Solicitation SAM 156322 is cancelled as of 07/31/2015.

Amendment # 0001, Issued 07/28/2015:

The Government anticipates amending this presolicitation notice with a copy of the full solicitation by tomorrow, 07/29/2015, 1:00 PM EST.

Pre-solicitation Notice: SAM156322
(1) Action Code: N/A
(2) Date: 07/23/2015
(3) Year: 2015
(4) Contracting Office Zip Code: 20852
(5) Classification Code: 541990
(6) Contracting Office Address: 12501 Ardennes Avenue, Suite 400,
Rockville MD 20852
(7) Subject: Purchase of a white paper that examines suicide, intimate partner violence, and substance abuse. These issues are serious public health issues across America but have a particularly devastating impact in tribal communities. Despite this, both community and clinical approaches are often in silos rather than integrated, thereby hampering their effectiveness. The requested white paper will report on integrated approaches to community and clinical intervention in tribal communities.
(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: SAM156322
(9) Closing Response Date: 07/28/2015, 1:00 PM EST
(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer: Khristine Agnello, 301-443-3924 khristine.agnello@psc.hhs.gov
(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number: N/A; TBD
(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: N/A; TBD
(13) Contract Line Item Number: N/A
(14) Contract Award Date: N/A
(15) Contractor: N/A; TBD
(16) Description: The proposed contract will require that the selected Contractor identify, review, and analyze integrated prevention, screening, risk and crisis intervention approaches being used in American Indian and Alaska Natives communities, and to submit a draft and final white paper that examines the evidence for effectiveness and provides recommendations for integrated approaches to prevention, screening, risk assessment, and crisis intervention. The white paper shall include an examination of the May, DeBruyn, Serna model and review the approaches used by Native Connection Grantees.
(1) National Stock Number (NSN) if assigned: N/A
(2) Specifications/Qualification Requirements: The Contractor shall be capable of studying these types of approaches and preparing a publishable white paper. Specific details will be provided in the solicitation document.
(3) Manufacturer, including part number, drawing number, etc.: N/A
(4) Size, dimensions, or other form, fit or functional description: N/A
(5) Predominant material of manufacture: N/A
(6) Quantity, including any options for additional quantities: N/A
(7) Unit of issue: N/A
(8) Destination information: Services shall be completed primarily at the Contractor's site.
(9) Delivery schedule: Service shall begin no later than September 30, 2015.
(10) Duration of the contract period: One 12-month period.
(11) No sustainable acquisition requirements.
(12) This presolicitation notice will be amended with a written solicitation document. Award is anticipated on or around August 28, 2015.
(13) This is not an Architect-Engineer project.
(14) Neither FAR 52.225-3, FAR 52.225-5, FAR 52.225-11 nor FAR 52.225-23 applies to this acquisition.
(15) This will be a competitive action.
(16) All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. Quotes shall be submitted after this pre-solicitation notice is amended and the solicitation document is made available.
(17) The solicitation will be posted to the GPE.
(18) Please contact Khristine Agnello at khristine.agnello@psc.hhs.gov with any questions.
(19) Technical data will be provided with the solicitation.
(17) Place of Contract Performance: Primarily at the Contractor's site.
(18) Set-aside Status: N/A