RFQ_35910-15624_Amendment_2.pdf

This is Amendment 2 to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) issued by the State of Tennessee, Department of Children's Services, for mental health services at John S. Wilder Youth Development Center (WYDC) in Somerville, Fayette County. The procurement seeks qualified mental health professionals to provide comprehensive behavioral health services, including clinical supervision, direct therapeutic interventions, and programmatic oversight. The required positions include one full-time Licensed Clinical Supervisor, three full-time Mental Health Clinicians, and one part-time Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to deliver assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing therapeutic support for youth in a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility level of care. Key deadlines established by this amendment include a Notice of Intent to Respond deadline of April 24, 2026, a written questions deadline of May 1, 2026, and a response submission deadline of May 22, 2026. Technical evaluations will be completed by May 29, 2026, with a Notice of Intent to Award released by June 2, 2026, and contract issuance by June 11, 2026. The contract term runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, with no renewal options specified.

The compensation structure provides fixed annual rates: the Licensed Clinical Supervisor at $123,000 per year, Mental Health Clinicians at $94,000 per year each, and the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at $48,000 per year, with a maximum contract liability of $2,265,000 for the entire five-year term. The evaluation process occurs in two phases, with Phase I assessing mandatory requirements on a pass/fail basis and Phase II applying a qualitative evaluation model with a minimum threshold score of 70 required to advance. Responses must address qualifications, clinical approach, crisis intervention capabilities, evidence-based treatment methodologies, staff supervision, and HIPAA-compliant electronic health record systems, and must be submitted in PDF format via email or USB flash drive to Will Harmon at the Central Procurement Office. The RFQ does not identify specific set-aside designations, restrictions on respondent types, or reference any incumbent vendors or current contractors.