RFQ_35910-14666_Amendment_3.pdf

This document is Amendment 3 to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 35910-14666 issued by the Tennessee Department of Children's Services for the Bright Futures program. The amendment updates the schedule of events for the solicitation, which seeks qualified agencies to provide statewide case management and transition support services for approximately 1,200 young adults annually (595 on any given day) ages 18-23 who have aged out of foster care or exited foster care to adoption or subsidized permanent guardianship after age 16. The original RFQ was issued on June 25, 2026, with a Notice of Intent to Respond deadline of July 2, 2026, and a Written Questions and Comments deadline of July 8, 2026. The State's response to written questions and comments is scheduled for July 31, 2026, with the response deadline set for August 7, 2026. Technical response evaluations will be completed by August 20, 2026, and the State will release a Notice of Intent to Award and open RFQ files for public inspection on August 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. The protest period ends August 31, 2026, with the State sending the contract to the selected contractor on September 1, 2026, and the contractor signature deadline on September 2, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time.

The amendment does not address pricing terms, set-asides, incumbent information, funding sources, or contract value and term, as these details remain contained in the original RFQ documents. Bidders requiring disability accommodations must request them by June 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. All other terms and conditions of the original RFQ remain in full force and effect unless expressly amended in this document.