AddNo 09 DCF ITN 2223 010.pdf

This document is an Addendum to an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) issued by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH), for a Behavioral Health Services Managing Entity in the Northeast Region of Florida. The addendum updates the timeline, with the anticipated posting of the intended contract award moving from 11/22/2024 to 12/02/2024, and the anticipated effective date of the contract remaining as 07/01/2025. The ITN solicits proposals from organizations to plan, coordinate, and contract for the delivery of substance abuse and mental health services through a comprehensive behavioral health system of care in the Northeast Region, which comprises 20 counties.

The ITN specifies that organizations may submit proposals that differ from the defined regional grouping, but must include a justification for why subdividing or expanding the region is in the best interest of the state. Any such proposals will be subject to negotiation and evaluated based on how the counties omitted from the proposed service area can be served. The successful organization will be selected as the Managing Entity for the Northeast Region.