Attachment_10_References.pdf

Solicitation Attachment 08 - References Revision No. 1 Revised 11-22

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Request for Proposal Arizona Department of Corrections, Solicitation No. BPM007036

Community Accountability Program Services for Community Corrections

Rehabilitation & Reentry

701 E. Jefferson Street

Phoenix, AZ 85034

Attachment 10 - References

State intends to conduct reference checks for accounts referenced provided by Offerors. It may, at its sole discretion, contact additional clients not presented as references, including internal state clients. Offerors shall provide at least three (3) client references for assignments that replicate or mirror the requirements of this Solicitation. At least one (1) of the projects referenced must be related to public sector work. All references shall be for work received and completed within the last five (5) years.

1 Client company/Address Contact Begin date End date

X Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, Re-entry, Central Office

701 E. Jefferson Street

Phoenix, AZ 85034

X Eric Stewart, Assistant Director – Education, Programs, and Community

Re-entry

X July 2011 X Two contracts are in effect

Phone number Email address

X (602) 542-5155 X estewart1@azadc.gov

Summarize the scope and deliverables provided, including timeline and outcome.

X SAGE Counseling currently has two contracts with ADCRR:

• Transitional Services Program for Non-Violent Drug Inmates and Offenders: 2011 to Present. We served approximately 4,500 adult inmates during 2024. Provides assessment, group counseling, case management, mentoring, and peer recovery support for inmates in the community in a 90-day early release program.

• Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment at the Maricopa Re-Entry Center and Inside the State’s Prison Complexes at Yuma; Tucson

Cimarron; Eyman Rynning; Eyman Meadows; Eyman South; Perryville; Lewis; and Ft Grant from 2022 to Present. Provides substance abuse treatment to inmates inside prisons.

In the past, we have also held these contracts with ADCRR:

• Transitional Services for High-Risk Offenders with Co-Occurring Disorders: 2011 to 2012. This was a grant funded program under which we provided assessment, counseling, and case management services to high-risk clients for 90 days following their release onto community supervision.

• Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment & Educational Services: Perryville Complex: 2014 to 2019. Provided assessment, substance abuse treatment and DUI services for female inmates in the Perryville Prison.

• Substance Abuse Treatment Services for Coconino, Mohave, and Yavapai Counties: 2017 to 2022. Provided assessment and group counseling for substance abuse treatment and relapse prevention for clients on community supervision.

List key Materials or Services provided.

X Behavioral health services including Assessment; Education; Treatment (group and individual counseling); Case Management; Peer

Recovery Support Services, and Program/Contract Reporting.

2 Client company/Address Contact Begin date End date

X Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

225 West Madison Street, 3rd Floor

Phoenix, AZ 85003

X Grace Ku, Director, Diversion

Strategies Group

X 2009 X Current contract is in effect

Phone number Email address

X (602) 506-5833 X Kug@mcao.maricopa.gov

Summarize the scope and deliverables provided, including timeline and outcome.

X SAGE currently holds one contract which includes 4 separate programs: Felony Diversion Program; Opioid Use Diversion Program; Domestic

Violence Diversion Program; and the Justice Court Diversion Program. We served approximately 1,700 adults in felony-level diversion program and

600 adult misdemeanor-level clients during 2024.

In the past, we have also held these contracts with MCAO:

mailto:estewart1@azadc.gov mailto:Kug@mcao.maricopa.gov

• Pre-Trial Intervention Program

• Domestic Violence Diversion Program

• Animal Cruelty Diversion Program

• Justice Court Diversion Program

• Adult Diversion Program

• Tobacco Education Diversion Program

• Juvenile Diversion Program

List key Materials or Services provided.

X Behavioral health services including Assessment; Education; Treatment (group, individual, and family counseling); Case Management; Peer

Recovery Support Services, Program/Contract Reporting; Monitoring UA Compliance; and Monitoring Restitution Payments.

3 Client company/Address Contact Begin date End date

X City of Phoenix, Law Dept., Prosecutor’s Office

300 W. Washington Street

Phoenix, AZ 85003

X Maria King, Diversion Unit

Administrator, Phoenix Prosecutor’s Office

X 2009 X Two current contracts in place

Phone number Email address

X (602) 261-8188 X Maria.king@phoenix.gov

Summarize the scope and deliverables provided, including timeline and outcome.

X • We provide services under two contracts that include adult diversion programs for Cognitive Skills; Domestic Violence; Anger Management;

and Shoplifting/Theft. In 2024, we served approximately 1300 clients under the two contracts.

• In the past, we also held a contract for under-age drinking for adults ages 18 to 21.

List key Materials or Services provided.

