121165 O3 Cost Proposal, Attachment D.docx

This document is a Cost Proposal (Attachment D) for RFP 121165 O3 issued by the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS), seeking a comprehensive Non-Custody and Behavioral Health Staffing Analysis. The solicitation requires a contractor to analyze approximately 1,250 non-custody and 138 behavioral health positions across nine prisons, central office, training academy, and community supervision offices. The project involves conducting detailed staffing analyses with benchmarking against comparable state correctional agencies and American Correctional Association standards. The RFP was released on February 24, 2025, with proposals due on March 18, 2025, at 2:00 PM Central Time. The contract will run from an anticipated start date of April 28, 2025, through December 31, 2026, with an option for one additional 12-month renewal period, and requires final draft reports and presentations within 20 weeks of the contract start date.

The cost proposal requires all-inclusive pricing with no additional billable costs permitted, and evaluation will be scored across three primary categories: Corporate Overview (25 points), Technical Approach (55 points), and Cost Sheet Points (20 points), with potential additional 20 points from oral interviews. The solicitation covers Nebraska's second-largest state agency, which has approximately 2,735 employees and an average daily incarcerated population of 5,880 in fiscal year 2024. Optional services, which are not required or scored, may be considered for additional staffing analysis work for other groups and consulting services. The contractor must work within NDCS security requirements when on-site and complete any remediation requests within 10 business days of notification. No specific set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise restrictions are explicitly mentioned in the document.