RFP 11022_Attachment N_Intent to Submit.pdf

This is a Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal form for RFP #11022, issued by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). The RFP seeks a single contractor to operate a fifty-bed moderate-risk residential program for males ages ten to twenty-one requiring Juvenile Sexual Offender Treatment Services. The program will be located either at the Department-owned facility at 9502 Columbus Drive in Tampa, Florida (Circuit 13, Central Region), or at a respondent-owned or leased facility elsewhere in Florida. Comprehensive services required include care and custody, case management, mental health and substance abuse services, delinquency programming, behavioral management, academic services, career and technical education, recreation therapy, discharge planning, transition services, and specialized juvenile sexual offender treatment services aligned with evidence-based practices. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. The Intent to Submit deadline is March 3, 2026, with proposals due March 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Written questions must be submitted by February 3, 2026 with answers posted by February 20, 2026. The Notice of Intended Award is anticipated on April 28, 2026, and the contract start date is September 1, 2026. The contract term extends through June 30, 2029, with renewal options available for periods not to exceed the original contract term or three years, whichever is longer.

The maximum per diem rate for filled beds is $322.92 and for unfilled beds is $302.92, with budgets submitted in either Attachment H (Department-owned facility) or Attachment H-1 (Respondent-owned facility) required not to exceed specified maximums to be deemed responsive. Financial penalties of 5 percent of the per diem multiplied by contracted beds may be imposed for contract non-compliance per deficiency, per day, following a second failed verification. Minimum staffing wage requirements include $19 per hour for direct care staff, $50,000 annually for non-licensed mental health staff, $79,000 for licensed mental health staff, $85,000 for a Designated Mental Health Clinician Authority, $72,000 for Registered Nurses, and $82,000 for Health Services Administrators. Respondents must demonstrate financial viability with a Dun & Bradstreet Supplier Evaluation Risk rating of 5 or higher. The RFP includes tie-breaking preferences for Drug Free Workplace certification, Certified Minority Business Enterprise (CMBE) designation, Service Disabled Veteran's Business Enterprise status, Florida Business certification, and Foreign Manufacturers with a Factory in Florida. The Department-owned facility contains significant existing infrastructure including a $3.65 million building with forty-six operational security cameras, a functioning sprinkler system, a 150-kilowatt Life Safety Generator, ten air conditioning units, three classrooms, seven staff offices, and fifty single-occupancy sleeping rooms. No incumbent contractor is identified. Technical assistance for submissions is available through Bryant Wombles at William.Wombles@fldjj.gov or (850) 717-2606, with submissions directed to Terra Dailey, Procurement Manager, at terra.dailey@fldjj.gov or (850) 717-2601.