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U -- CLINICAL PRECEPTORSHIP SOL TBD POC Jo Escalera, Code 2701, (619) 532-2558 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer., jo_escalera@fmso.navy.mil. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego CA is issuing this "Market Research -- Sources Sought" synopsis. Industry comments will be accepted by email jo_escalera@fmso.navy.mil. The proposed acquisition is anticipated to be procured under FAR Part 12 Commercial Items. Services will support the Drug and Alcohol Counselors of the U.S. Navy, and may include the U.S. Marine Corps. A Statement of Objectives (SOO) will be issued and proposal oral presentations will be required. Background: The certification of Drug and Alcohol Counselors are to include a supervised one year internship as mandated by the Department of Defense (DOD) Directive 1010.6 and Bureau of Naval Personnel Instruction (BUPERSINST) 5350.1. To meet this requirement and ensure delivery of quality patient care by competent counselors, individualized instruction in counseling skills development and other related activities must be provided to military and civilian personnel assigned the responsibility of clinical treatment and care. The contractor will provide clinical preceptorship and the necessary managerial personnel, administrative procedures, travel support and materials. Clinical Preceptorship is a tutorial process in which a person with expertise and skills is responsible for training and evaluating the performance of another person. Clinical Preceptorship involves case review and direct observation (or indirect observation via video/audio monitoring) of counseling sessions. The Clinical Preceptorship establishes and maintains an individualized program to improve and enhance drug and alcohol counselor skill. Through a hands on approach, the clinical preceptor provides feedback and documentation to assist the Navy/Marine Corps Drug and Alcohol Counselors to focus on competency standards and ensures quality patient care by competent drug and alcohol counselors. All Navy/Marine Corps counselors are required to receive a minimum of 50 hours of clinical preceptorship yearly. Clinical Preceptorship follows a developmental model basedon the particular needs of each counselor and includes both insight and skills development. Places of performance will include approximately 41 Navy (CONUS and OVERSEAS) sites; @12 USS AFLOAT sites; and may include the US Marine Corps sites of @20 (CONUS and OVERSEAS). It is estimated that the performance period will be a base plus 4 years. If you are interested in this upcoming acquisition for the Clinical Perceptorship, please contact the Contracting Officer. This is not a request for a proposal nor does the Government intend to pay for any information provided by industry in response to this market research sources sought synopsis. When responding to this synopsis by email, please provide your company address and phone number, including your business size. The cutoff date for responses is 6 July 1998. (0168)

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