Technical Proposal Information Packet.docx

FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

COMMUNITY TREATMENT SERVICES

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION

DECISIONAL RULE CRITERIA MATRIX

MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT)

Name of Company: Click or tap here to enter text.

Authorized Negotiator: Click or tap here to enter text.

Solicitation Number: Click or tap here to enter text.

Directions: Submit a detailed and comprehensive response to the areas below and include any supplementary documentation as a complete technical proposal packet. Please limit responses to what is requested in this document and to the page limitations.

· This is a best value source selection in which a contract will be awarded based on the value of the services the Government will receive from the awarded contractor. Review the evaluation criteria carefully as it will be used to determine the quality of your technical proposal; responding to all elements requested is critical.

· Please note that technical proposals will be evaluated based on the Decisional Rule Criteria Matrix. Some factors will be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis while others will be evaluated to distinguish their relative quality by considering the degree to which the proposal exceeds the minimum solicitation requirements and will better satisfy the agency’s needs and bring the best value to the Government.

· Provide as specifically as possible information regarding the capabilities, resources, plans, and procedures that will be utilized to meet the requirements. Do not merely reiterate or reformulate the requirements specified in the solicitation. Solely restating the Statement of Work or limiting the response to a simple statement of compliance is not acceptable.

· Offerors must provide sufficient information to demonstrate their organization’s strengths, technical skills, personnel qualifications, experience, and capabilities beyond meeting the minimum requirements.

OPERATIONAL EVALUATION AREA

1. Factor: Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)

a. Subfactor: MAT Services

This subfactor evaluates Offeror’s ability to provide MAT for Adults in Custody (AICs) of the Bureau of Prisons while residing in a Residential Reentry Center (RRC), on Home Confinement (HC), on Federal Location Monitoring (FLM), or reporting to a Day Reporting Center (DRC) at locations nationwide.

The following information shall be submitted in the proposal and will be evaluated on the degree to which the Offeror meets the solicitation requirements and provides a benefit to the Government:

i. The Offeror must provide evidence of ability to deliver MAT services by telehealth. (SOW 4.1.1)

ii. If the standard of care or current law or regulations require information or treatment that is only obtainable in person, the Offeror must provide evidence of ability to conduct in-person sessions for MAT services. (SOW 4.1.12)

iii. Complete and submit the MAT Requirements by State worksheet to identify the states where Offeror can provide TeleMAT (MAT delivered by telehealth services) to AICs while in community placement as well those states in which MAT (in-person services) could be performed, if needed.

iv. The Offeror must identify each state where at least one primary key personnel currently and shall, upon contract award, meet all requirements to provide MAT services, whether by telehealth or in person.

v. It is not acceptable to list a state where key personnel are pending regulatory or other state approval to provide MAT services.

vi. The Offeror will have an opportunity in Factor 2a to list additional key personnel who will provide MAT services.

RESPONSE: Attach completed MAT Requirements by State worksheet, labeled 1a, in the workbook. ☐

b. Subfactor: Urine Drug Screening

This subfactor evaluates Offeror’s ability to meet contractual and clinical requirements for urine drug screening to monitor AICs for adherence to medication and for the use of illicit and controlled substances.

The following information shall be submitted in the proposal and will be evaluated on the degree to which the Offeror meets the solicitation requirements and provides a benefit to the Government:

i. The Offeror shall utilize urine drug screening (UDS) to monitor AICs for adherence to medication and for the use of illicit and controlled substances to inform clinical decision making. (SOW 4.1.17)

ii. Ongoing clinical monitoring that includes UDS is part of a good practice in order to acquire objective evidence of any ongoing illicit substance use and confirm buprenorphine adherence. (SOW 4.1.17.2)

iii. The Offeror may utilize the correctional UDS, i.e., those provided by the RRC, to review the data for drug monitoring if made available as a courtesy and meeting clinical requirements but shall not be solely relied upon.

iv. To meet contractual and clinical requirements for monitoring AICs on medications for an opioid use disorder, the Offeror must utilize the services of a local community-based testing center.

v. Describe, in detail, Offeror’s capabilities and resources for the use of local community-based testing centers. The Offeror shall also describe the plans and procedures for ordering a UDS for an AIC and coordinating any referrals with the Residential Reentry Center.

The response shall not exceed three pages in total.

RESPONSE: Attach information on Offeror’s capabilities, resources, plans, and procedures regarding urine drug screening and the use of local community-based testing centers. ☐

c. Subfactor: Administration of MAT Medication

This subfactor evaluates Offeror’s ability to provide medication services, to include administration and dispensing of medications for an opioid use disorder.

The following information shall be submitted in the proposal and will be evaluated on the degree to which the Offeror meets the solicitation requirements and provides a benefit to the Government:

i. The Offeror shall provide medication services to include administration of MAT Medication. (SOW 5.4.6)

ii. When authorized, the Offeror shall be required to administer intramuscular or subcutaneous abdominal injections of naltrexone or buprenorphine and/or dispense oral or sublingual medications for an opioid use disorder.

iii. Describe, in detail, Offeror’s capabilities and resources to provide administration of MAT Medication.

iv. Provide information on the personnel who will be utilized in performing the administration of medication, such as minimum personnel qualifications, as well as the types of facilities that may be used to meet this requirement.

