Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and = Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Division of Contracts = Management, Parklawn Building, Room 13C-06, 5600 Fishers Lane, = Rockville, Maryland 20857.

R -- TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR THE = COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR = FAMILIES PROGRAM. SOL 280-99-8019 DUE 070299 POC Beatrice L. Woods, Contracting Officer at 301-443-0043 =20 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration = (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), intends to solicit = proposals on a limited competitive basis from eligible "public and = non-profit private entities," pursuant to Section 565, subsection = (b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act to provide Training and = establish a Training and Technical Assistance Center for the = Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their = Families Program. A one-year cost reimbursement type contract with four = one-year option periods is anticipated on a other than full and open = competition, consistent with the Federal Acquisition Section 6.302-5. = The purpose of this acquisition is to provide support to current and = newly funded grantee Program in developing and implementing home and = community-based systems of care for children, adolescents, and their = families with serious emotional disturbance. =20 The successful offeror must be eligible under the Act, they must have = extensive current experience and a track record of accomplishments in = developing and delivering technical assistance, including providing = highly focused training and technical assistance materials to address = the broad array of issues related to developing systems of care, = including family involvement, infrastructure, clinical treatment, = supportive services, finance strategies and public policy. It is = essential that the personnel and consultants involved in this contract = exhibit competencies appropriate to the unique needs and complexities = of children, adolescent, and their families with serious emotional = disturbance. =20 The specific objectives are: (1) to provide grantees with the guidance = and resources needed to conduct a strategic planning process that will = produce technical assistance plans to support=20 local system of care development goals; (2) to coordinate the design = and delivery of technical assistance to promote the collaborative = involvement of grant sites, federal agencies, national and program = partners in the operation of the Technical Assistance Center; (3) to = establish formal collaborative efforts with other appropriate national = technical assistance centers; (4) to develop and implement a system for = monitoring accountability that will include review activities to = measure the effectiveness and efficiency of the Technical Assistance = Center. To qualify, organizations must be knowledgeable and have prior = experience and expertise necessary in developing, delivering, = administering and managing a technical assistance center using a = decentralized model that ensures services are field-driven, culturally = competent and effective. The offeror must have the experience and the = capacity to integrate knowledge of systems of care, children's mental = health, technology transfer models, quality improvement mechanisms and = leadership principles into the operation of the Technical Assistance = Center. Estimated issuance date of RFP No. 280-99-8019 is scheduled for = issuance on or about 15 days after publication of this notice and will = close 45 calendar days thereafter. This solicitation may be obtained two ways; electronically or by mail/fax. Electronically, by = downloading the file from the SAMHSA Web Site at http://www.samhsa.gov. = Files will not be available on the Web Site until on or after the = estimated issuance date. Once downloaded, you should determine if you = have a continuing interest in the RFP. If so, you should either write = the individual identified above that you wish copies of the amendments = to the RFP (if any) sent to you by mail. You may also check the SAMHSA = Web Site regularly for any amendments to the RFP which will also be = posted there and can be downloaded electronically. Note, however, that = if you rely on the Web Site for obtaining amendments, at this time we = have no way to assure, and will therefore assume no responsibility for = assuring that you have downloaded these amendments. Therefore, you may = wish to write to the address listed below to request that copies of the = amendments to the RFP (if any) be sent to you by mail.=20 Requests for copies of the RFP to be mailed must be made in writing = or by facsimile (301-443-0019); and will be filled on a first-come, = first-served basis until the supply is exhausted. How-ever, 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 Beatrice L. Woods, Division of = Contracts Management, Office of Program Services, SAMHSA, 5600 Fishers = Lane, Parklawn Building, Room 13C-06, Rockville, Maryland 20857. = Telephone requests will not be honored. Pickups of the RFP will not be = permitted.=20 Posted 05/17/99 (D-SN332090). (0137)

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