This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) from the State of Tennessee, Department of Children's Services, for Alcohol and Drug In-Home Case Management Services. The state seeks to award multiple contracts for six different regions across Tennessee. The services are intended to prevent child custody, maintain family reunification, and support children in foster care. Respondents are required to submit both a technical response and a cost proposal, adhering to specific formatting and content requirements. The RFP outlines detailed response requirements, general contracting information, and evaluation criteria. Key dates include a response deadline of May 7, 2026, and cost proposal opening on May 15, 2026. Communication regarding the RFP must be directed to the designated solicitation coordinator. Respondents must review the pro forma contract for detailed scope of services, contract period, and terms and conditions. The state reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
The bid notice states that the response deadline is May 7, 2026, at 2:00 PM Central Time. The state receives a response no later than the response deadline time and date detailed in the rfp section 2, schedule of events.
The bid notice indicates that payment terms are detailed in Section C of the Pro Forma Contract, Attachment 6. 6. All payments relating to this procurement will be made in accordance with the payment terms and conditions of the contract resulting from this rfp refer to rfp attachment 6. 6. , pro forma contract, section c.
The bid notice states that the warranty period shall be the greater of the term of the contract or any other warranty offered by the contractor, its suppliers, or manufacturers. Contractor represents and warrants that the term of the warranty warranty period shall be the greater of the term of this contract or any other warranty general offered by contractor, its suppliers, or manufacturers to customers of its goods or services.
The bid notice states that the state will consider qualifications, experience, technical approach, and cost in the evaluation of responses. The state will consider qualifications, experience, technical approach, and cost in the evaluation of responses and award points in each of the categories detailed below up to the maximum evaluation points indicated to each response deemed by the state to be responsive.
The bid notice specifies that for staff providing services, the minimum qualifications are a Bachelor's level degree in the social sciences with one year of relevant professional experience working with families and children, or a Bachelor's degree in another field with three years of relevant professional experience. The minimum qualifications for staff providing services are a bachelors level degree b. a or b. s in the social sciences with one 1 year relevant professional experience working with families and children. b. a bachelors level degree in another field is permissible so long as the staff has three 3 years of relevant professional experience working with families and children.
The bid notice mentions that failure to comply with certain provisions, such as the prohibition of illegal immigrants, can lead to penalties, up to and including termination of the contract. The contractor agrees that the contractor shall not knowingly utilize the services of an illegal immigrant in the performance of this contract and shall not knowingly utilize the services of any subcontractor who will utilize the services of an illegal immigrant in the performance of this contract. a breach of which shall be grounds for monetary and other penalties, up to and including termination of this contract.
The bid notice states that protests based on any objection to the RFP shall be considered waived and invalid if the objection has not been brought to the attention of the state, in writing, by the written questions comments deadline. Protests based on any objection to the rfp shall be considered waived and invalid if the objection has not been brought to the attention of the state, in writing, by the written questions comments deadline.