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Purpose: The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is issuing this request for information (RFI) for market research purposes to identify contractor curriculum design, development, training delivery, and s... Purpose: The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is issuing this request for information (RFI) for market research purposes to identify contractor curriculum design, development, training delivery, and support services to assist the USCG in providing the fundamentals of substance abuse screening, assessment, diagnosis and treatment needed for care of USCG personnel. USCG implemented a tele-medicine substance abuse screening procedure necessitating the need for certified/recertified providers. This course should provide the required curriculum specifically designed for teaching USCG Medical Officers substance abuse screening, assessment, pharmacotherapy, referral to care, motivational interviewing and motivational enhancement techniques. Additionally the course should also address substance misuse prevention techniques for active duty military members who are “at risk” and who have been identified because of an alcohol/drug incident, self or Command referrals who require screening. Contractor shall develop and deliver a 4.5 day on-site, experiential and didactic course. The Contractor shall teach and provide medical instructions based on the current state-of-the science for the screening, diagnosis, treatment planning, and psycho-educational services to Medical Officers who are required to diagnose and treat personnel with substance use disorders using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM V) & its guidelines. Separate courses will be made available for Medical Officers (MO) and Substance Abuse Prevention Specialists (SAPS). This course is entitled as Addiction Orientation for Health Care Providers (AOHCP). The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement may be 611430 Professional and Management Development Training. Disclaimer: There is no solicitation at this time. This RFI is not a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this request is purely voluntary; the Government will not pay for any costs incurred nor is obligated to respond. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. After reviewing RFI responses to this RFI, and if the USCG still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement may be published on the SAM.Gov or distributed to contract holders if a strategically-sourced vehicle is deemed appropriate. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the Contract Opportunities website. Failure to respond or submit sufficiently detailed information may result in a company not being considered a likely offeror when making a decision on whether or how to set aside a solicitation for restricted competition. Regardless of the information submitted, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as determined appropriate for this requirement. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this RFI. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose determined necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. Request: If your organization provides contractor curriculum design, development, training delivery, and support services to assist the USCG in providing the fundamentals of substance abuse screening, assessment, diagnosis and treatment needed for care of USCG personnel. USCG implemented a tele-medicine substance abuse screening procedure necessitating the need for certified/recertified providers, please provide the following information: Organization name Address Website Point of contact name Point of contact email address Point of contact telephone number Socioeconomic status Unique Entity Identifier What information and/or resources would you typically need from the government to perform this effort? Does your company currently have existing government-wide acquisition contracts (GWAC) (e.g. GSA) or other strategically sourced contracts for these types of requirements that the USCG can order off? If yes, please provide contract number, what agency it is with, and agency point of contact information. What type of contract (e.g. firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, etc.) have you been issued before for this type of work? Do you recommend one type or a perhaps a hybrid (i.e. a contract that allows several types)? Provide any general comments, thoughts, and feedback your company would like to share regarding this RFI. Does your company have three to five years of experience training active duty military Medical Officers in the area of substance abuse screening, assessment and treatment? Does your company location provide an inpatient hospitalized cohort that provides “real life” clinical exposure of the patient treatment experience? Is your company/institution CARF or JCAHO certified? Are your educators/instructors psychiatrists/addictionologists trained in the field of addictionology and follow the guidelines established by the American Society of Addiction Medicine? Are your medical providers board certified? Does your company/institution provide category 1 Medical Continuing Education Units? Submission Instructions: Interested parties are invited to submit a response to the above questions by April 12, 2022 at 3:00 pm. All responses and questions regarding this RFI must be emailed to Mr. Jamison Harned at Jamison.W.Harned@uscg.mil and Ms. Heather Weaver at Heather.A.Weaver@uscg.mil