10907_Attachment Q_FINAL.pdf

RFP #10907

ATTACHMENT Q

PROPOSAL VERIFICATION FORM

By completing and submitting this form with your Proposal, the Respondent is ensuring the proposal submission is in accordance with the mandatory and requirements outlined in RFP #10907. Also, please check the Vendor Information Portal (VIP) for any addendums posted that indicate any revised document(s) for which the Respondent is responsible for completing and submitting by the date and time noted in the Calendar of Events (Attachment B, Section IV., A.) of this RFP.

Instructions: Place a check mark ( ) in the box next to the Requirement indicating it has been completed and is ready to submit by the date and time specified in the Calendar of Events (Attachment B, Section IV., A.) of this RFP. This form shall be submitted as the first document under Volume 1.

ELECTRONIC UPLOAD PROPOSAL

Register for a DJJ Bid Library Account through the Procurement Manager. Respondents must register their email address for access to the DJJ Bid Library using a Microsoft account. For specific instructions, reference Attachment B, Section VI., C., 1., Electronic Upload of the Proposal(s) and/or contact your Procurement Manager listed in the RFP.

If your organization does not use a Microsoft account, a free account can be created through Microsoft at https://www.office.com. This step must be completed first, prior to submitting the DJJ Bid Library registration request. The email address used to create the Microsoft account should be utilized in the registration request to the Procurement Manager.

Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal, Attachment N, shall be uploaded to the DJJ Bid Library and submitted as a hard copy, no later than the deadline specified in the Calendar of Events for this RFP.

Electronic proposals shall be uploaded to the DJJ Bid Library no later than the due date and time specified in the Calendar of Events for this RFP. Any and all documents uploaded, edited, or modified in any way after this date and time will be deemed non-responsive.

The complete proposal which contains Volumes 1, 2, and 3 shall be saved in Microsoft Word and/or Excel. The signed transmittal letter (Volume 1, Tab 1) and Attachment D (Volume 3, Tab

1) are the only documents which can be saved in a PDF format. The Attachment H – Budget - (MHOS SAOS JSO BIF DD Department-Owned or Attachment H-1, Budget (MHOS SAOS JSO BIF DD Budget No MMF Respondent Owned) (Volume 2, Tab 1) must be submitted in Excel, at a minimum.

HARD COPY PROPOSAL

Hard copy proposals shall be received to the Department’s Procurement Manager no later than the due date and time specified in the Calendar of Events for this RFP. Any and all documents received after this date and time will be deemed non-responsive.

An original (which shall be identified as “original” on the cover and shall bear an original signature(s) on the Respondent’s transmittal letter) and eight copies of the Respondent’s Volume 1 proposal.

An original (which shall also be identified as “Original” on the cover and shall bear an original signature(s) on Attachment H - Budget – (MHOS SAOS JSO BIF DD Department-Owned)or Attachment H-1 Budget – (MHOS SAOS JSO BIF DD Budget No MMF Respondent Owned) and two copies of the Respondent’s Volume 2 proposal.

An original (which shall also be identified as “Original” on the cover) and two copies of the Respondent’s Volume 3 proposal.

MANDATORY CRITERIA (ATTACHMENT B, SECTION V.)

It is MANDATORY that the Respondent submit its complete proposal within the time frame specified in the Calendar of Events (Attachment B, Section IV., A.). A proposal is considered complete if it contains all of the required documents listed in Attachment B, Section XX.

It is MANDATORY that the Respondent submit a completed Attachment D – Past Performance for Residential Commitment Programs Evaluation to demonstrate the Respondent’s knowledge and experience in operating similar programs by providing information requested on Attachment D, Part II and III (Attachment B, Section XX., F., 1.).

If the Respondent is proposing services at the Department-Owned Building, it is MANDATORY that Respondents attend the Department-Owned Building Site Visit (Attachment B, Section IV., C., 1.) in order to be deemed responsive to this RFP. Any Respondent who is late arriving for the Site Visit Tour, will not be allowed to participate and will be deemed non-responsive.

If the Respondent is proposing services at their own Owned/Leased Facility, it is MANDATORY that the Respondent submit a completed Attachment E, Facility/Site Requirements Certification.

Site Visit Inspections for Respondent Owned/Leased facilities will be held by the Department as per Attachment E. Additionally, if the Respondent is proposing a facility they do not currently own/lease, it is MANDATORY that documentation be submitted which demonstrates the proposed facility is on the market for sale/lease and will be available to the Respondent upon award of the resulting Contract. This documentation must be included behind Attachment E.

