Family Preservation - In-Home Family Services

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Bureau of Grants and Purchasing is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Family Preservation In-Home Family Services to serve families in Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw Counties at risk of child removal due to abuse or neglect. The selected contractor will deliver strength-based family assessments, parenting skills education, parent-child interaction training, and life management support through a minimum of one in-home visit per week for up to six months, serving an estimated 120 eligible clients (40 per year) with open MDHHS Children's Protective Services cases, children in out-of-home placement, or adoptive families. Contractor staff must hold a bachelor's degree in social work, sociology, psychology, family ecology, or related fields, and all direct service providers must be based within 75 miles of the geographic area. Key performance outcomes include maintaining family integrity in 90% of cases, demonstrating parenting skill improvement in 80% of clients, and ensuring 80% of families have no substantiated CPS complaints within three months of service completion. The anticipated contract term runs from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2023, with the possibility of renewal for up to two additional one-year periods at MDHHS discretion. The question deadline is April 14, 2020 by 3:00 p.m., proposals are due May 5, 2020, and must be submitted electronically through the SIGMA Vendor Self Service website; only proposals scoring 80 points or higher on technical evaluation will be considered for award.

The RFP does not identify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to specific types of organizations based on disadvantaged enterprise status or organizational classification. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed in the available documentation. The contract structure allocates $246,000 ($82,000 annually) for unit rate services where one unit equals one hour of service, $45,000 ($15,000 annually) for transportation reimbursed as actual cost, and $9,000 ($3,000 annually) for specific assistance funds, for a maximum total contract award of $300,000 over three years ($100,000 annually). Contractors must provide their own labor, equipment, materials, and supplies, maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 each occurrence), Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 per accident), and Workers' Compensation if applicable, with the state named as an additional insured. All staff providing direct client services are subject to criminal background checks, ICHAT screening, and Central Registry checks, and the contract is subject to federal provisions compliance if funded in whole or in part with federal funds.