RFQ_35910-15850_Amendment_2.pdf

This is Amendment 2 to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) issued by the Tennessee Department of Children's Services for comprehensive child welfare case management services statewide. The amendment updates the schedule of events for RFQ #35910-15850, which was originally issued on August 10, 2026. Key deadlines include a Notice of Intent to Respond due August 18, 2026; Written Questions and Comments deadline of August 21, 2026; technical response submissions due September 22, 2026; and completion of technical evaluations by September 25, 2026. The State will release the Notice of Intent to Award on October 2, 2026, with the protest period concluding October 7, 2026. The selected contractor must execute the contract by October 12, 2026. The contract term extends through June 30, 2029, with no renewal options, and the State will send the contract for signature on October 9, 2026.

The RFQ seeks a contractor to provide case management services for 238 case managers across Tennessee with a maximum caseload of twenty children per case manager. The contractor must deliver assessments, service coordination, permanency planning, court participation, and electronic documentation in compliance with DCS policy, the DCS Practice Model, Council on Accreditation standards, and applicable state and federal requirements including Targeted Case Management and Qualified Residential Treatment Program standards. Mandatory qualifications include COA, Joint Commission, or CARF accreditation; certified statements; bank and credit references; and financial statements demonstrating sixty days of operating capital. Staff must hold a minimum bachelor's degree and one year of full-time child welfare experience. Compensation is a fixed monthly rate of $12,089.39 per case manager with no travel compensation or reimbursement for expenses, and the maximum contract liability is $103,581,893.52 over the three-year term.