It is MANDATORY the per diem rate in the Attachment H Budget – (MHOS SAOS JSO BIF DD Department Owned) or Attachment H-1 – Budget (MHOS SAOS JSO BIF DD Budget No MMF Respondent Owned) document is at or under the maximum amount listed in Section XIV., Total Maximum Per Diem Amount, to be deemed responsive. Failure to meet this mandatory shall result in the Respondent’s response being deemed as non-responsive and will not move forward for evaluation and scoring.

It is MANDATORY that the Respondent submit a completed and signed Attachment L Foreign Country of Concern Attestation (PUR 1355) form.

It is MANDATORY the Respondent submits financial documentation, as described in Attachment B, Section XX, E., 3., of this RFP, that is sufficient to demonstrate its financial viability to perform the Contract(s) resulting from this RFP. Documentation is reviewed on a PASS/FAIL basis. If the Respondent fails to pass, the proposal shall be rejected as nonresponsive and not evaluated further. Failure to provide documentation will result in disqualification of the proposal.

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL – VOLUME 1 (ATTACHMENT B, SECTION XX.)

Prior to submitting the Proposal, the Respondent shall complete, sign, and submit this form, Attachment Q – “Proposal Verification Form”, to ensure that the response is in compliance with the instructions listed below. This form shall be placed in Volume 1, Tab 1, before the Attachment L – Foreign Country of Concern Attestation (PUR 1355) and the Transmittal Letter.

Transmittal letter is on Respondent’s letterhead.

Transmittal letter is signed by an individual authorized to bind the Respondent.

Transmittal letter has the following:

official company name company address telephone number email address name and title of the Respondent official who will sign any contract Federal Employee Identification #, including the Florida Vendor Sequence #, if available, and if not available, a statement saying so DUNS #, if applicable, and if not applicable, a statement saying so If entity is “DBA” or “Doing Business As”, the Respondent shall state the reason for it.

The Transmittal Letter must contain the following exact statement: “On behalf of (insert Respondent’s name), this letter certifies that (insert Respondent’s name) agrees to all terms and conditions contained in the Request for Proposal for which this proposal is submitted.”

The Transmittal Letter must contain this exact statement: “On behalf of (insert Respondent’s name), this letter certifies that (insert Respondent’s name) has met all conditions and requirements of Attachment C, including that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment, or have been declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation in this Procurement/Contract by any Federal Department or Agency.” If the Respondent is unable to certify to any part of this statement, such Respondent shall include an explanation in the transmittal letter.

The Transmittal Letter must contain this exact statement: “On behalf of (insert Respondent’s name), this letter certifies that neither (insert Respondent’s name) nor anyone acting on its behalf have contacted anyone, between the release of the solicitation and the end of the 72 hour period following the agency posting the Notice of Intended Award, excluding Saturday, Sundays, and state holidays, any employee or officer of the executive or legislative branch concerning any aspect of this solicitation, except in writing to the Procurement Manager or as provided in the solicitation documents.”

The Transmittal Letter must contain this exact statement: “On behalf of (insert Respondent’s name), this letter certifies that (insert Respondent’s name) is not listed on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List, or is engaged in a boycott of Israel; has been placed on the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Terrorism Sectors List; or has been engaged in business operations in Cuba or Syria;

or pursuant to paragraph 215.472(3)(a), F.S., has been engaged in business operations in or with the government of Venezuela or in any company doing business in or with the government of Venezuela; or pursuant to subsection 215.473(1), F.S.

The Transmittal Letter must contain this exact statement: “On behalf of (insert Respondent’s name), this letter certifies that the Attachment H – Budget – (MHOS SAOS JSO BIF DD Department Owned) or Attachment H-1 Budget – (MHOS SAOS JSO BIF DD No MMF Respondent submitted is complete, reflects reasonable costs for the service being proposed, and all costs are necessary to provide the proposed services. I understand that the Attachment H – Budget – (MHOS SAOS JSO BIF DD Department Owned) or Attachment H-1 Budget – (MHOS SAOS JSO BIF DD No MMF Respondent, which has been submitted by the date and time required in the RFP, will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis in accordance with Attachment F.

