Letter - Expression of Interest - Residential Child Care Services.pdf
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This is a Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) letter issued by the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS), Social Services Administration (SSA), in conjunction with the Department of Health Developmental Disabilities Administration (MDH/DDA), the Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration (MDH/BHA), and the Department of Juvenile Services (DJS). The document solicits expressions of interest from licensed residential child care providers to contract for services across nine program categories: Developmentally Disabled Program (DD), Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment Program (DETP), High Intensity Group Home Programs (HIGH), Therapeutic Group Home Program (TGH), Medically Fragile Program (MFP), High Intensity Group Home Services for Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth (HIGH-CSE), High Intensity Group Home Services for Emotional and Cognitive Developmentally Disabled Youth (HIGH-ECDD), Psychiatric Respite (PR), and Group Home Program services. Interested providers must submit written EOI responses by Thursday, January 8, 2026, to the Procurement Officer at dhs.cpu_procurement@maryland.gov. Contracts are anticipated to begin on or about April 1, 2026, with current contracts expiring March 31, 2026.
Providers must hold a current, valid Maryland license from DHS Office of Licensing and Monitoring (DHS-OLM), Department of Juvenile Services (DJS), MDH/DDA, or MDH/BHA, and must be in good standing with the appropriate licensing agency. EOI responses must include detailed program descriptions, staffing plans, caseload information, service jurisdiction or county, proof of current licensure, organizational charts, certificates of insurance, child profile information, program questionnaires if applicable, FY26 IRC rate letters, and Qualified Residential Treatment Program Designations if applicable. The REOI specifies that all currently contracted licensed providers must submit an EOI response to continue providing residential child care services, as existing contracts will terminate on March 31, 2026. The Procurement Officer, Sang Kang, serves as the sole point of contact and can be reached at 410-767-7404 or sang.kang@maryland.gov for additional information.
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Wes Moore, Governor • Aruna Miller, Lt. Governor • Rafael López, Secretary
25 S. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 - 3330
Tel: 1-800 -332 -6347 | TTY: 1 -800 -735 -2258 | www.dhs.maryland.gov
Date: November 12, 2025
RE: Request for Expression of Interest Responses #SSA/RCC -26 -001 -S
Licensed Residential Child Care Per Diem Providers
Dear Provider:
Pursuant to the Maryland Annotated Code, State Finance and Procurement
Article, § 13 -106 and the Code of Maryland Annotated Regulations (COMAR)
21.05.12.04, the Department of Human Services (Department or DHS), Social
Services Administration (SSA) is issui ng a Request for Expressions of Interest
(REOI) for Residential Child Care Services. The Department is seeking to contract for Residential Child Care (RCC) services in Maryland through nine (9)
Program categories:
RCC PROGRAM CATEGORIES LICENSING AGENCY
Developmentally Disabled Program (DD) MDH/DDA
Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment Program
(DETP)
DHS/OLM
High Intensity Group Home Programs (HIGH) DHS/OLM
Therapeutic Group Home Program (TGH) MDH/BHA
Medically Fragile Program (MFP) DHS/OLM
High Intensity Group Home Services -
Commercially Sexually Exploited (HIGH -CSE)
DHS/OLM
High Intensity Group Home Services - Emotional and
Cognitive Developmentally Disabled (HIGH -
ECDD)
DHS/OLM
Psychiatric Respite (PR) DHS/OLM
Group Home Program DHS/OLM
DJS/OLM
Contracts are anticipated to begin on or about April 1, 2026 .
As a Licensed Provider that is currently licensed to provide services, on a per diem basis, you are being asked to respond in writing with general expressions of interest. Providers shall possess a current, valid Maryland license from the
Department of Hum an Services Office of Licensing and Monitoring (DHS -OLM) or Licensing and Monitoring (DJS) or the Department of Health
Developmental Disabilities Administration (MDH/DDA) or the Department of
Health Behavioral Health Administration (MDH/BHA) to provide ser vices and be in good standing with the appropriate licensing agency.
Providers must comply with the regulations and standards adopted by the
Department for Residential Child Care found in COMAR Title 14, Subtitles 31.05 -
07 (DHS and DJS); COMAR Title 10, Subtitle 22.02 (MDH/DDA) and COMAR Title
10, Subtitle 21.07 and10.21.07 (MDH/BHA).
It is important to note that all Licensed Providers that currently have contracts with the Department that wish to continue providing residential child care services must reply to this REOI, as the current contracts will end March 31, 2026 .
Please indicate your intent by submitting an EOI Response, that includes information regarding your program and how you intend to provide the services in compliance with the COMAR regulations. Specifically, the response shall include the following informat ion:
(1) a detailed program description of services (Attachment K);
(2) staffing plan;
(3) caseload description and number of youth to be served;
(4) the jurisdiction or county where services are provided;
(5) a valid license, which indicates that the program is in good standing with
OLM, DJS or MDH (BHA or DDA);
(6) a company organizational chart;
(7) certificate of insurance;
(8) child profile information (types of clients you serve);
(9) program questionnaire (if applicable);
(10) FY26 IRC rate letter; and
(11) Qualified Residential Treatment Program Designation (if applicable).
Please ensure that the written EOI Response is received by the Procurement
Officer identified below no later than Thursday, January 8, 2026 . You must ensure that the written Response is received. For purposes of this EOI, the
Procurement Officer is the sole point of contact. Please e -mail EOI Responses to: dhs.cpu_procurement@maryland.gov
Please call me at 410 -767 -7404 or email me at sang.kang@maryland.gov if you require additional information.
Sincerely, Sang Kang
Procurement Officer
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