Dietician - Glasgow State Nursing Facility (C2682)

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHDID), is seeking a qualified contractor to provide part-time dietician services at Glasgow State Nursing Facility (GSNF), a 100-bed licensed nursing home located in Ballard County. This Request for Proposal (RFP #729 2100000074) seeks a licensed dietician to deliver clinical and dietary services to patients with potential developmental and intellectual disabilities, with an anticipated workload of 12 to 15 hours per week (approximately 700 to 800 hours annually) scheduled Monday through Friday between 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM Central Standard Time. The qualified dietician must hold a bachelor's degree or higher in nutrition or dietetics from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, maintain current Kentucky state licensure from the Board of Licensure and Certification for Dieticians and Nutritionists, possess American Dietetic Association membership, and demonstrate experience working with individuals with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities. The contractor is responsible for all salary, benefits, payroll taxes, and employee-related insurance costs, with pricing submitted as an all-inclusive hourly rate with no travel reimbursement permitted. The technical evaluation comprises 900 points assessing applicant qualifications (250 points), experience and references (300 points), availability of licensed dieticians (250 points), and preparation and planning (100 points), while cost evaluation comprises 550 points, with a minimum technical score of 540 points required for further consideration and potential oral presentations worth an additional 200 points. Written questions were due by December 28, 2020, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time, and proposals must be submitted by February 5, 2021, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time via the MOVEit TRANSFER secure portal. The initial contract term runs from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, with the Commonwealth reserving the right to renew for up to two additional two-year periods subject to Secretary of Finance and Administration Cabinet approval and Legislative Research Commission Government Contract Review Committee filing.

No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting organizational types are identified in the solicitation documents. The contractor must provide proof of professional liability and malpractice insurance of no less than $1,000,000 per incident and $3,000,000 aggregate, comprehensive general insurance of at least $1,000,000 per claim, and workers' compensation insurance. Mandatory credentialing requirements include satisfactory criminal background checks, tuberculosis testing, ten-panel drug screening within 30 days, and Office of Inspector General (OIG) LEIE exclusion verification prior to work assignment, with all costs borne by the contractor. The contract is subject to compliance with all applicable federal and state statutes, HIPAA requirements, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services standards, with invoices submitted monthly to GSNF.Fiscal@ky.gov within 30 days of service completion using the Legislative Research Commission's Government Contract Review Committee Invoice Form. Funding is 100% from state Agency Funds through CHFS DBHDID; however, no specific award value or budget range is identified in the available documents. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information is provided, and no bidder's conference or site visit was specified for this solicitation.