RFP 270-22-0573 Sources Sought.doc

This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought synopsis only seeking responses from Small Businesses. Large and Non Profit Businesses are not to respond. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (i.e., HUBZone 8(a), 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-owned, Veteran-Owned, and Small Disadvantaged Business) relative to this 541611 NAICS Code. Teaming is encouraged. Responses to this sources sought synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate determinations about potential sources only.

The intended contract shall provide the Government the option to extend the contract in one-year increments for a base and four option years. After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement a solicitation announcement may be published in the SAM.Gov at a later time. Responses to this notice shall include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) and must respond to the questions listed below. In addition, please provide a capability statement addressing your organization's ability to perform as a prime contractor the work described below.

Project Title: NCSACW Technical Assistance and Training The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has received a request from the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) to seek sources capable of meeting the objectives set forth in the attached work description. The Government is seeking one or more vendors to respond to the need to improve family recovery, safety and stability by advancing practices and collaboration among child welfare and family serving agencies, organizations and courts working with families affected by substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders and child abuse or neglect. ACF and SAMHSA are committed to facilitating healing and recovery and promoting the social and emotional well-being of children who have experienced maltreatment, exposure to violence, and/or trauma. This notice is seeking vendors capable of meeting this programmatic area to provide support in the following functional areas of this requirement including 1) technical assistance, 2) training, 3) resource development, 4) information dissemination, and 5) maintenance and further development of a website.

Background:

The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Reauthorization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-320) provides federal funding to states in support of prevention, assessment, investigation, prosecution, and treatment activities and also provides grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations, including Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, for demonstration programs and projects. CAPTA highlights the complexity of the issue of child maltreatment and notes that working on the issue requires a comprehensive approach that includes addressing the impact of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) and mental health issues. To this end, CAPTA provides for the provisions of technical assistance, cross-training opportunities, data collection and related dissemination efforts.

In addition, ACF and SAMHSA provide ongoing programmatic training and technical assistance to a number of jurisdictions on a variety of topics relevant to the intersection of substance misuse and child welfare, including collaborative practice, program sustainability, trauma-informed services, evidence-based and evidence-informed services to children, treatment and recovery support services, and family-centered substance use disorder intervention and treatment practices for children and families. For example, ACF funds the Regional Partnership Grant (RPG) Program authorized by the Promoting Safe and Stable Families program. These grants are designed to improve the well-being of children affected by parental substance use disorders.

SAMHSA/ACF are interested in highly experienced organizations able to handle a National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare which will implement a comprehensive program of information dissemination, knowledge application and technical assistance strategies to promote organizational and systems change at the national, state and local levels. The prime target audiences for this Center are Regional, State, and local child welfare and substance abuse agencies, including independent Tribal agencies and organizations. As such the Center:

1) Functions as the locus for the collection, dissemination and practical application, of the best available information on services and strategies for responding to the needs of families who come in contact with the child welfare system as a result of substance abuse;

2) Helps communities identify gaps in services and develop integrated approaches to respond more effectively to families who come in contact with the child welfare system as a result of substance abuse;

3) Convenes coalitions of policy makers, practitioners, researchers, consumers and family members from substance abuse and child welfare to define new directions and strategies; and

4) Provides targeted technical assistance through the use of national and local experts, who assist communities that wish to implement interventions such as problem/risk identification, cross-training strategies, staff co-location, and unique judicial/court strategies (such as family drug courts.)

Your responses to the questions provided below will assist the Government in selecting the appropriate acquisition method. Page limit: Maximum 11 pages (font size 10 or larger). A copy of the company capability statement will also be accepted. Responses are due on September 29, 2021. The anticipated period of performance is one year with four one year option periods. After review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and formal solicitation may be published in the SAM.gov.

Only Small Businesses need to respond to this sources sought. Response to this notice shall include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) and must respond to the following questions:

1. Is your business a small business under the NAICS code?

2. Does your firm qualify as a small disadvantaged business?

3. If disadvantaged specify is your firm certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act?

4. Are you considered a certified HUBZone firm?

5. Are you considered woman-owned or operated business?

6. Are you a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned or Veteran Owned?

7. A list of any current or past projects similar in nature to this requirement that you have executed especially how it relates to improving systems and practices for families with substance use disorders;

8. Given the current state with the COVID-19 pandemic, indicate some industry leading practices around public health emergencies that have been integrated into your operational practices that would ensure the health, welfare and safety of project manager, trainers and trainees, or any persons not working in a virtual environment.

9. Demonstrate your company/business unit’s capability to understand and support the mission of the ACF, Children’s Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect and SAMHA, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

10. Demonstrate your company/business unit’s capability to function as the locus for the collection, dissemination and practical application, of the best available information on services and strategies for responding to the needs of families, who are engaged with the child welfare system as a result of substance misuse.

11. Demonstrate your company/business unit’s capability, experience, and methodology to identify and acquire staff with extensive expertise and knowledge in a) project management and b) child welfare c) behavioral health, including substance use treatment, mental health and trauma-informed services and 4) community based approaches to engage children, parents, and families in timely, appropriate and effective cross-agency efforts that improve their well-being.

12. Demonstrate your company/business unit’s capability to effectively provide targeted technical assistance through the use of national and local experts, who assist communities that wish to implement interventions such as problem/risk identification, cross-training strategies, staff co-location, and unique collaborative efforts with key agency partners, such as the judicial/court community.

13. Demonstrate your company/business unit’s capability to help communities identify gaps in services and develop integrated approaches to respond more effectively to families who come in contact with the child welfare system as a result of substance abuse.

14. Demonstrate your company/business unit’s capability to interpret and manage 508 compliant products/websites and compliance with other general IT requirements.

15. Please provide experience with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification process as well as experience with transitioning web content between two (2) federal agencies.

16. Demonstrate your working experience related to CAPTA. Please make sure the experience is highlighted in response to question 7.

This is not request for proposal and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. Responses to this notice shall be emailed to SAMHSAContracts@SAMHSA.HHS.GOV. Responses must be received no later than September 29, 2021 by 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time. The subject line must have the Reference No. 270-22-0573 and Market Survey Response No solicitation is currently available. Responses to this sources sought synopsis will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or a request to receive a copy of the solicitation. Reference No. 270-22-0573.