The Respondent shall insert the Transmittal Letter in Volume 1, Tab 1, after the Proposal Verification Form.

Attachment O – Cross Reference Table – (Volume 1, Tab 1) In order to assist the Respondent in its development of a responsive proposal and to facilitate proposal evaluation by the Department, the Respondent shall provide a table that cross-references the contents of its proposal with the contents of the RFP. Please see Attachment O to this RFP for the cross-reference table. The Respondent shall insert the Attachment O in Volume 1, Tab 1, just after the Transmittal Letter. Remember to complete Attachment O in its entirety.

Attachment K – Drug-Free Workplace Certification & Attachment S –Tie Breaking Certifications – (Volume 1, Tab 2) The proposal may contain the Drug-Free Workplace Certification in accordance with section 287.087, Florida Statutes (if desired by the Respondent) for preference in the event of a tie in the scoring of a competitive solicitation. This is not a mandatory requirement. The form is labeled as Attachment K. The Respondent may also submit Attachment S (Tie-Breaking Certifications), which is not mandatory.

Technical Proposal Narrative – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Technical Proposal shall be prepared in the format listed below:

• Letter size (81/2” X 11)

• 12 Point Type – Times New Roman

• Single Space

• 1” margins (top, bottom, and sides)

• Pages consecutively numbered (limit of 70 pages) Each Respondent shall limit the Technical Proposal’s narrative to no more than 70 consecutive pages. Pages submitted in excess of the specified limit for the Technical Proposal’s narrative will be removed prior to evaluation and will not be evaluated. Any attachments, charts, photos, maps, diagrams, or other resource materials that support the information provided in the Technical Proposal shall be referenced within the Technical Proposal’s narrative, included as exhibits or attachments to the Technical Proposal, and presented at the end of the Technical Proposal. Such exhibits or attachments shall not be counted in the 70-page limitation established for the Technical Proposal. Illegible proposals will not be evaluated, and pages submitted in excess of the specified limit will be removed prior to evaluation and will not be evaluated.

The Technical Proposal package shall contain the following sections in the following sequence:

(PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS INSUFFICIENT FOR PROPOSALS TO MERELY RECITE OR

REITERATE THE SERVICES TO BE SOUGHT)

Written Proposal and the Innovative Program Services to be Provided – (Volume 1, Tab 3) Proposals must include a description of the services to be provided with an explanation of how the proposed services will specifically advance the Department’s vision and major goals as outlined in the solicitation’s Statement of Purpose.

Delinquency Programming – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall propose, required (and optionally, additional) delinquency programming for youth which utilizes evidence-based or promising practices designed to reduce the influence of specific risk factors and to increase specific protective factors related to re-offending behavior. The Respondent shall match youth to these delinquency interventions based on the results of a risk and needs assessment. The solicitation’s Designation and Request to Change Primary, Intervention, and Treatment Services Form has not been altered. The written response must meet the requirements in all attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Sex-specific Services – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall propose sex-specific services in all its program components, delinquency interventions, and treatment services. For each program component, delinquency intervention, and treatment service, the proposed sex-specific services will systematically address the special needs of adolescents while empowering the youth voice. Proposed services shall address the unique needs of the youth by utilizing evidence-based techniques that are specific to the youth. This includes but is not limited to: the identification of risk factors (characteristics that are likely to provide a negative outcome) and protective factors (characteristics that are less likely to provide a negative outcome) that hinder pro-social behavior, responsible decision-making, skills and competencies that promote responsible behavior, parenting, health, and communication techniques. The written response must meet the requirements in all attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Rehabilitative Justice Programming – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall propose rehabilitative justice programming and describe how it will implement rehabilitative justice practices to protect the public, hold offenders accountable for their actions, prioritize consequences that reinforce lawful behavior, and offers offenders opportunities for competency development in skill areas that will prepare them for successful integration into the community as a law-abiding citizen. The programming shall facilitate dialogue which promotes ideas for making things right when harm has occurred and uses practices such as nonviolent communication to contribute to the wellbeing of youth. The written proposal must meet the requirements in all attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Behavior Management System – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall propose a behavior management and a positive reinforcement system that fosters accountability. The Respondent shall describe how it will incorporate principles and practices related to trauma-informed care into the behavior management system. The Respondent shall describe how it will ensure that all staff, including subcontractors and volunteers, will be fully trained in the implementation of the proposed behavior management system. The written response must meet the requirements in all attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Academic Services – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall work in collaboration with the Florida Scholars Academy (FSA) to ensure high quality educational services are provided to all students. The Respondent shall include a plan to partner and support the education provider and the unified school district and include an innovative plan for those youth with career and technical education goals that includes options for those youth who have their High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED). The Respondent shall describe mentoring, job placement, and provide a detailed daily activity schedule which includes all program services. The written response must meet the requirements in all attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Services – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall describe which Industry Certifications from the current Master Credentials List will be utilized in the resulting Contract and how and when the certifications will be provided. The Respondent shall provide the Florida Ready to Work Soft Skills Credential, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-hour training course and certification, and the First Aid/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training and certification, to youth within the required timeframes provided in this solicitation. The Respondent shall describe, in detail, how its services will give youth an occupational advantage in their own community. The response must meet the requirements in all the solicitation attachments.

