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R -- VIOLENCE INITIATIVE LEADERSHIP SUPPORT SOL 277-98-6017 DUE 052298 POC Lynn Tantardini, Contract Specialist, (301) 443-4980; Mary Anne Glitz, Contracting Officer This is a correction to the CBD Synopsis dated April 02, 1998: The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services contemplates awarding a three year cost-reimbursement contract with two options years, plus additional options. This procurement is set aside 100% for small business. The purpose of this procurement is to provide technical and administrative support for a series of special leadership, training, synthesis and technical assistance activities. The contractor will: (1) establish and train multi-disciplinary community teams to prevent substance abuse related violence; (2) provide technical assistance to these teams and to CSAP grantees; (3) hold meetings, symposia and special events meetings; (4) to develop a training manual for preventing gang substance abuse-related violence; (5) synthesize research on substance abuse-related violence in the media and (6) conduct a meta-analysis on CSAP's five Violence Prevention grantees. The estimated date for issuance of this RFP is April 22, 1998 with responses due approximately thirty days later. This solicitation may be obtained in either of two ways; by mail, or electronically, by downloading a file from the World Wide Web at http://www.samhsa.gov/contract. Files will not be made available on the World Wide Web until on or after the estimated issuance date. Download instructions are posted on the Web. Once downloaded, you should determine if you have a continuing interest in the RFP. If so, you must either write the individual identified above that you wish copies of amendments to the RFP (if any) sent to you by mail or check the Web regularly for amendments which will also be posted there and can be downloaded electronically. You may choose any of the two methods for obtaining amendments. Note, however, that if you rely on the Web for obtaining amendments, at this time we have no way to assure, and will therefore assume no responsibility for assuring, you have downloaded these amendments. Requests for copies of the RFP to be mailed must be made in writing and will be honored if received within twenty calendar days after issuance of the solicitation. Requests received after this period 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 day will reach the requestor before the due date for receipt of responses. Telephone requests will not be honored. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by CSAP. See Note 1. (0097)

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