THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR PART 13.105 AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION. A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS IS A SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. The Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration requires a contractor to partner in the seventeenth (17) annual National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week in March 2009. Background: There is a need for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA/CSAT) to continue with a contractor to provide support for an education campaign to alert the public to the dangers of inhalants. SAMHSA/CSAT support will be provided to identify the latest research data on inhalants including what constitutes effective treatment from various experts which may include persons from pertinent Federal agencies, the faith community, foundations, medical groups, trade associations, poison control centers and other interested parties. SAMHSA/CSAT support will enable the contractor to hold a press conference in Washington to kick-off National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week in March 2009 and to stimulate media coverage of the dangers of inhalant use and abuse. Goals and Reasons: SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment will join the contractor as a partner in the seventeenth (17) annual National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week (NIPAW). This will be the twelfth year SAMHSA/CSAT is a co-sponsor. The last eleven years have successfully spotlighted the need for treatment and prevention in the area of inhalant abuse and SAMHSA/CSAT's role as a leader in this effort. The weeklong event, celebrated in March 2009, will gain national focus, mobilize community-level organizations, the media, parents and youth; and increase awareness about the dangers and steady rise of inhalant use. The contract addresses both programs and principles within the SAMHSA Matrix including substance abuse treatment capacity, prevention and early intervention, children and families. The activity collaborates with public and private partners in the crosscutting Matrix domains by broadening consumer education options and treatment program information on the latest methodologies available to treat inhalant use problems. SAMHSA/CSAT will also collaborate with the contractor as a co-sponsor of the kick-off press conference for National Inhalant and Poisons Awareness Week in March 2009. Through the Washington, DC news conference and associated radio, television and Internet programming during the weeklong observance, SAMHSA/CSAT will gain an opportunity to help spotlight an effort that seeks to provide hope and help to youth and families suffering from inhalant abuse. Press related activities will be coordinated with SAMHSA?s Office of Communications. This observance has garnered attention from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Alliance for Chemical Dependency. Requirements and Tasks ? Statement of Work: Task 1: Collect and highlight no less than five (5) new individual/family survival or Recovery stories linked to the treatment or prevention of inhalant abuse and feature them on the NIPC website. Task 2: Develop three (3) web-based UPDATES of educational materials targeting various potential consumer groups such as parents, youth and educators about the inhalant dangers and treatment. Market the web site and obtain an increase of 2.5% more visitors to the site from the calendar 2008 visitor numbers. Task 3: Conduct a literature search and identify all new academic and NIH-sponsored research, new findings, materials and brochures and develop one (1) article that can be included in the NIPC web page to inform children, families and constituents who visit the NIPC website. Sources to be considered for the literature search should include but not be exclusive to the following: - national Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) - NIDA's Monitoring the Future - CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey - Poison Control Centers, including any state information that can be accessed - Southern Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center, collaboration with Jane Maxwell Establish links to all new sites from the NIPC site. Task 4: Plan and complete all preparation and required logistics, in partnership with SAMHSA/CSAT, for the March 2009 press conference to kick off the seventeenth annual NIPAW events. Preparations to include initial and final draft of the HHS/SAMHSA/CSAT-approved copy of Media Advisory, Press Release, Fact Sheet, and Biographies of press conference speakers. Include SAMHSA/CSAT/CSAP leaders as speakers and presenters at the news conference and other NIPAW events. Include a youth in recovery and/or a parent experienced with inhalant addiction through one of their children. Task 5: Provide SAMHSA/CSAT/Consumer Affairs with NIPC letter and no less than 1000 mailing labels to partner with the dissemination of Recovery Month materials. The letter and mailing labels need to be sent to SAMHSA/CSAT by March 30, 2009. A link to the SAMHSA/CSAT website through the Recovery Month banner and to www.recoverymonth.gov needs to be established as soon as the 2009 Recovery Month kit is posted on the site. Task 6: Prepare a final report, due April 30, 2009, including all program information such as planning, goals, activities, and materials developed. Deliverables: 1 - Task 1 complete and due September 1, 2008. 2 - Task 2-3 complete and due November 30, 2008. 3 - Task 4 complete and due March 31, 2009. 4 - Task 5-6 complete and due April 30, 2009. Period of Performance: Ten months from date of award. Evaluation Criteria: 1. Technical competence to produce effective consumer/public information and education campaigns. 30 Points Examples of outlining consumer and public education and information campaigns should be presented with proposal. Materials should include any efforts to reach minority populations. Sample materials shall be included with proposal, which may include publications, manuals, posters, newsletters, giveaway items, pamphlets and other related items, and shall be limited to not more than 10 sample items. Offerors shall provide two (2) copies of the proposal, inclusive of sample materials, and each copy shall be packaged with no further need for sorting or assembly. Additional weight will be given to evidence of effective campaigns, which deal with health-related subjects, or social care themes. 2. Understanding of the problem and need. 30 Points Proposals should provide a comprehensive statement of the problem, scope and purpose of the project to demonstrate a clear awareness of alcohol and other drug use in America. In addition, the proposal should provide an understanding of alcohol and drug abuse treatment issues and barriers regarding treatment. 3. Soundness of outreach approach. 20 Points Proposals should describe the approach to comply with each of the outreach tasks specified in the Statement of Work. The proposal is consistent with the stated goals and objectives. 4. Staff Capabilities (Including Consultants). 20 Points Proposal should demonstrate that the personnel assigned shall possess qualifications, expertise, and experience necessary to plan and implement all tasks. All personnel, including those not currently on staff must be identified. Resumes of proposed staff and letters of commitment for proposed consultants must be included in the proposal. Key staff and consultants must demonstrate expertise in addition related health fields, addiction treatment, providing logistical support, and strong writing skills to include reaching diverse populations with culturally competent and related materials and publications. This combined synopsis/solicitation is set-aside for Total Small Business concerns, in accordance with FAR 13.105. If you have any general questions, you may contact me via e-mail, fax or telephone, and questions must be received no later than March 18, 2008. E-mail address: [email protected] , fax number (202) 690-6630 or telephone number (202) 205-0625. Please forward one (1) original and two (2) copies of your completed technical narrative(s) and cost quotations via mail, federal express or courier by 5:00 p.m. April 10, 2008. FAX copies are not acceptable. 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