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Methodist Children's Homes of Mississippi, Inc. (MCH) is soliciting proposals for comprehensive grant administration and compliance services for four Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funded projects totaling $3,375,709.33, with proposals due September 28, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. This is a negotiated professional services contract with questions due by September 11, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time.

MCH administers four grants: the Mental Health Clinic Revitalization Grant ($824,121.89), Therapeutic Residential Facilities Grant ($988,872.72), Healing Arts Program ($988,488.42), and the Trauma-Informed Transitional Living Program ($574,226.30, pending final execution). The selected contractor must provide technical advisory and compliance services spanning program management, federal procurement support, Davis-Bacon and Related Acts labor standards compliance, Section 3 compliance, financial management, environmental review, monitoring, and closeout activities.

Minimum qualifications include demonstrated experience administering HUD-funded programs, federal procurement standards, Davis-Bacon labor standards, Section 3 compliance, and grant accounting, with adequate staffing capacity. The contractor must maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance, Professional Liability/Errors and Omissions Insurance, and Workers' Compensation Insurance; register in SAM.gov; and comply with 2 CFR Part 200 and CDBG-CV requirements.

Fee proposals may use a fixed fee, fixed monthly fee subject to a not-to-exceed amount, hourly or cost-reimbursement structure, or other clearly defined pricing model. Cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost and percentage-of-construction-cost methods are prohibited. Each proposal must provide a total fixed or not-to-exceed price per grant with detailed allocation by grant, task, phase, or deliverable, including assumptions, exclusions, and reimbursable expenses.

Evaluation criteria are relevant HUD/CDBG experience (30 points), technical approach and work plan (20 points), key personnel (20 points), compliance expertise (20 points), and cost (10 points). The contract term continues through completion, monitoring resolution, and closeout of the covered grants. MCH anticipates contract execution on October 16, 2026 and notice to proceed on October 19, 2026. Proposals must remain valid for 90 calendar days following the submission deadline.