Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
February 24, 2004, Vol. 04-20

Americans with Disabilities Act Impact Study

Contracting Office

National Council on Disability
Contracts Section
1331 F Street, NW, Suite 850
Washington, DC, 20004

Description

The National Council on Disability (NCD) is interested in evaluating the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the effects of U.S. Supreme Court cases interpreting the ADA. The contractor will gather input from ADA stakeholders from the field about the impact of the ADA, gather testimony and documentation regarding the impact of the Supreme Court's decisions on people with disabilities, assemble all information gathered, organize all testimony and incidents reported into a consistent format within each of the issue areas, and summarize the findings. The contractor will also prepare a compilation of all cases and reported incidents by state and by congressional district.

The estimated contract period is 10 months. NCD will distribute its Americans with Disabilities Act Impact Study Request for Proposals (RFP) to interested parties on April 20, 2004. NCD will expect interested parties to submit their responses by May 31, 2004. Copies of the RFP may be requested by mail or picked up at NCD on or after the issue date of April 20, 2004. All requests must reference the RFP number and title. For more information, contact Julie Carroll, jcarroll@ncd.gov,1331 F Street, NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004; 202-272-2004 or 202-272-2074 TTY.

Original Point of Contact

Mark Quigley, Director of Communications, Phone 202-272-2004, Fax 202-272-2022, Email mquigley@ncd.gov -

You may also register to receive a copy of the RFP at the following site:

http://www1.eps.gov/spg/NCD/NCDCS/NCDCS1/NCD04%2D66/SynopsisP.html

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