SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Children's Social Marketing/Technical Assistance
- Notice Date
- 3/23/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Choke Cherry, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 7-1051, Rockville, Maryland, 20857
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- 280-09-0281
- Point of Contact
- Khaled Gohar,, Phone: 240-276-1512, James G Whitt,, Phone: 240-276-1503
- E-Mail Address
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Khaled.Gohar@samhsa.hhs.gov, james.whitt@samhsa.hhs.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), is soliciting proposals on a full and open competitive basis for the development and implementation of a social marketing/communications technical assistance (TA) program ("Caring for Every Child's Mental Health Campaign") for “system of care” sites funded through the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program. Under this program, 59 communities have been awarded cooperative agreements to implement (in one or more communities) a broad array of community-based and family-driven and youth-guided services for children with serious emotional, behavioral, or mental challenges; and to enable communities to develop comprehensive local systems of care which coordinate and integrate services across mental health, health, child welfare, education, juvenile justice, substance abuse treatment and other agencies, as appropriate. An estimated 59 funded communities will be provided TA by the contractor during each year of the contract. IMPORTANT NOTE: Section 565(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) establishes the statutory authority for the provision of technical assistance for grants authorized under Section 561(a) of the PHS Act. Section 565(b) provides that the Secretary, DHHS, may provide technical assistance directly or through grants to, or contracts with, public and non-profit private entities. Accordingly, in order to be considered eligible to compete for this procurement, offerors must be either public or non-profit private entities. The goals of this contract are to: promote social inclusion of children and youth with mental health challenges and promote mental health; use social marketing strategies to help increase the likelihood that children and youth with serious emotional challenges and their families are appropriately served and treated; increase awareness of mental health needs and services for children and youth among mental health providers, system of care communities, intermediary group/organizations and the public; demonstrate to communities that the mental health needs of children and youth with serious emotional challenges and their families are best met through utilization of systems of care; use social marketing strategies to help build capacity within system of care communities to sustain services and supports for children and youth with serious emotional challenges and their families; and assist SAMHSA in implementing the National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day Initiative. Specifically, this contract will include: conducting a situational analysis; developing a strategic marketing plan; coordinating a group of grantees to provide guidance for the Campaign; developing and producing products; providing ongoing technical assistance and training to the 59 funded communities; conducting national media outreach; developing collaborative relationships with national organizations; and assisting SAMHSA in implementing the National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day Initiative. The anticipated period of performance for this contract is a base period of 12 months, plus four (4) 12-month option periods. This solicitation may be obtained in any of three (3) ways: by mail; picked up in person at 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 7-1051, Rockville, MD 20857; or, through FedBizOpps. If you have a continuing interest in the RFP, notify the individual identified below that you wish to have copies of amendments to the RFP (if any) sent to you, or check FedBizOpps regularly for amendments. Note: If you rely on FedBizOpps for obtaining amendments, SAMHSA has no way to assure, and therefore assumes no responsibility for assuring, that you have downloaded these amendments. All requests for copies of the RFP must be made in writing. Fax requests will be accepted at (240) 276-1510, but please confirm by phone that your fax request has been received. Requests 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 (20th) day will reach the requestor before the due date for receipt of proposals. Requests should be forwarded to the attention of Khaled Gohar, Contract Specialist, Division of Contracts Management, OPS, SAMHSA, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 7-1051, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Electronic mail (e-mail) and telephone requests will not be honored. Ref. RFP No. 280-09-0281.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN01775275-W 20090325/090323215233-6444a9af370fe6b9e93a3a1bdf63c7cf (fbodaily.com)
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