RFQ_35910-14666_Amendment_7.pdf

This document is Amendment 7 to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) #35910-14666 issued by the Tennessee Department of Children's Services for the Bright Futures program. The RFQ 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. Services include case management, life skills instruction, employment readiness training, crisis response with 24/7 on-call support, community partner coordination, educational navigation, healthcare advocacy, financial literacy instruction, and comprehensive transition support to adulthood. The amendment updates the RFQ Schedule of Events with the following key dates: Notice of Intent to Respond deadline of September 8, 2026; Written Questions and Comments deadline of September 14, 2026; State Response to Written Questions and Comments on October 9, 2026; Response deadline of October 16, 2026; State Completion of Technical Response Evaluations by October 23, 2026; State Notice of Intent to Award and RFQ Files opened for Public Inspection on October 26, 2026; End of Protest Period on November 2, 2026; and Contractor Signature deadline of November 5, 2026.

The amendment does not address pricing terms, set-asides, incumbent vendor information, or funding amounts within its scope, as it serves solely to update and confirm the RFQ Schedule of Events. All other terms and conditions of the RFQ remain in full force and effect as originally issued on September 1, 2026, with disability accommodation requests due by September 4, 2026.