10913_RFP_Attachment_N.pdf

This is a Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal form issued by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) for RFP #10913, which solicits a 78-bed moderate-risk residential program for males aged 15-21 requiring Mental Health Overlay Services (MHOS) and/or Substance Abuse Treatment Overlay Services (SAOS). The program shall be located at a department-owned facility at 9680 Weisman Way in Palm Beach County, Florida, and must deliver comprehensive youth rehabilitation services including delinquency programming, rehabilitative justice practices, academic and career technical education, mental health and substance abuse treatment, recreation therapy, and transition services. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for September 30, 2025, with proposals due on November 4, 2025. The anticipated contract start date is April 1, 2026, with a potential term through March 31, 2029. Prospective providers must submit the completed Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal to Kadejia Searles, Procurement Manager, at the DJJ Bureau of Procurement and Contract Administration, no later than the deadline specified in Attachment B of the RFP, with technical assistance available from Bryant Wombles at William.Wombles@fldjj.gov or (850) 717-2606.

The Department intends to award a single contract based on funding availability, with compensation structured as a per diem rate of $322.92 for filled beds and $302.92 for unfilled beds. Direct care staff must receive a minimum hourly wage of $19.00, while non-licensed mental health staff positions require specified annual salaries starting at $50,000. The facility is department-owned and equipped with six classrooms, twenty staff offices, 100 single-occupancy sleeping rooms, a functioning sprinkler system, a new generator, an on-site master control room, and 122 operational cameras. Respondents must provide continuous 24/7 awake supervision with specified clinical staffing requirements, complete a Foreign Country of Concern Attestation, and submit comprehensive documentation including a technical proposal limited to 70 pages and detailed budget submissions. Tie-breaking preferences are available for certified minority business enterprises, service-disabled veteran business enterprises, drug-free workplaces, and Florida-based businesses, with evaluation based on past performance, outside party agreements, and letters of support for mental health and substance abuse services.