The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (SAMHSA CBHSQ) is dedicated to advancing the nation’s understanding of behavioral health through rigorous data collection, analysis, and dissemination. Its core mission centers on gene...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (SAMHSA CBHSQ) is dedicated to advancing the nation’s understanding of behavioral health through rigorous data collection, analysis, and dissemination. Its core mission centers on generating actionable intelligence to inform public health policy, improve service delivery, and reduce disparities in substance use and mental health treatment. Strategic priorities include modernizing behavioral health surveillance systems, enhancing data interoperability across state and federal platforms, and supporting evidence-based interventions through timely, high-quality statistical outputs. Key programs focus on national surveys, outcome measurement frameworks, and real-time monitoring tools that guide federal and community-level responses to behavioral health crises.
The agency procures specialized professional services to design, maintain, and analyze complex behavioral health data systems, with a primary reliance on all other professional, scientific, and technical services. Contracts are typically structured as performance-based solicitations requiring expertise in survey methodology, statistical modeling, health informatics, and data governance. Procurement vehicles emphasize flexibility to accommodate evolving research needs and methodological innovations.
SAMHSA CBHSQ prioritizes small business participation, consistently targeting SBA-set-aside opportunities for technical services supporting behavioral health data infrastructure. The agency favors vendors with proven capabilities in public health analytics, survey design, and secure data management, often requiring compliance with federal data privacy standards. Vendor relationships are built on demonstrated subject matter expertise and the ability to deliver scalable, audit-ready analytical systems.
As a component of the Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA CBHSQ operates nationally with no fixed physical location, functioning as a centralized hub for behavioral health data. It leverages federal acquisition instruments to engage contractors who support its mission-critical statistical and analytical functions, ensuring data integrity and public trust in behavioral health reporting.
