Q and A-RFP 250000002000-Attachment-Prison-based Substance Use Treatment Services.docx.xlsx

This is a Questions and Answers attachment document for RFP 250000002000, issued by the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) for prison-based substance use treatment services. The RFP seeks to maintain and expand substance use disorder (SUD) programming across 24 MDOC facilities, including two primary treatment modalities: Phase II groups and Aftercare/Support and Aftercare Treatment (ASAT) groups. Currently, facilities operate between 2 and 17 treatment groups per location, with each group meeting 3-4 times weekly, supported by a combination of contractual therapists and MDOC staff. The document provides detailed facility-by-facility breakdowns of existing group capacity, staffing configurations, and historical performance data showing 4,048 offender completions for the 2024-2025 period.

The document outlines current waitlist demands across all facilities, with 520 prisoners awaiting Phase II placement (90 past their earliest release date, 55 within six months, and 375 within 30 months) and 1,306 prisoners awaiting ASAT placement (195 past their earliest release date, 122 within six months, and 989 within 30 months). Currently, 362 prisoners are active in Phase II groups and 950 are active in ASAT groups. The RFP indicates substantial unmet need, with additional prisoners requiring SUD programming beyond the 30-month window not included in these figures. Facility requirements vary significantly, with some locations requiring additional staff capacity, particularly Newberry Correctional (NCF), which currently has one contractual therapist but facility needs require two.