Recreation Therapy and Leisure Time Activities – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall provide daily recreation and leisure time activities in ways that are physically challenging, academic, therapeutic, and constructive. Recreational activities shall be separate and distinct from mental health and substance abuse treatment services and therefore shall be clearly identified as having separate designated times on the daily activity schedule from treatment services. The Respondent shall employ a Recreational Therapist to provide therapeutic recreational activities.

Living Environment – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall propose a program that promotes mentoring, positive role modeling and positive one-on-one and small group interactions and interventions while maintaining an environment that promotes a therapeutic environment for the youth. The Respondent shall describe how it will ensure that the following components are implemented: input from youth on rules governing community living, the promotion of effective communication, relationship development, respect for self and others, visitation, and access to modes of communication, community interactions, appropriate clothing and a clean, safe and humane living environment.

The written response must meet the requirements in all attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Community Involvement Opportunities and Pro-Social Activities – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall describe what community involvement opportunities exist, what specific programs and activities will be implemented and will precisely outline how else it will engage with the community to provide youth with off-campus activities (as permitted and as set forth in Rule 63E-7, F.A.C. and pursuits that support transition back into the community. The written response must meet the requirements in all attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Discharge Planning and Transition Services – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall provide a description of its discharge planning and transition services.

The written response shall include a detailed description of how discharge placement planning will begin at program admission. The Respondent shall employ a Transition Services Manager (TSM) to coordinate these services and must possess the stated qualifications and experience.

The written response shall include example of a self-sufficiency assessment, plan, and a description of the services to be provided to include future economic self-sufficiency in both traditional and non-traditional setting, safe and affordable housing, conditional release, job training and retention, placement, and childcare, where appropriate. The written response must meet the requirements in all attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Staffing and Personnel – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall describe how it will ensure that sufficiently qualified staff are available to provide program services, and proper supervision of youth at all times, including how it will cover any staff shortages of any duration (including breaks). The Respondent will affirm its understanding that neither supervisors nor facility administration staff will be included in the stated minimum staff to youth ratios while performing their regularly scheduled activities and that clinical staff will not be included in the stated minimum staff to youth ratios. The written response must meet the requirements in all attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Staffing Levels – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall provide a detailed staffing plan to include position titles, qualifications, proposed working hours, and duties/responsibilities of all program staff. The plan must include licensure status of all proposed clinical staff and the details for the provision of clinical staff and clinical services to include weekends and evenings. The plan's details must be consistent with all other documents and exhibits in the written response. The Respondent shall describe in detail how it will provide uninterrupted physical sight and sound presence and supervision of youth, 24 hours per day, every day of the year with no less than the minimally acceptable ratio of staff to youth. The Respondent shall state its unequivocal understanding that staff to youth ratios are always required in the presence of youth. The written response must meet the requirements in all the attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Staff Training – (Volume 1, Tab 3) All direct-care Respondent staff training, instructor qualifications, documentation, course hours, and training plans or calendars shall be in accordance with rule 63H-3, F.A.C., and FDJJ Policy 1517. In addition to coursework identified in rule and available through the Department’s Learning Management System, all direct care staff shall successfully complete training in stress management for staff; adolescent healthcare; behavior management and modification; positive reinforcement techniques and strategies; risk factors and triggers relating to youth with a history of victimization; for staff conducting intake, the Facility Entry Physical Health Screening form and administration of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-Second Edition (MAYSI- 2), and other required intake processes and procedures; for staff assessing youth, Residential Assessment for Youth (RAY), Performance Plan, and other associated training; risk factors and triggers relating to homicidal risk and homicidal prevention; immediate access to emergency medical, the program’s treatment model; Trauma Responsive and Caring Environment (TRACE) self-assessment; any required re-certification; Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) overview and process; and any additional Respondent staff training offered in the solicitation.

