Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Contracts Management Branch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall II, 10th Floor, Rockville, Maryland 20857

R -- STATE SYSTEMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT (SSTAP) SOL CSAT-95-0016 POC Contact Contract Specialist, Lynn Tantardini, (301) 443- 1150; Contracting Officer, Jacquelyn C. Carey, (301) 443-8805 The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services contemplates awarding a four year cost-reimbursement contract. The purpose of this procurement is to assist States in effectively addressing their needs for improvements in substance abuse treatment funded by the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant and related State resources by (1) developing a technical assistance (TA) plan to implement improvements identified in a technical review, conducted under another contract, (2) providing technical assistance based upon the TA plan, and (3) providing ad-hoc technical assistance based on other needs. The results of this effort will be to improve States' compliance with Federal block grant requirements and to enhance the capability of States to provide quality services through a strengthened systems infrastructure which addresses the linkages among substance abuse, criminal justice, juvenile justice, and public health. This will also result in improving the States' capabilities to address issues of substance abuse services delivery and financing under State health care reform. Offerors must demonstrate a capability to develop and execute a comprehensive systems planning, implementation, and reporting approach, based on the State AOD systems technical review and technical assistance contract mechanism originated in 1990 by the Office for Treatment Improvement (OTI), now known as the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSTAT). CSAT is one of three Centers which comprise the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The estimated issuance date of RFP No. CSAT-95-0016 is approximately fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of this announcement and proposals are due to be received in the Contracting Office 45 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 recommenc 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 amendments which will also 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 responsibility for assuring, you have downloaded these amendments. Request for copies of the RFP to be mailed must be made in writing. Telephone requests will not be honored. Requests may also be submitted by facsimile on (301) 443-6468. (0123)

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