The response shall not exceed three pages in total.

RESPONSE: Attach information on Offeror’s capabilities, resources, personnel and qualifications, and types of facilities regarding administration of MAT Medication. ☐

d. Subfactor: MAT Care Coordinator

This subfactor evaluates the quality, comprehensiveness, and innovativeness of the Offeror’s plan for a MAT Care Coordinator to facilitate the delivery of services under the contract.

The following information shall be submitted in the proposal and will be evaluated on the degree to which the Offeror meets the solicitation requirements and provides a benefit to the Government:

i. The Offeror shall assign a MAT Care Coordinator (MCC) to each client referred for MAT services. The MCC shall have sufficient clinical knowledge of MAT services to enable sound decisions and judgments. (SOW 6.5)

ii. Submit a detailed plan, to include the following requirements, that outlines the roles and responsibilities of the MCC to facilitate the delivery of MAT services under the contract:

a. Caseload Size

b. Point of Contact

c. Point of Entry

d. Determination for Scheduling MAT Psychiatric Evaluations

e. Engagement

f. Skills

iii. Provide sufficient detail to show how Offeror would accomplish/satisfy this requirement, including your approach on providing MAT services.

iv. Submit resumes only for key personnel listed as MAT Care Coordinators to show skills and abilities to work with a criminal justice population and their knowledge of MAT.

v. A response which only restates or paraphrases the SOW requirements for the MAT Care Coordinator will be considered unacceptable.

The response shall not exceed five pages in total.

RESPONSE: Attach plan for a MAT Care Coordinator to facilitate the delivery of services under the contract. ☐ RESPONSE: Attach resumes only for proposed key personnel listed as MAT Care Coordinators. ☐

STAFFING EVALUATION AREA

2. Factor: Staffing Requirement

a. Subfactor: Key Personnel

This subfactor evaluates Offeror’s proposed key personnel meet solicitation requirements to provide MAT services to AICs nationwide.

The following information shall be submitted in the proposal and will be evaluated as meeting the minimum requirements below:

i. Submit the Technical Personnel List that identifies all key personnel (authorized negotiator(s), administrative staff, MAT Care Coordinators, and Practitioners) proposed to meet or exceed the staffing requirements. (SOW 6.2)

ii. Key personnel proposed to provide MAT must meet or exceed the staffing requirements as listed in the Decisional Rule Criteria Matrix (2.1 of SF 1449).

RESPONSE: Attach completed Technical Personnel List worksheet, labeled 2a, in the workbook. ☐

STAFFING EVALUATION AREA

b. Subfactor: Licensure & DEA Registration

This subfactor evaluates Offeror’s proposed key personnel meet the applicable state standards to provide MAT services to AICs nationwide.

The following information shall be submitted in the proposal and will be evaluated as meeting the minimum requirements below:

i. The Offeror shall submit copies of current and valid professional licenses for key personnel who will provide MAT services to AICs while in community placement. (SOW 6.4)

ii. Professional licenses submitted must correspond to the respective state in which MAT services will be rendered.

iii. Professional licenses for medical staff (e.g., medical doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner) must meet the standards of practice established by the applicable state’s professional regulatory board in the state where services will be rendered.

iv. If unable to produce an original license, provide a license verification sheet with a copy of a government-issued photo identification card for the staff member.

v. The Offeror shall also submit a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Controlled Substance Registration Certificate for key personnel to provide MAT services in the state where services will be rendered.

vi. Offeror must clearly provide evidence of key personnel’s professional license and accompanying DEA Certificate for each state in which services will be rendered and must correspond to the MAT Requirements by State worksheet.

vii. Submit the Licensure and DEA Certificate worksheet that lists all proposed key personnel identified as practitioners in 2a and provide requested information on state specific licensure and DEA Certificates.

RESPONSE: Attach professional licenses for all key personnel who will provide MAT services. ☐ RESPONSE: Attach DEA Certificates for all key personnel who will provide MAT services. ☐ RESPONSE: Attach completed Licensure and DEA Certificate worksheet, labeled 2b, in the workbook. ☐

STAFFING EVALUATION AREA

c. Subfactor: Experience

This subfactor evaluates Offeror’s experience providing MAT services to AICs.

The following information shall be submitted in the proposal and will be evaluated on the degree to which the Offeror meets the solicitation requirements and provides a benefit to the Government:

i. The Offeror shall submit a narrative that summarizes the experience of their organization, including of their key personnel, in providing MAT services to AICs.

ii. Describe how MAT services have been delivered to AICs, by telehealth or in-person, and in what setting, i.e., such as in the community, and on what scale.

iii. Provide as much information to show evidence of prior experience providing MAT services, especially to AICs.

The summary shall not exceed five pages.

RESPONSE: Attach information on Offeror’s experience providing MAT services to AICs. ☐

Statement of Work (SOW) Reference Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) October 2023

Technical Proposal Checklist

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