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This Request for Proposal (RFP) document from the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC), administered through the Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA), solicits comprehensive correctional health services for approximately 25,000-28,000 incarcerated individuals, including up to 1,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, across eighteen adult facilities, three juvenile facilities, and ten parole districts. The scope of services encompasses on-site primary care, urgent and emergent care, infectious disease management, infirmary care, dialysis, physical therapy, optometry, women's health, telemedicine, mental health and addiction recovery services, dental services, electronic health record management, off-site specialty care, hospital services, re-entry and discharge planning, and county jail claims management. 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 and responses posted by September 11, 2026. Proposals 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 proposal discussions the week of November 2, oral presentations the week of November 16, Best and Final Offers the week of November 23, and award recommendation targeted for the week of November 30.

Pricing must be firm for 180 days from award and remain fixed throughout the initial three-year term with no inflation adjustments permitted. Outpatient medical claims are reimbursed at Medicare plus 4 percent, while inpatient hospital claims under HIP 2.0 Medicaid require the vendor to reimburse IDOC approximately 33 percent quarterly. The incumbent vendor is Centurion Health of Indiana, LLC, under a contract expiring March 31, 2027. A 3% Indiana Veteran Owned Small Business (IVOSB) subcontractor participation goal applies, with respondents eligible to earn up to 5 points for meeting or exceeding the goal plus 1 bonus point; an additional 5 points are available under the Buy Indiana Initiative for qualifying Indiana companies. Scoring is pass/fail on mandatory requirements, with short-listed proposals scored on Management Assessment/Quality (60 points) and Price (20 points). Financial responsibility bonds or letters of credit equal to 5 percent of the total contract price are required prior to execution. All services must comply with National Commission on Correctional Health Care standards, American Correctional Association standards, Indiana Department of Correction Health Care Services Directives, CDC recommendations, and applicable federal statutes. Performance standards require 90 percent or better pass rates across 485 established measures, with financial penalties of $10,000 per facility per week ($20,000 for intake facilities) for staffing deficiencies and minimum reimbursement of $10,000 per deficiency per facility if performance standards are not met.