Sole Source-AMSR Training

The State of Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is issuing a sole source contract to the Education Development Center to provide Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) training to health and behavioral healthcare professionals in Illinois. The training aims to build core competencies in suicide assessment, management, and treatment across outpatient, inpatient, and substance use disorder treatment settings. The contract term is from January 14, 2022 to February 28, 2022, with a total value of $173,908. IDPH determined the Education Development Center is the sole source provider, as they own the AMSR curriculum and have the rights to conduct the trainings. The trainings will be offered online in three formats to reach the target professional audiences. IDPH is procuring this training using federal supplemental funds from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address COVID-19 injury and violence prevention activities.

This sole source contract does not have any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. IDPH has determined the pricing for the trainings to be fair and reasonable, as offering them virtually allows reaching more participants at the same cost while reducing travel expenses. There is no incumbent vendor or current contractor listed, and no existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration.