Notice of Intent to Sole-Source.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS

INTRODUCTION

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-

NAME).

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), Division of Contract Management (DCM) on behalf of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to Jerome L Ducrest located at 4131 Lorcom Lane, Arlington, Virginia, 22207-3941 to acquire block grant calculation services.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services with a Size Standard of 24.5 million.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-06, effective 12/04/2023.

This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13— Simplified Acquisition and FAR subpart 12— Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY FAR 6.302-1

This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1 -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

The determination by the Government to make this a single-sole source requirement is based upon the market research conducted as prescribed in FAR Part 10-Market Research. The results of the market research concluded that Jerome L Ducrest is the only responsible source available and familiar with the SAMHSA’s requirement for the Block Grant Calculations. Due to the extremely specialized nature of the data collection methods and calculations, CSAT requires a vendor with SAMHSA’s specific block grant calculation experience. As a result, Jerome Ducrest has supported SAMHSA for the past 28 years on providing data and calculations for these Block Grants. Not only has the vendor been the lead on this task for the past 28 years, but the vendor has also helped provide SAMHSA a detailed review of the entire block grant allocation process, including a critique of the enabling legislation. From being the point of contact and consultant on the Block Grants since inception, Jerome L Ducrest co-authored the article for SAMHSA that was published in the Federal Register explaining the block grant allotment calculation process, and he co-authored the actual manual on how these block grants are calculated, including the very specific data collection required based on enacted legislation.

Background There are four grant programs (formula and block) administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Implementation of grants occurs in the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP); the task of allotment calculations is with the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).

The four grant programs are:

• The Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG)

• The Mental Health Services Block Grant (MH BG)

• The Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Formula Grant (PAIMI FG)

• The Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness Formula Grant (PATH FG)

These Block Grant calculations are mandated by Congress and help achieve various areas within the SAMHSA Strategic Plan including the advancement of prevention, treatment and recovery support services.

Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this contract is to secure a sole-source award with JEROME L DUCREST for the block grant calculations for SAMHSA.

The work in this contract will entail the research, analyses, and documentation development for the various Block Grants and their calculations.

Anticipated Period of Performance Base Year: January 2024 - January 2025 Option Year 1: January 2025 - January 2026

CLOSING STATEMENT

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management

(SAM).

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses must be received by 12/11/2023 at 12:00pm EST and must reference solicitation number 270-24-0667 on your electronic request.

Responses must be submitted electronically to Ahmed.Hassan@samhsa.hhs.gov

All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.

mailto:Ahmed.Hassan@samhsa.hhs.gov