Att I - Ready_and_Willing_2_Help_Healthcare.docx

This is a Pre-Proposal Network Opportunities Form for RFP #27-87787, submitted by Ready and Willing 2 Help Healthcare, LLC to the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) through the Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA). The RFP solicits comprehensive correctional health services for approximately 25,000-28,000 incarcerated individuals, including up to 1,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees, across eighteen adult facilities, three juvenile facilities, and ten parole districts. Services encompass on-site primary care, urgent and emergent care, infectious disease management, mental health and addiction recovery services, dental services, telemedicine, dialysis, physical therapy, specialty care, and re-entry planning. A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for August 26, 2026, with written questions due by August 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Proposal submissions are due October 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The contract term is three years from execution with two optional two-year renewal periods for a potential total of seven years. Evaluation is scheduled for October 2026, with oral presentations the week of November 16 and award recommendation targeted for the week of November 30.

Ready and Willing 2 Help Healthcare, LLC, with contact person Annika Cowherd (CEO) located at 5935 S. Emerson Ave., Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46237, submitted this optional Pre-Proposal Network Opportunities Form via email. The company did not indicate IVOSB (Indiana Veteran Owned Small Business) approval status in the submission. The RFP includes a 3% IVOSB subcontractor participation goal with eligible respondents earning up to 5 points for meeting or exceeding the goal, plus an additional 5 points available under the Buy Indiana Initiative for qualifying Indiana companies. Pricing must be firm for 180 days from award and remain fixed throughout the initial three-year term with no inflation adjustments permitted. The incumbent vendor is Centurion Health of Indiana, LLC, under a contract expiring March 31, 2027. Financial responsibility bonds or letters of credit equal to 5 percent of the total contract price are required prior to execution. Outpatient medical claims are reimbursed at Medicare plus 4 percent, while the vendor assumes costs for dialysis equipment, laboratory and imaging services, emergency transportation, and staffing increases beyond the minimum schedule. Performance standards require 90 percent or better pass rates across 485 established measures with minimum reimbursement penalties of $10,000 per deficiency per facility if standards are not met.