Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administraion 2 (SAMHSA 2)

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded a Master IDIQ on May 15, 2012, with ordering closed as of September 15, 2017. The vehicle is no longer active. This Master IDIQ has been succeeded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 3, awarded February 20, 2017.

The vehicle contracted feasibility, pilot and evaluation projects; statistical analyses; health systems analysis, economics, and financing studies; technical assistance and training; and event planning and logistics across five domain areas. Awarded task orders show heavy concentration in technical assistance and training delivery, evaluation work, and data management systems supporting SAMHSA's centers and initiatives—notably the SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (SMVF TA) CENTER, BRINGING RECOVERY SUPPORTS TO SCALE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER STRATEGY (BRSS-TACS), the BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND JUSTICE TRANSFORMATION CENTER (BHJTC), and various clinical and prevention-focused technical assistance centers.

Activity peaked in 2014–2016, with 16 to 18 orders per year; only four orders issued in 2017 before the ordering period closed. A total of 76 task orders were awarded under the vehicle, with $651.5 million obligated against a combined potential value of $824.2 million (79% obligated). The shared ceiling was $900 million.

Research Triangle Institute and JBS International dominate the prime contractor base, holding 12 and 11 orders respectively with combined potential values of $129.4 million and $116.3 million. Policy Research Associates and Education Development Center hold the third and fourth largest portfolios at $79.4 million and $69.8 million potential value. These five firms account for roughly 54 percent of combined potential value across 25 total prime contractors. All task orders flowed to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration as the sole customer agency.

Set-asides were minimal; 92 percent of orders (70 of 76) carried no set-aside designation. Only four orders were designated for small business (three total small business or partial small business, one competitive 8(a)), and one order was set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business. The vast majority of work went unrestricted.

Task-order values ranged widely. Most awards fell in the $2 million to $14 million potential-value range, though several larger technical assistance centers exceeded $30 million in potential value—notably the State TA Task Order at $49.5 million ceiling and the Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) at $60.1 million potential value. Pricing was predominantly cost-plus award fee; a smaller subset of orders used firm-fixed-price or cost-no-fee arrangements. Task-order durations typically spanned three to five years from award through ultimate completion.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded a Master IDIQ for the requirement entitled "SAMHSA Indefinite Quantity Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ). Tasks will be issued in the following five (5) domains: Domain I Feasibility, Pilot and Evaluation Projects; Domain II Statistical Projects; Domain III Health Systems Analysis, Economics, and Financing; Domain IV Technical Assistance and Training, and; Domain V Event Planning and Logistics.