCPUD members and community stakeholders serving community based organizations, Tribes, and minority serving higher education colleges and universities. Demonstrate capability to provide error-free, expert technical writing in providing white papers, analytical papers, annual and final reports, accomplishments and outcomes on various topics and projects. Provide a proven track record of organizational capability to quickly assemble expert consultants with highly expert specialized substance abuse programs, and underage drinking prevention subject matters. � This is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. All responses are to be submitted electronically, with Subject �Company Name, Sources Sought � �Secretary of Health and Human Services Report to Congress on Preventing Underage Drinking, Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act)� to the following email: SAMHSAContracts@samhsa.hhs.gov. Responses must be received in writing, by no later than January 24, 2020, 3:00 PM, local time.���� No solicitation is currently available. Responses to this sources sought synopsis will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or a request to receive a copy of the solicitation. Reference No. 277-20-0550.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: MD, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN05534716-F 20200116/200114230139 (samdaily.us)
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