Consultation on CSAT Implementation of the Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) Regulations

The Department of Health and Human Services intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Elsworth Dory Support System. Description: Under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Regulation (42 CFR Part 8) compliance with narcotic treatment standards are monitored and enforced through a process of on-site surveys and inspections by accrediting bodies. Under this Regulation, an Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) shall be considered for certification by SAMHSA if the program is accredited by a SAMHSA-approved accreditation body. Accreditation, along with additional information, serves as the basis by which SAMHSA will make the determination the opioid treatment services are provided by qualified individuals and that the OTP is in compliance with standards that address the medical use of opioid drugs. For-cause inspections are directed toward programs that are suspected of violating established Federal opioid standards, accreditation elements, providing substandard treatment, threatening the public health or being a possible source of diverted medications. In carrying out these responsibilities, the consultant supports the Director of the Division of Pharmacologic Therapies (DPT), and the Regulatory Programs Branch Chief in CSAT, SAMHSA regarding programs and services of national importance. Understanding of the substance abuse and health delivery systems is essential as well as knowledge of medication-assisted treatment. PURPOSE The purpose of this purchase order is to obtain expert consultation to CSAT to help assure that CSAT's regulation of OTPs is consistent with the experience from the past. DPT seeks assistance in facilitating implementation and interpretation of regulations, guidelines, inspectional findings, and proposed compliance actions: Reviews individual patient exceptions and treatment program exemptions on site five days/week. Advises higher management within DPT on said exceptions and exemptions; Reviews reports from State, Federal inspections and provides advice on appropriate follow-up actions; Reviews existing emergency medication distribution plans to develop a DPT strategy on emergency medication distributions programs; Trains incoming and incumbent staff of DPT on compliance activities; Conduct site visits (up to six per year) to treatment programs for cause; Provides technical assistance to new treatment program; and Provides guidance on compliance with Federal regulations. Please see attached SOW for further information. Responses The proposed acquisition action is for items and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1 (b). If you believe you can provide the items or services requested, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency, to the Contracting Officer, Anne Mineweaser, at contact@example.gov referencing notice number HHS-PSC-NOI-21-75P00121Q00022 by 12:00P.M. on January 28, 2021. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract acquisition based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).