JPP-SOQ25-001.pdf

SOQ 25-001

Psychological and/or Psychiatric Evaluation Services Jefferson Parish Department of Juvenile Services

Submission Deadline: January 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM

ATTENTION VENDORS!!!

Please review all pages and respond accordingly, complying with all provisions in the public notice and Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Section 2-926 et seq. All submisisons must be received on the Purchasing Department’s e-Procurement site, www.jeffparishbids.net, by the SOQ submission deadline date and time. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department General Government Building

200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400 Gretna, LA 70053

Purchasing Specialist II: Mark Buttery Mark.Buttery@jeffparish.gov

(504) 364-2810 http://www.jeffparishbids.net/

PUBLIC NOTICE

SOQ NO. 25-001

Psychological and/or Psychiatric Evaluation Services

Jefferson Parish Department of Juvenile Services

The Parish of Jefferson, authorized by Resolution No.145486, is hereby soliciting Statements of Qualifications (General Professional Services Questionnaire), from individuals and/or agencies interested in providing forensic psychological and/or psychiatric evaluations for juveniles and family members as a result of Juvenile Court orders for such evaluations. Contracts will be awarded on an as needed basis. The minimum evaluation services will include the following in whole or in part:

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 3:30 PM on January 31, 2025

General Clinical interview; review of records; social history (including educational performance); educational evaluation (for those receiving Special Education services); standardized intelligence test;

standardized adaptive behavior assessment; and other needed clinician-identified measures (evaluation measures used must be objective, standardized measures); and appropriate psychiatric evaluations as specifically requested by Juvenile Court.

The evaluations of juveniles and family members will be used to answer such questions as:

1. Is out of home placement needed?

2. What treatment or services will benefit the youth and family and why?

3. Does the child need to be referred for Special Education or Developmental Disability Services?

Qualified professionals and/or agencies must be able to provide emergency evaluations and sexual perpetrator evaluations. Qualified professionals and/or agencies are to work collaboratively with Juvenile Court, including case processing time (usually 21 days), with the Department of Juvenile Services, and other juvenile service entities. Qualified professionals and/or agencies must be able to manage the number of evaluations ordered by Juvenile Court. For reference in 2023 there were approximately 110 psychological and psychiatric evaluations conducted.

Evaluation Criteria:

The following criteria will be used to measure proposal qualifications:

1. Ability to provide quality evaluations as per advertised criteria (40 points).

2. Ability to provided evaluations in a timely manner (20 points).

3. Qualifications of evaluators (20 points).

4. Professional experience of agency in providing similar services (20 points).

Individual performing evaluations must be licensed psychologists and/or psychiatrists who have experience assessing at-risk adolescents and families. Psychiatrists must have certification in child psychiatry. Qualifying applicants will conform to appropriate professional ethical guidelines regarding scope of practice. For further information, contact Dr. John Ryals, Jr. at (504) 364-3750 ext. 87438.

Submittal Requirements:

A. Statement of Qualifications - General Professional Services Questionnaire

1. All firms must submit a Statement of Qualifications - General Professional Services

Questionnaire and must identify all sub-consultant individuals/firms (for which they expect to use to provide professional services) on said questionnaire.

2. All firms must also submit a Statement of Qualifications - General Professional Services Questionnaire for each sub-consultant individual/firm (for which they expect to use to provide professional services).

(Refer to Jefferson Parish Code Ordinance, Section 2-928).

The Statement of Qualifications – General Professional Services Questionnaire can be obtained by contacting the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department at (504) 364-2678 or via the Jefferson Parish website at www.jeffparish.gov.

B. License Requirements

1. All firms must submit license information as indicated above for firm.

2. All firms must submit license information as indicated above for each sub-consultant individual/firm.

Submissions:

• The deadline for submittal is January 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM.

• No SOQ submittals will be accepted after the deadline.

• Submissions will only be accepted electronically via the Jefferson Parish’s e-Procurement system, Central Bidding. Central Bidding can be accessed by visiting either www.jeffparish.gov or www.centralauctionhouse.com.

http://www.jeffparish.gov/ http://www.jeffparishbids.net/ http://www.centralauctionhouse.com/

• All vendors are required to register with Central Bidding.

Jefferson Parish vendors are able to register for free by accessing the following link:

www.centralauctionhouse.com/registration.php.

SOQ Affidavits are not required to be submitted with the Statement of Qualifications (General Professional Services Questionnaire) but shall be submitted prior to contract approval, including any sub-consultants.

All required insurance under this SOQ shall conform to Jefferson Parish Resolution No. 141125, as applicable. In addition, Medical Professional Liability Insurance in the sum of at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) unless FIRM is enrolled in the Louisiana Patient’s Compensation Fund as per R.S. 40:1299.41, et seq.

• Insurance Certificates are not required to be submitted with the Statement of Qualifications (General Professional Services Questionnaire) but shall be submitted prior to contract approval, including any sub-consultants.

