SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Technical Support for Drug Free Workplace
- Notice Date
- 3/31/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management 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
- 277-14-0442
- Point of Contact
- Tracy Davidson, Phone: 240-276-1509, Lynn M Tantardini, Phone: 240-276-1508
- E-Mail Address
-
tracy.davidson@samhsa.hhs.gov, lynn.tantardini@samhsa.hhs.gov
(tracy.davidson@samhsa.hhs.gov, lynn.tantardini@samhsa.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services contemplates awarding a one year cost reimbursement contract with four option years. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is interested in highly experienced organizations able to do the following: • Provide technical assistance to federal agencies in developing and updating federal agency Drug Free Workplace Program (DFWP) plans. This requires reviewing plans and providing expert advice to agencies in developing their DFWP plans with the goal of agency plans being clearly written with all required components and legally defensible. • Prepare Report to Congress to transmit DFWP plans to HHS for certification and to inform Congress. • Engage in approximately 11 special projects annually, requiring the expertise of technical subject matter experts (SMEs) who are forensic toxicologists and other experts in the field of workplace drug testing and experts in various alternative specimens. The vendor must also assist SAMHSA in identifying SMEs and securing their assistance. Subject matter activities include special projects and attendance of workgroups and meetings such as to provide recommendations, status updates, presentations and lead workgroups. Examples of special projects are: conducting literature reviews; compiling bibliographies; preparing presentations which may include in-depth topic research; reviewing and providing recommendations on guidelines; and reviewing and writing white papers, research papers, recommendations reports, special topic reports and articles for newsletters. • Operate, maintain and modify the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program Annual Reporting System; provide technical assistance to database users; and provide data analysis and reporting. • Maintain the DFWP database/archive of certified plans for querying and finding reports and information. • Provide workgroup support - includes technical subject matter support, providing meeting materials, presentations to groups, transcription services and logistical support. • These activities require knowledge of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs published in the Federal Register (73 FR71858) on November 28, 2010, and knowledge and expertise in the Drug-Free Workplace Program policy and expertise in developing plans noted in Executive Order 12564 and Public Law 100-71 (Section 503). Expertise is needed in Drug-Free Workplace Program policy and knowledge of drug testing and DFWP case law. Expertise is also needed to review, provide recommendations and update the DFWP Model Plan to incorporate case law, revisions to Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs and determine other necessary revisions. Technical assistance also includes developing and providing DFWP training to federal agency staff. The estimated Period of Performance for this contract is a base period of twelve (12) months, plus four (4) 12-month option periods. The estimated date for issuance of this RFP is April 15, 2014 with proposal responses due May 15, 2014. This solicitation may be obtained in one of two ways: by mail; or electronically by downloading a file from FedBizOpps. Files will not be made available on FedBizOpps 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 must either write the individual identified above and request that a copy of the amendments (if any) to the RFP be sent to you by mail, or check FedBizOpps regularly. You may choose either of the two methods for obtaining the RFP and amendments. Note, however, that if you rely on the Web for obtaining the RFP and amendments, at this time we have no way to assure, and will therefore assume no responsibility for assuring, that you have downloaded these documents. All RFP requests must cite the RFP Number.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/SAMHSA/ChokeCherry/277-14-0442/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rm. 7-1051, Rockville, Maryland, 20857, United States
- Zip Code: 20857
- Zip Code: 20857
- Record
- SN03324298-W 20140402/140331234205-1725b056b9c3e2eb304a981f80695222 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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