B -- INTEGRATED DATA FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES

Notice Date

November 27, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Parklawn Contracting Office, 5600 Fishers Lane Parklawn Bldg., Room 13-C-06, Rockville, MD, 20857

ZIP Code

20857

Solicitation Number

283-02-9026

Response Due

February 26, 2002

Point of Contact

James Whitt, Contract Specialist, Phone 301/443-0043, Fax 301/443-0019, Email jwhitt@samhsa.gov -- Beatrice Woods, Contracting Officer, Phone 301/443-0043, Fax 301/443-0019, Email bwoods@samhsa.gov

Description

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Office of Applied Studies (OAS), is soliciting proposals on a full and open competitive basis from qualified organizations to award a five and one-half (5-1/2) year contract (with two 12-month options) to collect, manage and analyze the data comprising the Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS). DASIS is the major national source of substance abuse service and program data, and consists of three inter-related core components that can be linked for analysis of treatment system and client data, including: (1) the Inventory of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (I-SATS); (2) the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS); and (3) the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Each of the DASIS systems of data is maintained by SAMHSA, OAS. This procurement continues the work performed under the existing DASIS contract, and also includes an additional component -- the N-SSATS Survey of Correctional Facilities (N-SSATS CF). The successful contractor will be required to perform tasks including, but not limited to, the following: conducting an annual national mail/telephone census-survey of approximately 18,000 substance abuse treatment providers, as well as a survey of approximately 9,000 adult/juvenile correctional facilities; designing and testing self-administered and computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) questionnaires; editing, processing and analyzing census survey data and producing analytical reports; managing and updating a computerized data base (inventory) of substance abuse treatment providers; extracting a minimum data set on admissions from State-provided electronic files; providing technical assistance to States on treatment services data-related activities; and designing and conducting various ad hoc analytical studies. The estimated date for issuance of this RFP is December 13, 2001, with responses due February 26, 2002. Numbered Note 26 applies to this notice. This solicitation may be obtained two ways: electronically or by mail. Electronically: The file may be downloaded from the SAMHSA Web Site at http://www.samhsa.gov/contracts/contracts.html. Files will not be made available on the Web Site until on or after the estimated issuance date. Once downloaded, you should determine if you have a continuing interest in the RFP. If so, you must check the SAMHSA Web Site regularly for any amendments to the RFP, which will also be located at that site for downloading. We do not assume responsibility for assuring that you have downloaded the amendments. Therefore, you may wish to send the Contract Specialist listed below a written request that copies of the RFP amendments (if any) be mailed to you. By mail: Requests for copies of the RFP must be made in writing (facsimile 301/443-0019), and will be honored if received within twenty-five (25) 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. There is no assurance that copies requested after the twenty-fifth (25th) day will reach the requestor in sufficient time to permit an adequately prepared response or reach the requestor before the due date for receipt of responses. Send written requests to the attention of James Whitt, Contract Specialist, Division of Contracts Management, OPS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 13C-06, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone requests will not be honored. Pickups will not be permitted. Reference RFP No. 283-02-9026.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011129/BSOL001.HTM (D-331 SN513881)