Management Capability – (Volume 1, Tab 3) Describe the Respondent’s organizational mission, history, background, experience, and structure. Using concrete details, describe its quality assessment and improvement system.

Submit its human resources development plan with the required components and with specific examples that illustrate each component. Describe the policies, processes, and procedures for assessing its management capabilities and specifically how the need for corrections and improvements are identified and made. Explain how this organization is equipped to provide the unique services outlined in the solicitation’s scope of services. Provide an organizational chart with linkage to the program level and one that is consistent with all other exhibits. Describe in detail which positions represent corporate staff and explain their roles and responsibilities including those that are exclusive to the residential program in question. The written response must meet the requirements in all attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Program and Facility Readiness Plan – (Volume 1, Tab 3)

The Respondent shall include a program and facility readiness plan. The plan must clearly convey that thorough consideration has been given to each major component of a residential program such that the services will be available by the projected service date. The plan must describe in detail the objectives, activities, responsible party, and the timeframe for the completion of each objective and all associated activities for each major component. The program and facility readiness plan must identify the critical path activities and describe, in detail, an alternate path in the event of delays or failures on the critical path. The written response must meet the requirements in all attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Health and Nursing Services – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall describe its proposed health and nursing services and explain how these services will meet the requirements outlined in rule 63M-2, F.A.C. The description of the proposed services must include specific details and concrete examples of how the service components will meet the unique needs of the youth. The Respondent shall explain how it will meet the requirements for the Designated Health Authority (DHA), Psychiatrist, Health Services Administrator (HSA), and the additional nursing services to be given on-site by Registered Nurses (RNs) licensed in the State of Florida and for the required number of hours. The written response must meet the requirements in all the attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Mental Health Treatment Services – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall describe its implementation plans for the required (and optionally, additional) evidence-based and/or promising practices for mental health treatment services.

The Respondent shall provide all the pertinent staffing details for the provision of these services and must explain how these services will meet the requirements outlined in rule 63N-1, F.A.C.

The description of the proposed services must include specific details and concrete examples of how the service components (e.g., curricula, activities, schedule) will meet the unique needs of the youth. The written response must meet the requirements in all attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Substance Abuse Treatment Services – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall describe its implementation plans for the required (and optionally, additional) evidence-based and/or promising practices for substance abuse treatment services.

The Respondent shall provide all the pertinent staffing details for the provision of these services and must explain how these services will meet the requirements outlined in rule 63N-1, F.A.C.

The description of the proposed services must include specific details and concrete examples of how the service components (e.g., curricula, activities, schedule) will meet the unique needs of the youth. The written response must meet the requirements in all attachments and exceed minimum requirements where required.

Borderline Intellectual Functioning (BIF) Services – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall describe the capability to operate a juvenile residential commitment program for offenders with Borderline Intellectual Functioning (BIF) Services. The Respondent shall provide a plan for providing services for youth with BIF/BDD, who are unsuitable for general offender programming, and include the staffing plan that includes clinical staff, to ensure that individualized treatment services and individualized behavioral programming are provided. The written response must meet the requirements in all attachments and exceed minimum requirements, where required.

Developmental Disability (DD) Treatment Services – (Volume 1, Tab 3) The Respondent shall describe the capability to operate a juvenile residential commitment program for offenders with Developmental Disability (DD) Treatment Services. The Respondent shall provide a plan for providing services for youth with DD who are unsuitable for general offender programming and include the staffing plan that includes clinical staff, to ensure that individualized treatment services and individualized behavioral programming are provided. The written response must meet the requirements in all Attachments and exceed minimum requirements, where required.

