Family Preservation - Parenting Time (Visitation) Support

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Grants and Purchasing, is issuing Request for Proposal (RFP) 210000001486 to procure Family Preservation - Parenting Time (Visitation) Support Services for Arenac County. The contractor will provide supervised parenting time services for parents and children involved in out-of-home placement or child protective services, facilitating safe interaction while promoting healthy family relationships. Core deliverables include accepting referrals, establishing client contact within five business days, conducting home visits within 14 calendar days, arranging and scheduling parenting time sessions, providing supervised visitation, documenting observations, connecting families with community resources, and delivering monthly progress reports to MDHHS workers. The contractor must be capable of serving an estimated 48 clients (16 per year) over the three-year contract period and maintain direct service providers based within 75 miles of Arenac County. Technical evaluation will assess Experience and Qualifications (20 points), Delivery Capability (40 points), and Service Capability and Understanding (40 points), with only proposals scoring 80 points or higher eligible for award consideration. The contract period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024, with options for up to two additional one-year renewals at MDHHS discretion. Proposals were due by April 25, 2021, submitted electronically through the SIGMA Vendor Self Service (VSS) website.

This procurement is funded entirely by state of Michigan appropriations with no federal funding involvement. The RFP documentation does not identify any incumbent vendors, set-aside designations, or restrictions limiting organizational type eligibility. However, all contractors must comply with substantial compliance requirements, including ICHAT and Central Registry background checks for all staff, proof of Michigan tax compliance, and comprehensive insurance coverage including Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 per accident), Workers' Compensation, Employers' Liability ($500,000 each accident), and Privacy and Security Liability ($1,000,000 each occurrence). The maximum award is $150,000 over the three-year contract period, with $50,000 allocated annually ($41,500 for service delivery and $8,500 for transportation costs). Contractors must develop unit rates based on the $41,500 annual service allocation while treating transportation costs as actual expenses separate from the unit pricing structure. All direct and indirect costs, along with mandated insurance requirements, must be incorporated into unit rate calculations.