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R -- PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES SOL 240-BPHC-5(6) DUE 101995 POC Contact Point, Dottie Laws, (301)443-5672, Contracting Officer, Steven Zangwill, (301)443-5672 The Health Resources and Services Administration is soliciting offerors to provide all necessary personnel, management, and supervision to support the Division of Federal Occupational Health Employee Assistance Program for federal employees located in the Central United States. Georgraphically this will include the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. The Contractor shall provide full-service assessment, short-term counseling/problem solving, and/or referral for longer-term counseling and follow-up; supervisor training and consultation; employee orientation; union officials briefing; Health and Wellness seminars; critical incident stress debriefings; organizational development input in response to organizational changes and needs; and development of marketing/informational materials. The Contractor will be required to staff a toll-free number twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The federal employee population will total pproximately 52,498-131,505 for year one with anticipated growth annually. In addition, the Contractor will be responsible for the recruitment and retention of qualified counselors and Affiliate counselors at a ratio of one full-time counselor for every 3,500 federal employees, supervision and management of the services being provided, training, and maintaining continuous quality improvement. A pre-proposal conference will be held in the Washington, D.C. metropolitian area after release of this solicitation. All necessary details concerning the pre-proposal conference will be supplied in the solicitation which will be released on or about August 2, 1995. It is anticipated that a five year (one base year with four option years) cost-plus-award-fee type contract will be awarded. All responsible sources capable of providing the above services are invited to submit proposals. All requests for the solicitation must be in writing or telefaxed (301-443-6038) and cite Solicitation No. HRSA 240-BPHC-5(6) DAL. Telephonic requests will not be honored. (0187)

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