Administracion De Servicios De Salud Mental Y Contra La Adiccion

Administracion De Servicios De Salud Mental Y Contra La Adiccion, doing business as Assmca, is a U.S. government entity and Puerto Rico state-level behavioral health authority that operates as a federal grant recipient delivering mental health, substance use treatment, crisis intervention, and homelessness services across the territory. The organization competes in full-and-open procurement with no set-aside designations and operates 95% of its recent awards as a prime recipient.

Assmca is headquartered in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and functions as Puerto Rico's designated Single State Agency for behavioral health and anti-addiction services, serving all 78 municipalities with a population of 3.18 million. The organization delivers comprehensive community-based mental health and substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services through community mental health centers, crisis intervention programs, transitional housing and supportive services, mobile crisis teams, and a 24/7 crisis lifeline (PAS Line). The PAS Line operates as the national Spanish-language backup center for the 988 Lifeline and has responded to over 24,600 local 988 contacts since 2023, including nearly 1,800 suicide-related crises and over 1,000 veteran-related contacts. Recent representative work includes a $250 thousand award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R) to expand PAS Line's evidence-based follow-up services; a $1.5 million SAMHSA grant under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances program (CFDA 93.104) to establish a family-driven system of care in two municipalities serving 1,500 unduplicated youth; and a $28.313 million Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services award (CFDA 93.958) supporting comprehensive outpatient and crisis services.

Customer concentration is dominated by SAMHSA and HUD. Of 188 awards with disclosed sources, the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration accounts for 119 awards (63%) across multiple SAMHSA programs—the Center for Mental Health Services (59 awards), the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (40 awards), and mixed SAMHSA programs (20 awards). The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development holds 47 awards concentrated in the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), which funds permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 placed 22 contract delivery orders for transitional homeless program services under an indefinite delivery contract valued up to $792,050, with recent task orders ranging from $50,508 to $100,740. Combined potential value across all 213 awards totals $6.9 million in contract work; however, obligated dollars across all awards reach $2.13 billion, indicating substantial pass-through or formula grant funding that anchors Assmca's operational scale.

Assmca places all contract work under three VA indefinite delivery vehicles: Indefinite Delivery Contract VA24815D0210 (7 task orders, $3.6 million combined potential value for transitional homeless program services), Indefinite Delivery Contract VA248P1572 (6 task orders, $1 million combined potential value), and Indefinite Delivery Contract 36C24820D0069 (6 task orders, $448 thousand combined potential value). Federal grant recipients do not compete on traditional contract vehicles; instead, Assmca receives direct awards and formula allocations from SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, and HUD's Community Planning and Development office. The organization also receives sub-recipient pass-through awards from the Governor's Authorized Representative and other territorial entities for disaster relief and infrastructure mitigation.

Activity has remained relatively steady year over year, with 14 to 22 awards annually across 2022–2025, declining to 7 awards in 2026. Twenty-one awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete timing for SAMHSA block grants, HUD Continuum of Care projects, and the VA transitional homeless program contract. Assmca acts as a sub-recipient on two federal grant sub-awards: a Victims Impact Panel for DUI Offenders award from the Administracion De Compensaciones Por Accidentes De Automoviles and evidence-based treatment for DUI offenders from the same prime grantee. The organization's award footprint concentrates on three NAICS categories: Other Community Housing Services (22 awards), Administration of Public Health Programs (5 awards), and supporting service categories, reflecting its mission as a territorial behavioral health and homelessness services authority rather than a commercial contractor.