Family Preservation - Building Community Partners Services

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is soliciting proposals through Request for Proposal No. 200000002071 for Building Community Partners (BCP) Supportive Services to be delivered in Midland, Gladwin, Clare, and Isabella Counties. The procurement seeks a qualified contractor to provide in-home parent mentoring services utilizing former foster care service recipients as Parent Partners to work with families whose children are in out-of-home placement with the ultimate goal of reunification. Key deliverables include one-on-one parent coaching, case support, community resource connection, and facilitation of support groups and training sessions, with the contractor required to serve an estimated 75 families (25 per fiscal year) over a three-year contract period from October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2023. The contractor must accept all referrals on a first-come, first-served basis and make face-to-face contact with referred families within 72 hours of referral. Required qualifications include employment of Parent Partners holding Bachelor's degrees in relevant fields and maintenance of supervisory staff at a minimum 1:5 ratio. Evaluation criteria focus on bidder experience and past performance (20 points), education and credentials (20 points), staffing and training (20 points), and program implementation (40 points), with only proposals scoring 80 points or higher eligible for award consideration. The deadline for proposal submission through the SIGMA Vendor Self Service (VSS) platform was August 12, 2020, with a pre-proposal conference held and technical questions due by July 27, 2020, at 3:00 p.m.

The RFP does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular organizational types or disadvantaged enterprises, nor does it identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors. No specific existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements are noted in the solicitation materials. The total maximum contract award is $270,000.00 across the three-year period, with $90,000.00 allocated annually, comprising $171,250.00 for unit rate services (calculated at hourly rates of $28,250.00 for Year 1 and $71,500.00 for Years 2 and 3), $33,750.00 for transportation costs, and $12,500.00 for specific assistance funds. Contractors must submit pricing through a detailed Pricing Matrix Schedule proposing annual unit quantities and rates for Building Community Partners Supportive Services and Parent Partners services, along with transportation and specific assistance allocations. Travel costs including mileage, meals, and lodging are reimbursable at either the state premium rate or the contractor's usual employee reimbursement rate, whichever is less. The contract may be renewed for up to two additional one-year periods at MDHHS's discretion, though the department does not guarantee a minimum number of referrals and reserves the right to deny referrals or withdraw cases under specified conditions.