Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services, Parklawn Building, Room 15C-17, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Attn: Mary Ann Deal, Contract Specialist

B -- NATIONAL ARCHIVE AND ANALYTICAL CENTER FOR ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE, AND MENTAL HEALTH DATA SOL SAMHSA-OAS-95-0003 DUE 070695 POC Point of Contact - Mary Ann Deal, Contract Specialist, 301/443-0043, Contracting Officer - Beatrice L. Woods, 301/443-0043 The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is soliciting proposals on a full and open competitive basis from qualified organizations to award a 36 month, cost-reimbursment type contract, with 2 twelve (12) month options, to establish and maintain the '' National Archive and Analytical Center (NAAC) for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Data.'' The proposed contractor shall conduct analytical and policy studies in response to emerging needs; and establish and maintain an archive of data from the Office of Applied Studies data systems and other substance abuse and mental health data systems, in order to increase their utilization by the public. These activities require using a variety of media to make data available to the public and to ensure data is in user-friendly format; analyzing large data files, conducting advanced statistical analyses, designing and completing reports suitable for publication, providing a secure environment, and using appropriate safeguards for handling data files from the Office of Applied Studies and other sources. The major data systems/studies of the Office of Applied Studies are: National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA): Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN); Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS); Drug Services Research Survey (DSRS); Services Research Outcomes Study (SROS); Natioanl Treatment Study (NTS); and Alcohol and Drug Services Survey (ADSS). Qualfied organizations must demonstrate their ability to: 1) perform statistical analysis using data from large nationally representative sample surveys based on complex sample designs. 2) develop and prepare research reports, and 3) develop a data archive system. Please note that there is no incumbent contractor - this in a new acquisition. Estimated issuance date of RFP SAMHSA-OAS-95-0003 is June 6, 1995 and responses are due to be received in the Contracting Office 30 calendar days thereafter. The solicitation may be obtained in either of two ways; electronically, by downloading a file from the SAMHSA Bulletin Board System (BBS) at 1 (800) 424-2294 or by mail. To download from the BBS, you should set your communications program at 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and parity at none (8-1-none). SAMHSA's modems will communicate at 1200 to 9600 BPS and can negotiate with higher speed modems. If your modem is slower than 1200 BPS, you will not be able to use this BBS. Our software can use several common transfer protocols. We recommend Zmodem if it is available in your communications program; however any of those listed on the BBS should prove satisfactory. Large files will be posted as self extracting compressed files to save time during the transfer. Hardware compression features in the modems will be relied upon to provide compression for smaller files. Upon reading the file electronically downloaded you should determine if you have a continuing interest in the RFP. If so, you must either write the individual identified below that you wish copies of amendments to the RFP (if any) sent to you by mail or check the BBS regularly for admendments which will be posted there and can be downloaded electronically. You may choose either method for obtaining amendments. Note, however, that if you rely on the BBS for obtaining amendments, at this time we have no way to assure, and will therefore assume no responsibilty for assuring, you have downloaded these amendments. Requests for copies of the RFP to be mailed must be made in writing and will be honored if received within twenty calendar days after issuance of the solicitation. Requests received after this period 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 the attention of Mary Ann Deal, Contract Specialist, Contracts Management Unit, Center for Mental Health Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn Building, Room 15C-17, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Telephone requests will not be honored. No pickups will be permitted. (0146)

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