FINANCIAL PROPOSAL – VOLUME 2

Attachment H – Budget – (Volume 2, Tab 1) It is REQUIRED that the Respondent complete and submit in Tab 1 of Volume 2 a signed Attachment H – Budget – (MHOS SAOS JSO BIF DD Department Owned) or Attachment H-1 Budget – (MHOS SAOS JSO BIF DD No MMF Respondent Owned). The Department will review a fixed price contract with the successful Respondent, ensuring that all budgeted costs are reasonable, allowable, and necessary for program operations. The price proposed in the initial proposal, shall be reviewed by the Department’s team based on proposed costs being reasonable, allowable, and necessary for program operation. Please ensure that all costs are covered, all titles/positions (including # or how many) match as outlined in the proposal and specific line-item detail is included. Please include a predicate for expenses and/or copies of any contracts for outside services (i.e. food service). It is MANDATORY that the per diem rate in the Attachment H – Budget – (MHOS SAOS JSO BIF DD Department Owned) or Attachment H-1 Budget – (MHOS SAOS JSO BIF DD No MMF Respondent Owned) document is at or under the maximum amount listed in Section XIV., Total Maximum Per Diem Amount, to be deemed responsive. Failure to meet this mandatory shall result in the Respondent’s proposal being deemed as nonresponsive and will not move forward for evaluation and scoring.

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Attachment U – Certified Minority Business (CMBE) Subcontracting Utilization Plan – (Volume 2, Tab 3) The Respondent shall describe its plan and/or methods to encourage diversity and utilize minority businesses in the performance of the services described in this solicitation. The information provided in this section shall address the plan described in the CMBE Subcontracting Utilization Plan of the RFP. The Respondent shall also include documentation supporting the CMBE Subcontracting Utilization Plan, for each Florida CMBE listed that the Respondent intends to utilize in the program procured. Florida CMBEs must meet all CMBE eligibility criteria and be certified as a CMBE by the Office of Supplier Development (OSD) of the Florida Department of Management Services. The documentation shall be a one-page letter supplied by the CMBE on its letterhead stationery, stating the intent of the CMBE to participate in the program and clearly identifying the Department Solicitation Number. No points will be awarded for the CMBE Subcontracting Utilization Plan.

Financial Viability Documentation – (Volume 2, Tab 3) It is MANDATORY that the Respondent provide in Volume 2, under Tab 3, financial documentation, sufficient to demonstrate its financial viability to perform the Contract resulting from this RFP (see Attachment F, II., D., Financial Viability Evaluation Criteria and Attachment B, XX., E., 3). Documentation is reviewed on a pass/fail basis. If the Respondent fails to pass, the proposal shall be rejected as non-responsive and not evaluated further. Failure to provide documentation will result in disqualification of the proposal.

D & B Business Information Report

PROVIDER PERFORMANCE – VOLUME 3 (ATTACHMENT B, SECTION XX)

Evaluation of Past Performance for Residential Commitment Programs Volume 3, Tab 1) The purpose of this section is for the Respondent to demonstrate its knowledge and experience in operating similar programs by providing information requested on Attachment D, Part II and

III.

Respondent demonstrating Past Performance in and outside of Florida shall include the information requested on Attachment D, Part II and III and all required supporting documentation.

Respondents shall provide, if applicable, the information requested on Attachment D, Part II and III, Past Performance in the United States outside of the State of Florida (Part II); and information regarding programs operated by the Respondents that have attained professional accreditation (Part III).

Respondents shall attach dated supporting documentation for Part II and III, if applicable.

Failure to provide the information requested in Attachment D, Part II and III for this RFP or supporting documentation, if applicable, shall result in a zero (0) score for that Part.

All documentation provided for Parts II or III of Attachment D must include the start and end dates, be current dated and valid at least through the start date of the Contract that results from this RFP. The documentation must state that the program is a residential commitment program and that it is run by the Respondent. The Department is not responsible for research to clarify the Respondent’s documentation.

Respondents shall include the information requested in Attachment D, Part II and III for this RFP and the required supporting documents in Volume III. Further instructions on how to complete this section may be found in Attachment D.

Additional Requirements to be Included with the Respondent’s Proposal – Volume 3, Tab 2)

Outside Party Agreements and Letters of Support The Respondent shall include letters of support and agreements with outside parties providing mental health and substance abuse services.

Such letter and agreements must include a description of the services to be provided.

All Respondent agreements with outside parties shall include within the agreement, evidence of compliance with all applicable rules (e.g., Rule Chapter 63N F.A.C., 63M F.A.C., and all related sections of those rules.

By my signature below, I am verifying the Proposal being submitted is in accordance with the instructions in this Solicitation.

Company: __________________________________________________________________________

Signature: _____________________________________________Date: _________________________

Print Name: _________________________________________________________________________