Family Assistance Program- Lenawee County

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is issuing Request for Proposal No. 260000001920 to procure Family Preservation - Family Assistance Program Services in Lenawee County. This is a three-year service contract running from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029, with an annual award amount of $90,000 per year. The procurement seeks a qualified contractor to provide direct family assistance and parenting time support services to at-risk families, with the primary objectives of preventing child abuse and neglect and reducing out-of-home placements. Deliverables include modeling, demonstrations, and supervision in child nurturing, home management, nutrition, and family support, as well as supervised parenting time visitation services. Services are billed on a unit-rate basis, where one unit equals one hour of contractor time providing face-to-face contact, travel time to and from contacts, and unsuccessful contact attempts. Contractor staff must meet minimum credential requirements including a high school diploma and two years of family services experience, and all employees, subcontractors, and volunteers working directly with clients must complete ICHAT checks, National and State Sex Offender Registry checks, and Central Registry checks prior to service provision. The contractor must achieve specific performance outcomes, including maintaining 80% of families intact at service completion and ensuring 80% of families show improvement in identified target areas. Proposals will be evaluated on a maximum of 125 technical points, with only proposals scoring 100 or higher advancing to price evaluation consideration. The proposal deadline is May 27, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern, with a question submission deadline of May 13, 2026, and proposals must be submitted electronically through the Michigan SIGMA VSS portal in modifiable format.

The solicitation does not identify any specific set-asides or restrictions limiting organizational types that can respond, nor are there any incumbent vendors or current contractors listed in the available documentation. Bidders must provide firm pricing for the entire contract term, with adjustments permitted only upon presentation of documented cost changes subject to 30-day review periods. The pricing structure allocates $6,000 annually for transportation costs and $6,000 for specific assistance under parenting time support as actual cost expenses, with total proposed costs for units and actual cost components not to exceed the $90,000 maximum annual award. Travel reimbursement is limited to the premium state rate or the contractor's usual employee reimbursement rate, whichever is less, with mileage reimbursable for client transportation, travel to client homes, court hearings at MDHHS worker request, and advocacy site visits. Payments will be made via Electronic Funds Transfer based on submitted invoices documenting services provided, and liquidated damages of $5,000 plus $100 per day apply for late or improper completion of services. All bidders must certify that prices were determined independently without consultation or agreement with other contractors.