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D -- DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE INFORMATION POC Jo-Lynn Davis, Contracting Officer (301) 443-7076 E-MAIL: Program Support Center, JDavis2@psc.gov. DHHS/PSC has a requirement to continue to fulfill the mandate of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) to develop, apply and disseminate knowledge on substance abuse (SA) treatment. SAMHSA is required to disseminate timely, relevant data and other critical information as rapidly as possible to key representatives of the SA treatment field; and to disseminate educational information geared toward enhancing the general understanding and acceptance of SA treatment to its consumers and those who provide treatment services. This is accomplished in part through the "CSAT by Fax" and "Substance Abuse in Brief" programs. The Contractor shall submit a listing of all databases, research and reference sources accessed by the Contractor and intended for use in the development of the knowledge dissemination periodical series. The Contractor shall produce and distribute "CSAT by Fax" twice monthly, and up to nine additional issues on an "as-needed" basis, as new developments may require. These shall be one to two page summaries of research or other findings on the general need for, and effectiveness of SA treatment in the nation, geographic regions, states, or by special population groups or specific substances to be disseminated by electronic facsimile by the Contractor to a recipient list of approximately 4,000 specialists, researchers, and clinicians in the SA treatment field. This publication is to be designed to serve a highly technical audience. The Contractor shall also produce "Substance Abuse in Brief", a four-page journal providing concise information on the causes of addiction, effective treatment, treatment needs of special populations, the benefits of treatment and other topics to promote greater understanding of addictive disorders and of SA treatment, for monthly distribution to approximately 30,000 (identified by the Contractor) professionals, decision and policy makers working with, but not as part of, the SA treatment field. This moderately technical publication is to be designed for a broad and cross-cutting audience of professionals. The Contractor shall also submit one bound volume of each publication containing all disseminated issues for each publication, and cross-index by topics for distribution at the end of the period of performance. The proposed simplified acquisition is for services for which the Government intends to award to only one source, the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) in College Park, MD, under authority of FAR 6.302-1. A ready access to a pool of dissemination targets already developed by a scientific and professional research vendor with immediately accessible technology transfer and dissemination capability, such as CESAR, will significantly enhance the ability of the agency to perform assigned tasks in a timely and state-of-the-art manner. Interested firms may identify their interest and submit clear and convincing data substantiating their capability to furnish this requirement including technical and pricing data. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 15 days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed simplified acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation package is available. Any requests will be considered nonresponsive. Responses must be in writing and refer to 99M004258 to the attention of Jo-Lynn Davis. If no affirmative responses are received, the Contracting Officer will proceed to issue a purchase order to CESAR. Posted 02/18/99 (W-SN299759). (0049)

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