R -- EDUCATION, COORDINATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR HIPAA IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES

Notice Date

August 8, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857

ZIP Code

20857

Solicitation Number

01m008904

Response Due

August 23, 2001

Point of Contact

Chris Ganey, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-443-4379, Fax 301-443-3849, Email cganey@psc.gov -- Janet Miller, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-443-2478, Fax 301-443-3849, Email jmiller@psc.gov

Description

The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA) (DHHS) through the General Acquisitions Branch, PSC plans to award a sole source simplified acquisition to Webman Associates, Cambridge, MA. The Purpose of this requirement is to convene a "Constituency HIPAA Committee"on behalf of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and Center for Mental Health Services(CMHS) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and to support and coordinate the activities of this Committee. The goal of the Committee is to educate mental health and substance abuse consumers, providers, states and professional and trade associations (referred to as "Constituents") about the impact of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996) and to mobilize these stakeholders to become HIPAA compliant prior to the effective date of the first standard which is October 2002. THE PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION ACTION IS FOR SUPPLIES OR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENT OR SUBMIT PROPOSALS WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT.

Web Link

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Record

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