MDCPS seeks proposals for QRTP services at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Therapeutic Continuum Campus. Proposals due November 24, 2026, 12:00 PM CST. Contract term: 7 years with 3 optional 1-year renewals. Firm-fixed-price contract with per diem rates. Offerors must submit letter of intent by November 9, 2026. Oral presentations required. Evaluation based on cost (35), management (30), technical (30), and licensure/accreditation (5) points. Services include residential, clinical, psychiatric, nursing, educational, and workforce development programs.
Proposals must be received no later than November 24, 2026, at 12:00 p. m. , central standard time. Proposals received after the specified proposal submission deadline described herein shall be rejected.
Compensation will be a firm-fixed-price contract with per person per diem rates. Compensation will be based on a per person per diem rate once facility is fully operational.
Evaluation based on cost (35 points), management (30 points), technical (30 points), and licensure/accreditation (5 points). MDCPS intends to award a contract to the offeror whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the state.
Offerors must demonstrate child welfare experience, licensing experience, accreditation experience, startup experience, compliance history, organizational capacity, and financial capacity. The offeror shall demonstrate experience working with one or more child welfare agencies.
Questions or requests for clarification must be submitted by November 9, 2026, 12:00 p. m. CST. Questions relating to the RFP requirements. . . shall be submitted via email. . . no later than November 9, 2026, 12:00 p. m. , CST.
Proposals may be rejected for unauthorized amendments, conditional proposals, incomplete proposals, late submission, false statements, or failure to follow required format. Proposals received after the specified proposal submission deadline. . . shall be rejected.