Summary

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) document issued by the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) through the Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA) seeking a comprehensive health services vendor for correctional facilities across Indiana. The vendor will provide medical, dental, mental health, and specialty care services to 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, 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, and re-entry planning. A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for August 26, 2026, with written questions due August 27, 2026 by 3:00 PM Eastern Time and responses posted by September 11, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically by October 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. 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. The contract term is three years from execution with two optional two-year renewal periods for a potential total of seven years.

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; 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. Financial responsibility bonds or letters of credit equal to 5 percent of the total contract price are required prior to execution. Respondents must provide audited financial statements for the last four fiscal years or a formal declaration with CPA-certified verification of available funds. 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. 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 reductions of $10,000 per deficiency per facility if performance standards are not met. The vendor must establish regional administrative infrastructure with specified positions including Vice President of Operations, statewide Medical Director, Director of Nursing, and Behavioral Health Director.