AddNo 08 DCF ITN 2223 012.pdf

This document is Addendum No. 08 to the Department of Children and Families (DCF) Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) 2223 012 for Behavioral Health Services Managing Entity - Suncoast Region. The key changes in this addendum include an updated timeline, with the anticipated posting of the intended contract award being moved from 11/01/2024 to 11/22/2024, and the anticipated effective date of the contract remaining as 07/01/2025. The solicitation is for the purpose of procuring a Managing Entity to plan, coordinate, and contract for the delivery of substance abuse and mental health services through a comprehensive behavioral health system of care comprised of subcontracted network service providers in the SunCoast Region, which includes Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota Counties.

The solicitation allows for organizations to submit replies that differ from the regional groups identified, but any such application must include a justification for why subdividing or expanding the proposed service area is in the best interest of the state. The selected Managing Entity will be subject to negotiation, and their reply will be evaluated with consideration for how the counties omitted from the proposed service area can be served.