Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services, Parklawn Building, Room 15-81, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Attn: Mary Ann Deal, Contract Specialist

B -- STATISTICAL REPORTS FROM THE DRUG ABUSE WARNING NETWORK SOL SAMHSA-OS-96-0003 POC Point of Contact - Mary Ann Deal, Contract Specialist, 301/443-0043, Contracting Officer - Beatrice L. Woods, 301/443-0043 The Office of Applied Studies of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is conducting a market survey to determine availability and potential technical capability of small businesses. The applicable standard industry code for this acquisition is 7379. The size standard for which a concern including its affiliates, having average annual sales or receipts for its preceding three (3) fiscal years not in excess of 18.0 million dollars. Small business sources are sought which possess the capability to produce statistical reports from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Which has two components 1) a national probability survey of hospital emergency departments (EDs) to collect data on drug-related visits and 2) a nonrandom sample of medical examiner (ME) facilities to collect data on drug related deaths. Small Businesses which beleive they have the capability to perform this requirement are invited to submit capability statments in an original and five copies no later than 10 days from the date of this announcement. Information furnished must establish the firms status as a small business and the firm's extensive experience and expertise in analyzing data from complex sample surveys. Specifically, information furnished shall include documented experience with and knowledge of: 1) sample design and estimation from large national surveys of health facilities: 2) analyzing complex sample survey data; 3) manipulating large data files and creating extract files using software packages such as SAS; 4) producing detailed computer generated tables using software packages such as table producing language (TPL); 5) running and maintaining a complex statistical estimation system; 6) developing mathematical models and procedures for producing representative estimates from source data files: 7) performing complex editing procedures 8) producing variance estimates; 9) performing statistical tests; 10 developing and/or modifying software for constructing generalized variance models 11) writing statistical reports; 12) preparing data displays using software packages such as Free Lance or Harvard Graphics; and 13) preparing camera ready reports. This is not a Request for Proposals. No RFP is currently available. Interested firms must submit capability information 10 days from the publication of this notice. (0310)

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