Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, (SAMHSA), Division of Contracts Management, Office of Program Services, Room 15C-17, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857

B -- CONTINUATION OF THE DRUG ABUSE WARNING NETWORK SOL 283-96-0002 DUE 120997 POC Mary Ann Deal, Contract Specialist, 301-443-5329, Contracting Officer, Beatrice L. Woods, 301-443-0043 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Office of Applied Studies (OAS), intends to negotiate and award a sole source modification to an existing contract with Johnson, Bassin and Shaw, Inc., 8630 Fenton Street, 12th Floor, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3803, to continue operation of the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). The current DAWN system is operational in approximately 500 emergency rooms in 21 Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSAs) including a sample of hospitals outside of these PMSAs. Approximately 150 medical examiner and coroner offices also participate in the system. The services required under this modification are to continue central office and field operations to collect DAWN data. It is the intent of SAMHSA to award a six month extension on Other Than Full and Open Competition, consistent with Federal Acquisition Regulation Section 6.302-1. The incumbent DAWN operations contractor has the skill, knowledge base, equipment and manpower resources already in place to continue the data collection and support field efforts for an additional six months. This notice is publicized for information purposes only. See numbered Note 22. (0296)

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