Disputes/protests relating to the decisions by the evaluation committee or by the Jefferson Parish Council shall be brought before the 24th Judicial Court.

ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: January 8, and 15, 2025 http://www.centralauctionhouse.com/registration.php

Statement of Qualifications

Affidavit Instructions

Affidavit is supplied as a courtesy to Affiants, but it is the responsibility of the affiant to insure the affidavit they submit to Jefferson Parish complies, in both form and content, with federal, state and parish laws.

Affidavit must be signed by an authorized representative of the entity or the affidavit will not be accepted.

Affidavit must be notarized or the affidavit will not be accepted.

Notary must sign name, print name, and include bar/notary number, or the affidavit will not be accepted.

Affiant MUST select either A or B when required or the affidavit will not be accepted.

Affiants who select choice A must include an attachment or the affidavit will not be accepted.

If both choice A and B are selected, the affidavit will not be accepted.

Affidavit marked N/A will not be accepted.

It is the responsibility of the Affiant to submit a new affidavit if any additional campaign contributions are made after the affidavit is executed but prior to the time the council acts on the matter.

Instruction sheet may be omitted when submitting the affidavit

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Statement of Qualifications

AFFIDAVIT

STATE OF _________________

PARISH/COUNTY OF _________________

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, personally came and appeared: _____________

___________________, (Affiant) who after being by me duly sworn, deposed and said that he/she is the fully authorized _______________________ of ___________________ (Entity), the party who submitted a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) to __________________________

______________________________________________ (Briefly describe the services the SOQ will cover), to the Parish of Jefferson.

Affiant further said:

Campaign Contribution Disclosures

(Choose A or B, if option A is indicated please include the required attachment):

Choice A ______ Attached hereto is a list of all campaign contributions, including the date and amount of each contribution, made to current or former elected officials of the Parish of Jefferson by Entity, Affiant, and/or officers, directors and owners, including employees, owning 25% or more of the Entity during the two-year period immediately preceding the date of this affidavit or the current term of the elected official, whichever is greater. Further, Entity, Affiant, and/or Entity Owners have not made any contributions to or in support of current or former members of the

Jefferson Parish Council or the Jefferson Parish President through or in the name of another person or legal entity, either directly or indirectly.

Choice B ______ there are NO campaign contributions made which would require disclosure under Choice A of this section.

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Debt Disclosures

Choice A ______ Attached hereto is a list of all debts owed by the affiant to any elected or appointed official of the Parish of Jefferson, and any and all debts owed by any elected or appointed official of the Parish to the Affiant.

Choice B ______ There are NO debts which would require disclosure under Choice

A of this section.

Solicitation of Campaign Contribution Disclosures

Choice A ______ Attached hereto is a list of all elected officials of the Parish of

Jefferson, whether still holding office at the time of the affidavit or not, where the elected official, individually, either by telephone or by personal contact, solicited a campaign contribution or other monetary consideration from the Entity, including the Entity’s officers, directors and owners, and employees owning twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the Entity, during the two-year period immediately preceding the date the affidavit is signed. Further, to the extent known to the Affiant, the date of any such solicitation is included on the attached list.

Choice B ______ there are NO solicitations for campaign contributions which would require disclosure under Choice A of this section.

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Subcontractor Disclosures

Choice A ______ Affiant further said that attached is a listing of all subcontractors, excluding full time employees, who may assist in providing professional services for the aforementioned SOQ.

Choice B ______ There are NO subcontractors which would require disclosure under

Choice A of this section.

That Affiant has employed no person, corporation, firm, association, or other organization, either directly or indirectly, to secure the public contract under which he received payment, other than persons regularly employed by the Affiant whose services in connection with the construction, alteration or demolition of the public building or project or in securing the public contract were in the regular course of their duties for

Affiant; and

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That no part of the contract price received by Affiant was paid or will be paid to any person, corporation, firm, association, or other organization for soliciting the contract, other than the payment of their normal compensation to persons regularly employed by the Affiant whose services in connection with the construction, alteration or demolition of the public building or project were in the regular course of their duties for Affiant.

Signature of Affiant

Printed Name of Affiant

SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED TO BEFORE ME

ON THE _______ DAY OF ___________, 20___.

Notary Public

Printed Name of Notary

Notary/Bar Roll Number

My commission expires ________________.

General Professional Services Questionnaire Instructions

• The General Professional Services Questionnaire shall be used for all professional services except outside legal services and architecture, engineering, or survey projects.

• The General Professional Services Questionnaire should be completely filled out. Complete and attach ALL sections. Insert “N/A” or “None” if a section does not apply or if there is no information to provide.

• Questionnaire must be signed by an authorized representative of the Firm. Failure to sign the questionnaire shall result in disqualification of proposer pursuant to J.P.

Code of Ordinances Sec. 2-928.