X • Behavioral health services including Assessment; Education; Treatment (group and individual counseling); Case Management; Peer

Recovery Support Services, Restitution Management, and Program/Contract Reporting.

4 Client company/Address Contact Begin date End date

X City of Mesa

250 E 1st Ave

Mesa, AZ 85210

X Danica Sanchez, Deputy Court

Administrator, Specialty Courts

X June 2024 X Current contract is in place

Phone number Email address

X (480) 644-3277 X Danica.Sanchez@MesaAZ.gov

Summarize the scope and deliverables provided, including timeline and outcome.

X Provide assessment and counseling for a variety of criminal convictions and charges (diversion), including substance abuse/DUI, Cognitive

Skills, and Anger Management. We also serve in the Courts’ Domestic Violence Treatment Court and Veteran’s Treatment Court.

List key Materials or Services provided.

X Behavioral health services including Assessment; Education; Treatment (group and individual counseling); Clinical case Staffings; Case

Management; Peer Recovery Support Services, and Program/Contract Reporting.

5 Client company/Address Contact Begin date End date

X Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office

2680 S. 28th Drive Watkins Jail

Phoenix, AZ 85009

X Sherry Johnston, Re-Entry Program

Supervisor

X 2001 X Two current contracts in effect

Phone number Email address

X (602) 876-6579 X S_Johnston@mcso.maricopa.gov

Summarize the scope and deliverables provided, including timeline and outcome.

X Under many different contracts, we have provided assessment and treatment for a wide a range of programs in multiple Maricopa County jails for adults (mostly) and youth adjudicated as adults. Our current contracts with MCSO include Anger Management, Parenting, and Job

Skills Training; Cognitive Skills (Contract Currently on Hold); and Substance Abuse Treatment (Contract Currently on Hold) mailto:Maria.king@phoenix.gov mailto:Danica.Sanchez@MesaAZ.gov mailto:S_Johnston@mcso.maricopa.gov

Past Contracts:

• Anger Management (which included programming for Domestic Violence; Anger Management; and Self-Esteem for Female

Inmates); Inmate Crisis Counseling; Fathering; Vocational Exploration for Youth.

List key Materials or Services provided.

X Behavioral health services including Assessment; Education; Treatment (group and individual counseling) and Program/Contract Reporting.

KATIE HOBBS

GOVERNOR

Arizona Department of Corrections

Rehabilitation & Reentry 701 E. Jefferson St.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85034

(602) 542-5497 corrections.az.gov

RYAN THORNELL

DIRECTOR

November 8, 2024

Re: Substance Use Prevention & Response Interventions: Serial PH RFP 250031

To: SAGE Counseling

We understand that SAGE Counseling is submitting a proposal in response to an RFP from the Maricopa County Department of Public Health. We are writing to provide our strong support for SAGE’s proposal which is specifically to expand their existing substance abuse treatment program by implementing Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT), increasing their Peer Recovery Support Program, and developing a Long-Term Recovery and Resiliency / Aftercare program for their substance abuse treatment clients.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Re-Entry (ADCRR) has contracted with SAGE for well over 20 years under 5 different contracts to provide a range of behavioral health services for individuals under our supervision. Over that time period, they have long been our largest community treatment provider and have served our inmates in our prisons, our Re- Entry Center, and in the community. Our contracts with them have included:

• Transitional Services Program for Non-Violent Drug Inmates and Offenders [Current]

• Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment [In-Prison Complexes: Current]

• Substance Abuse Treatment Services for Coconino, Mohave, and Yavapai Counties

• Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment & Educational Services: Perryville Complex

• Transitional Services for High-Risk Offenders with Co-Occurring Disorders

Substance abuse treatment along with re-entry from prison into the community are the largest programs SAGE provides for us. Since 2001, they have been our contracted agency for our primary prison re-entry program: Transitional Services for Non-Violent Drug Inmates and Offenders. In 2023, we referred about 4500 clients to SAGE under this program, and in 2024, the rate has been slightly higher. The Department currently has several thousand inmates receiving MAT services in prison, so it would be very beneficial for our continuity of care initiatives to have the agency that administers our large Transition Program to provide MAT services as well. We also support the expansion of their Peer Recovery Support Program, as both our experience and research show that forensic peers are generally very effective with our criminal justice population.

SAGE is a high-integrity agency that provides high quality clinical and administrative services.

They have been excellent partners in our rehabilitation efforts for many years, and we http://www.corrections.az.gov/ support their application for this contract. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions at estewart1@azadc.gov or 602.771.5705.

Sincerely, Eric Stewart

Assistant Director

Education, Programs and Community Reentry mailto:estewart1@azadc.gov

SAGE Counseling, Inc January 2023