Questions Regarding 15BCTS20Q00000031.pdf

Questions Regarding 15BCTS20Q00000031 (CTS in Casper, WY.)

Question 1: Please confirm that respondent my provide job description for the Substance Abuse

Counselor position that we will be hiring upon award, and then follow up with the resume of the individual, once they are hired.

Response: Resumes for the individuals listed on the Technical Personnel Staff List must be submitted with your company’s original quotation submission.

Question 2: Please confirm that we will be able to provide the clinical staff license of the Substance

Abuse Counselor upon contract award and staff hire.

Response: Licenses for the individuals listed on the Technical Personnel Staff List must be submitted with your company’s original quotation submission.

Question 3: Please confirm the quantities listed on the Schedule of Supplies/Services are annual estimates and not monthly, unless otherwise noted for the six-month extension.

Response: The quantities listed for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) correspond with the performance period stated for that particular CLIN.

Question 4: Intakes/Assessments/Evaluations (Line items 0001, 0002, 0006, 0007, 0008). Please confirm the estimated average length of stay in the program.

Response: The estimated average length in the program is four to six months, for most inmates.

Question 5: Individual Counseling. Please confirm the expectation for frequency of programming, and the estimated number of inmates receiving services at any given time. Example: 48 units per inmate equates to an estimated 16 inmates receiving individual substance abuse counseling annually, but the estimate on the Schedule is for 18 inmates.

Response: The estimated number of inmates who would be referred for Substance Use Individual

Counseling in a performance year is 18. Based on a six-month placement, each inmate would receive

48 units of counseling, which equates to two units (one hour) of individual counseling every week for six months (24 weeks), i.e., 2 units/week x 24 weeks = 48 units.

Question 6: Group Counseling. Please confirm the expectation for frequency of programming, and the estimated number of inmates receiving services at any given time. 72 units per inmate equates to an average of less than 1 hour of programming per week if the average length of stay is 12 months. If the expectation is that inmates receive (1) 90-minute session per week the estimated quantity should be

156 units per inmate, or 2,808 annually.

Response: The estimated number of inmates who would be referred for Substance Use Group

Counseling in a performance year is 18. Based on a six-month placement, each inmate would receive

72 units of counseling, which equates to three units (90 minutes) of group counseling every week for six months (24 weeks), i.e., 3 units/week x 24 weeks = 72 units.

Question 7: Family Counseling. Please confirm proposer is not required to submit a price for all services listed. Please advise as to whether or not Family Counseling may be conducted via phone or web services, or if it must be provided face-to-face.

Response: Yes, quoters must submit pricing for all CLINs requested. Also, family counseling sessions must be conducted face-to-face.

Questions 8: Individual Counseling Mental Health. Please confirm the expectation for frequency of programming, and the estimated number of inmates receiving services at any given time. 48 units per inmate equates to less than 30 minutes of individual counseling per week. If the expectation is that inmates receive (1) 1-hour session per week the estimated quantity should be 104 units per inmate, or

1,248 annually.

Response: The estimated number of inmates who would be referred for Mental Health Individual

Counseling in a performance year is 12. Based on a six-month placement, each inmate would receive

48 units of counseling, which equates to two units (one hour) of individual counseling every week for six months (24 weeks), i.e., 2 units/week x 24 weeks = 48 units.

Question 9: Medication Monitoring. Please confirm the expected frequency of this service each inmate.

Is this service expected once per month?

Response: The estimated number of inmates who would be referred for Medication Monitoring in a performance year is 12. Based on a six-month placement, each inmate would receive one Medication

Monitoring session per month.

Question 10: Administration of Medication. Please confirm proposer is not required to submit a price for all services listed. Please confirm the expected frequency of this service for each inmate. Please confirm whether or not the respondent is required to administer medication injections under this service, or may the respondent dispense and observe oral medication ingestion only?

Response: Yes, quoters must submit pricing for all CLINs requested. The estimated number of inmates who would be referred for Administration of Medication in a performance year is six. Based on a six-month placement, each inmate would receive one Administration of Medication session per month. This line item, Administration of Medication, involves both dispensing oral medication and/or administering intra-muscular injections.