Appendix 3 Bidder's Staff Qualification Checklist - Community Evaluations.pdf

This is a Bidder's Staff Qualification Checklist document for the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services' Community-Based Behavioral Health Evaluations solicitation (25-Multi-CS-BH-001). The document establishes staffing qualifications requirements that bidders must meet for clinicians providing psychological, psychiatric, and psychosexual evaluations to adjudicated and alleged youth ages 12-20 across multiple regions. The solicitation encompasses three geographic regions (Eastern, Capital South, and Western) with bids due April 1, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., a virtual pre-bid conference scheduled for March 18, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., and a five-year contract term from June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2031 with no renewal options. The department anticipates awarding up to three contracts, one per region, with estimated annual volumes including 150 psychological evaluations, 15 consultations each for psychological and psychiatric services, 50 psychosexual evaluations, 5 court appearances, and 100 missed appointments across all regions.

The checklist requires bidders to provide clinicians with current Maryland licenses in good standing, CVs not exceeding three pages, and evidence of at least two years of experience within the past five years providing behavioral health evaluations to court-involved youth. Clinicians must submit redacted evaluation reports demonstrating their competency and comply with criminal background checks through Maryland State Police, CPS, and FBI clearances prior to assignment. A 5% Minority Business Enterprise subcontracting participation goal applies, with MBE-certified prime contractors permitted to self-perform 2.5% and fulfill the remaining 2.5% through subcontractors. Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability ($1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate), Professional Liability ($1 million per claim/$3 million aggregate), Cyber Security/Data Breach ($5 million per occurrence), and Workers' Compensation. Virtual evaluations are billed at a 20% reduction from set fees, while in-person evaluations receive full compensation under fixed-price bidding with no federal funding involved.