Pre-Solicitation_Notice_Incarcerated_Individual_Services.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Prince George’s County, Maryland

Department of Corrections

Comprehensive Incarcerated Individuals Medical Services

Prince George’s County, Maryland (the “County”), through the Office of Procurement on behalf of the Department of Corrections (“DOC”), hereby provides notice of an anticipated competitive solicitation for Comprehensive Incarcerated Individuals Medical Services. The County anticipates issuing the solicitation no later than April 5, 2026.

The anticipated solicitation will seek a qualified contractor to provide full-service correctional healthcare management services for persons lawfully committed to the County’s detention facilities. The scope is expected to include, at a minimum, medical services, mental health and behavioral health services, dental services, pharmaceutical services, infirmary operations, specialty and hospital care coordination, chronic disease management, communicable disease management, dialysis coordination, discharge and reentry healthcare planning, quality assurance and performance improvement, and related clinical administration and operational support. This procurement is intended to secure a comprehensive correctional healthcare program and is not limited to temporary staffing, physician placement, nursing placement, consulting services, or hospital-only services.

The DOC currently operates a correctional facility with an average daily population of approximately 996 incarcerated individuals. The facility includes an expanded medical unit, six (6) examination rooms, and a forty-four (44) bed infirmary. The incarcerated population presents a broad range of healthcare needs, including chronic disease management, infirmary care, pregnancy-related care, behavioral health treatment, specialty care coordination, and other medically complex conditions.

The County anticipates that the formal solicitation will include minimum qualification requirements for offerors, including demonstrated experience in comprehensive correctional healthcare services, comparable secure detention facility experience, and public sector correctional healthcare contracting experience. More specific requirements will be set forth in the solicitation upon issuance.

For informational and planning purposes only, a draft Statement of Work (SOW) is attached to this notice.

The draft SOW is being provided solely to assist the vendor community in understanding the County’s anticipated scope and operational requirements. The attached draft is subject to revision, supplementation, or removal in the final solicitation and shall not be construed as a binding commitment by the County.

The County anticipates an aggressive procurement and award timeline for this project. Interested vendors are strongly encouraged to monitor eMMA and SPEED (the County Procurement Portal) closely and be prepared to respond promptly to all solicitation requirements, deadlines, and submission instructions upon issuance of the formal solicitation.

This notice is issued for informational and planning purposes only. This announcement does not constitute a solicitation, request for proposals, or commitment by the County to issue any solicitation or make any award. The County reserves the right to revise, delay, or cancel the anticipated procurement at any time and for any reason. All official procurement information, including the solicitation and any addenda, will be issued through eMMA and SPEED.