SAM #Training_and_TA

Market Research for National Training & Technical Assistance for State Councils on Developmental Disabilities

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Administration on Disabilities (AoD), and Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (OIDD), is seeking information from the market for a potential five-year contract: - Buyer: HHS, ACL, AoD, OIDD - Purpose: National-scale Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) for 56 State and Territory Councils on Developmental Disabilities (SCDDs) - Scope of Services: - Performance-based T/TA delivery - Project management and training resource development - Leadership, governance, and compliance support - Evaluation, performance measurement, and peer learning facilitation - Stakeholder engagement, information management, and communications - Knowledge dissemination and technology support - Transition support for councils - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named in the notice - The government is interested in whether these services can be fulfilled using commercial services as defined in FAR Part 2.101 - NAICS code: 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) - Place of performance: Primarily remote at the contractor's site, with government offices located in Rockville, MD and Washington, DC - Period of performance: Five years (base year plus four option years)

Description

The Administration for Community Living (ACL), Administration on Disabilities (AoD), Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (OIDD), is conducting market research for a potential requirement for a Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) provider to support State Councils on Developmental Disabilities (SCDDs). Under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act), ACL supports a nationwide network of 56 State and Territory Councils responsible for advancing systems change, advocacy, and capacity building to improve outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families. The contemplated requirement is for contractor support to deliver coordinated, comprehensive, and performance-based T/TA at a national scale, including both foundational and specialized support aligned with statutory, governance, and operational requirements of the Councils. The effort is intended to strengthen Council capacity to: - Maintain compliance with DD Act requirements - Implement Five-Year State Plans effectively - Demonstrate measurable systems-change outcomes - Improve leadership, governance, and evaluation capacity - Enhance dissemination, stakeholder engagement, and public awareness.

This requirement is currently considered non-commercial. Interested parties are requested to indicate whether they believe the requirement could be fulfilled using commercial services, as defined in FAR Part 2.101, and, if so, provide a detailed rationale supporting that determination.

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