• All subcontractors must be listed in the appropriate section of the Questionnaire. Each subcontractor must provide a complete copy of the General Professional Services Questionnaire, applicable licenses, and any other information required by the advertisement. Failure to provide the subcontractors' complete questionnaire(s), applicable licenses, and any other information required by the advertisement shall result in disqualification of proposer pursuant to J.P. Code of Ordinances Sec. 2-928.

• If additional pages are needed, attach them to the questionnaire and include all applicable information that is required by the questionnaire.

General Professional Services Questionnaire

A. Project Name and Advertisement Resolution Number:

B. Firm Name & Address:

C. Name, title, & contact information of Firm Representative, as defined in Section 2-926 of the Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances, with at least five (5) years of experience in the applicable field required for this Project:

D. Address of principal office where Project work will be performed:

E. Is this submittal by a JOINT-VENTURE? Please check:

YES _______ NO ________

If marked “No” skip to Section H. If marked “Yes” complete Sections F-G.

F. If submittal is by JOINT-VENTURE, list the firms participating and outline specific areas of responsibility (including administrative, technical, and financial) for each firm. Please attach additional pages if necessary.

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G. Has this JOINT-VENTURE previously worked together? Please check: YES _______ NO ________

H. List all subcontractors anticipated for this Project. Please note that all subcontractors must submit a fully completed copy of this questionnaire, applicable licenses, and any other information required by the advertisement. See Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances, Sec. 2-928(a)(3). Please attach additional pages if necessary.

Name & Address: Specialty: Worked with Firm Before (Yes or No):

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I. Please specify the total number of support personnel that may assist in the completion of this Project:

J. List any professionals that may assist in the completion of this Project. If necessary, please attach additional documentation that demonstrates the employment history and experience of the Firm’s professionals that may assist in the completion of this Project (i.e. resume). Please attach additional pages if necessary.

PROFESSIONAL NO. 1

Name & Title:

Name of Firm with which associated:

Description of job responsibilities:

Years’ experience with this Firm:

Education: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:

Other experience and qualifications relevant to the proposed Project:

PROFESSIONAL NO. 2

Name & Title:

Name of Firm with which associated:

Description of job responsibilities:

Years’ experience with this Firm:

Education: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:

Other experience and qualifications relevant to the proposed Project:

PROFESSIONAL NO. 3

Name & Title:

Name of Firm with which associated:

Description of job responsibilities:

Years’ experience with this Firm:

Education: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:

Other experience and qualifications relevant to the proposed Project:

PROFESSIONAL NO. 4

Name & Title:

Name of Firm with which associated:

Description of job responsibilities:

Years’ experience with this Firm:

Education: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:

Other experience and qualifications relevant to the proposed Project:

PROFESSIONAL NO. 5

Name & Title:

Name of Firm with which associated:

Description of job responsibilities:

Years’ experience with this Firm:

Education: Degree(s)/Year/Specialization:

Other experience and qualifications relevant to the proposed Project:

K. List all prior projects that best illustrate the Firm’s qualifications relevant to this Project. Please include any and all work performed for Jefferson Parish. Please attach additional pages if necessary.

PROJECT NO. 1

Project Name, Location and

Owner’s contact information: Description of Services Provided:

Length of Services Provided: Cost of Services Provided:

PROJECT NO. 2

Project Name, Location and

Owner’s contact information: Description of Services Provided:

Length of Services Provided: Cost of Services Provided:

PROJECT NO. 3

Project Name, Location and

Owner’s contact information: Description of Services Provided:

Length of Services Provided: Cost of Services Provided:

PROJECT NO. 4

Project Name, Location and

Owner’s contact information: Description of Services Provided:

Length of Services Provided: Cost of Services Provided:

PROJECT NO. 5

Project Name, Location and

Owner’s contact information: Description of Services Provided:

Length of Services Provided: Cost of Services Provided:

PROJECT NO. 6

Project Name, Location and

Owner’s contact information: Description of Services Provided:

Length of Services Provided: Cost of Services Provided:

PROJECT NO. 7

Project Name, Location and

Owner’s contact information: Description of Services Provided:

Length of Services Provided: Cost of Services Provided:

PROJECT NO. 8

Project Name, Location and

Owner’s contact information: Description of Services Provided:

Length of Services Provided: Cost of Services Provided:

PROJECT NO. 9

Project Name, Location and

Owner’s contact information: Description of Services Provided:

Length of Services Provided: Cost of Services Provided:

PROJECT NO. 10

Project Name, Location and

Owner’s contact information: Description of Services Provided:

Length of Services Provided: Cost of Services Provided:

L. List all prior and/or on-going litigation between Firm and Jefferson Parish. Please attach additional pages if necessary.

Parties: Status/Result of Case: Plaintiff: Defendant:

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M. Use this space to provide any additional information or description of resources supporting Firm’s qualifications for the proposed project.

N. To the best of my knowledge, the foregoing is an accurate statement of facts.

Signature: __________________________________ Print Name:_________________________________

Title: ______________________________________ Date: ______________________________________