A--Optimizing programmatic support available to treatment providers to end Homelessness among Veterans; standard- ization of treatment for co-occurring disorders for Veterans enrolled in HUD-VASH

Notice of Intent to award sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island (Network Contracting Office 1 (New England) NCO 1/650/90C) intends to negotiate and award a contract for research and study in homeless issues among the veteran population to University of Massachusetts Worcester. The University of Massachusetts Worcester is a VA affiliate and this contract action is permitted under FAR 6.302-5, VAAR 806.302-5(a)(2) Authorized or required by statute (38 USC 8153) The equipment/services are described as follows. The project is titled: Ending Homelessness through Evidenced Based Programming. The purpose of the contract is the provision of research and data analysis services in support of the MISSION-Vet/HUD-VASH (Housing and Urban Development - VA Supported Housing) Implementation Study. This VA-led clinical research trial will study how manualized implementation tools affect HUD-VASH case managers' abilities to increase capacity and improve program performance as they deliver MISSION-VET, a co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders treatment program, to Veterans on their caseloads. This study will compare the model fidelity and patient outcomes between two groups: case managers who deliver MISSION-VET services augmented with Getting to Outcomes (GTO), an implementation improvement system; and case managers who use existing strategies (implementation as usual, IU) to deliver MISSION-VET services. The results have the potential to inform programmatic decisions and best practices in patient care, and will advance VA's goal of creating sustainable exits from homelessness. This notice contains information current through FAC 2005-60. The NAICS is 541712. The FSC/PSC is AN55. No solicitation will be posted to this site. Interested persons may contact the Contract Specialist regarding this procurement and may identify capabilities for items of this kind. Contract Specialist: John Young, 401-459-4760 x 1588, [email protected]. A decision not to compete this requirement is based upon this notice and the Justification and Approval to be posted to this site. Service Disabled and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB and VOSB) contracting with VA are to register and be certified in VetBiz if seeking consideration under PL 109-461 (www.vetbiz.gov - Vendor Information Pages - VIP). All federal contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM at https://www.sam.gov/sam/) Consult your State Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) for technical assistance with these requirements. (http://www.dla.mil/db/procurem.htm). The VA publishes its Forecast of contracting opportunities at https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/eVP/fco/FCO.aspx)