RFP_35910-14532_Amendment_1.pdf

This is Amendment 1 to Request for Proposals #35910-14532 issued by the Tennessee Department of Children's Services for Family Supervised Visitation Services under the Therapeutic Family Preservation and Reunification (TFP) program. The amendment updates the RFP schedule of events with revised dates for key milestones. The disability accommodation request deadline is April 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time, followed by the Notice of Intent to Respond deadline on April 7, 2026. Written questions and comments must be submitted by April 14, 2026, with state responses provided by May 5, 2026. The response deadline for sealed technical and cost proposals is May 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. Technical response evaluations will be completed by May 26, 2026, with cost proposals opened and scored on May 27, 2026. Negotiation sessions are scheduled for May 28-29, 2026, followed by the Notice of Intent to Award release and public file opening on June 1, 2026. The protest period concludes on June 8, 2026, with the state sending contracts to the selected contractor on June 10, 2026, and the contractor signature deadline set for June 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. The contract term is July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.

The amendment confirms that all other terms and conditions of the original RFP remain in full force and effect. The procurement seeks six regional contracts for intensive intervention services designed to prevent child custody removal and maintain family reintegration across geographic regions of Tennessee. Contractors must submit hourly rates for three service categories: Family Supervised Visitation Services, Court Testimony, and Unsuccessful Efforts. Evaluation criteria include general qualifications (20 points), technical qualifications and approach (50 points), and cost proposal (30 points), with award to the responsive and responsible respondent offering the best combination of attributes. No set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or guaranteed minimum purchase quantities are specified. Insurance requirements include commercial general liability ($1 million per occurrence), cyber liability ($3 million per occurrence/$5 million aggregate), and sexual abuse and molestation coverage ($1 million per occurrence/$2 million aggregate).