RFA_20-20_Court_Appointed_Psychiatric_Services.docx

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RFA 20-20 Court Appointed Psychiatric Services
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San Bernardino County, California

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This document is a Request for Applications (RFA) issued by the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino regarding Court Appointed Psychiatric Services. The Court is seeking applications from qualified psychiatrists to provide court-ordered professional psychiatric evaluations and reports, as required under Penal Code Sections 1368, 1369, and 1370.1. The type of award anticipated is a Firm Fixed Price contract for an initial term of one (1) year with two (2) consecutive one (1) year options to extend, at the sole discretion of the Court. The RFA does not have a specific due date, and applications will be accepted on an open-ended basis. Once an application is approved, the applicant must sign the personalized Short-Form-Agreement for Psychiatrist contract.

The RFA outlines the payment information, which is detailed in the Short-Form-Agreement for Psychiatrist contract. It also includes several required attachments that the applicant must submit, such as the Payee Data Record Form, Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization Form, General Certifications Form, Good Standing Form, Darfur Contracting Act Certification, and Unruh Civil Rights Act and California Fair Employment and Housing Act Certification.

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REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO

REGARDING:

RFP 20-20 COURT APPOINTED PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES

APPLICATIONS DUE:

OPEN-ENDED; NO DUE DATE

RFA Title: Court Appointed Psychiatric Services RFA Number: 20-20

Rev. 2019-08-02 Page 2 of 3

1.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Court is seeking applications from qualified psychiatrists (hereinafter referred to as “Applicant”) with expertise in providing court-ordered professional psychiatric evaluations and reports. Applicants may not be a current employee of the Court.

Pursuant to Penal Code Sections 1368, 1369, and 1370.1 where a medication finding is also being sought, the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino (“Court”) must appoint a qualified psychiatrist(s) to conduct competency to stand trial evaluations of criminal case defendants and to prepare a report for each such evaluation. The Court may, in its sole discretion, also appoint a psychiatrist to conduct an evaluation in other cases. Collectively, all evaluations are hereinafter referred to as “Evaluation Services”.

The type of award anticipated is Firm Fixed Price for an initial term of one (1) year with two (2) consecutive one (1) year options to extend exercisable at the sole discretion of the Court. A copy of this request will be posted on the following websites: https://caleprocure.ca.gov/pages/Events-BS3/event-search.aspx and http://www.sb-court.org/GeneralInfo/RequestforProposal.aspx.

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF GOODS AND/OR SERVICES

See Exhibit A: Statement of Work in Attachment 2 - JBCM-Short-Form-Agreement for Psychiatrist.

3.0 TIMELINE FOR THIS RFP

The Court has developed the following list of key events related to this RFA. All dates are subject to change at the discretion of the Court.

EVENT
DATE
RFA issued:
March 9, 2020
Latest date and time application may be submitted
Open-ended; no due date
Evaluation of application (estimate only)
Within 4-6 weeks after submission
Notice of approval or decline (estimate only)
Within 5-7 weeks after submission
Negotiations and execution of contract (estimate only)
Within 2-4 weeks after application is approved

4.0 RFP ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT
DESCRIPTION
Attachment 1 - Agreement for Psychiatric Appointments
Application agreement.
Attachment 2 – Short-Form-Agreement for Psychiatrist
Sample contract. Once application is approved, Applicant must sign this contract once it is personalized for Applicant.
Attachment 3 – Payee Data Record
Form to indicate Applicant’s payment information.
Attachment 4 – Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization
Form to indicate Applicant’s authorization to receive payment by electronic transfer.
Attachment 5 – General Certifications Form
Form to indicate Applicant’s agreement on required general certifications.
Attachment 6 – Good Standing Form
Form to indicate Applicant’s good standing.
Attachment 7 – Darfur Contracting Act Certification
Form for Applicant to certify Darfur Contracting Act status.
Attachment 8 – Unruh Civil Rights Act and California Fair Employment and Housing Act Certification
Form for Applicant to certify Unruh Civil Rights Act and California Fair Employment and Housing Act compliance.

5.0 PAYMENT INFORMATION

See Services – Short Form Agreement Terms Section D. Claim Form, Payment and Setoff of Attachment 2 - JBCM-Short-Form-Agreement for Psychiatrist.

6.0 SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

6.1. Applicant should submit completed documentation as follows:

6.1.1. Application: submit via email to doctorspanel@sb-court.org.

6.1.2. Attachments 3-8: submit via email to purchasing@sb-court.org.

7.0 EVALUATION OF APPLICATION

Applications are evaluated by a committee of judicial officers of the Court.

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