26-200 Inmate Medical Services

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office and Richmond County Correctional Institution are issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to procure comprehensive inmate medical services for two facilities: the Charles B. Webster Detention Center (CBWDC), which houses approximately 1,310 inmates with an average length of stay of 324 days, and the Richmond County Correctional Institution (RCCI), which holds 230 state prisoners under contract with the Georgia Department of Corrections. The successful vendor must deliver medical, dental, and mental health services at both locations, with pricing proposals submitted separately for each facility. Key responsibilities include providing prescription medications, medical equipment, laboratory services, x-ray services, specialty consultants, and emergency transportation via EMS, while the Sheriff's Office will provide certain designated supplies and services. Proposers must demonstrate qualifications and experience in inmate healthcare delivery, present a detailed organizational approach, define the scope of services, provide evidence of financial stability, and submit references demonstrating prior success in similar correctional healthcare environments. The evaluation criteria allocate points as follows: qualifications and experience (20 points), organization and approach (15 points), scope of services (15 points), financial stability (10 points), references (5 points), proximity to area (10 points), team presentation and Q&A responses (15 points), and cost/fee proposal (10 weighted points), for a maximum total score of 500 points. Proposals must be submitted to the Procurement Department at 535 Telfair Street, Suite 605, Augusta, Georgia 30901, by Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., in sealed format with one original unbound copy and one electronic copy on a USB drive. Written clarification requests must be submitted by email to procbidandcontract@augustaga.gov no later than Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., and optional site visits may be arranged by contacting Major Chester Huffman at (706) 821-1442.

No minority and women-owned business enterprise (M/WBE) set-aside goal has been established for this procurement; however, all bidders are required to negotiate in good faith with interested WBE firms and maintain records for M/WBE Program evaluation. The awarded contract will commence on January 1, 2027, for an initial one-year term through December 31, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods available for a potential total contract duration of five years, and Augusta reserves the right to terminate the contract at its sole convenience with thirty days' written notice. The vendor must maintain medical malpractice insurance of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence, comprehensive general liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 in aggregate, and workers' compensation insurance as required by state law. The pricing proposal must include detailed cost breakdowns separated by facility covering labor, materials, supplies, equipment, infectious disease program costs, general and administrative expenses, and profit, with adjustments for average daily population (ADP) per diem variances and staffing vacancy penalties applied to monthly invoices. No incumbent vendor information or current contractor details are referenced in the RFP documentation, indicating either a new procurement or contract transition opportunity. Specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the available RFP materials, requiring interested proposers to review the complete RFP document for detailed pricing instructions and evaluation methodology.