The Office of Financial Resources, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services contemplates awarding a one year cost reimbursement contract with four option years entitled “Technical, Administrative, and Logistical Support Services for Contract Technical Merit Review Meetings and Contract Closeout Support Services”.
This requirement insures that all technical reviews are conducted impartially by a panel of highly qualified persons. The primary peer review functions include, but are not limited to, the following activities: (1) selecting qualified expert Reviewers for the technical merit review panel, (2) screening Reviewers for conflict of interests, (3) selecting hotel accommodations for Reviewers to perform technical merit review, (4) administering through a contractor to provide payments for accommodations, honoraria and other related expenses to Reviewers, and (5) writing evaluation reports of all reviewed proposals. The contract review team administers and conducts technical merit/peer review meetings for proposals submitted in response to SAMHSA-wide Request for Proposal (RFP) announcements.
