Family Supervised Visitation Services (TFP) - UPDATED

The Tennessee Department of Children's Services is soliciting proposals through a Request for Proposals (RFP) to procure Family Supervised Visitation Services under the Therapeutic Family Preservation and Reunification (TFP) program across six geographic regions of the state. The procurement seeks intensive intervention services designed to prevent child custody removal, maintain family reintegration, and support children in foster care through supervised visitation, parental skill-building, and strengthening family protective factors. Contractors must submit sealed technical responses and cost proposals by May 11, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time, with written questions due by April 14, 2026. Technical response evaluations will be completed by May 18, 2026, with cost proposals opened May 19, 2026. A Notice of Intent to Award will be issued May 27, 2026, followed by a protest period ending June 3, 2026. The contract term runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, with six regional contracts awarded for Northeast, East, Tennessee Valley, Mid-State, Mid-West, and West regions. Proposed contractors must hold bachelor's degrees in social sciences with one year of relevant family and children services experience or bachelor's degrees in other fields with three years of experience, maintain appropriate state licensure, and provide master's-level supervision. Pricing is submitted on an hourly basis with regional variation, with visitation service hours ranging from 7,300 to 14,108 annually depending on region. Contractors must propose hourly rates for three service categories: Family Supervised Visitation Services, Court Testimony, and Unsuccessful Efforts (reimbursed at 50 percent of the hourly rate). Evaluation is based on general qualifications (20 points), technical qualifications and approach (50 points), and cost proposal (30 points), with the contract awarded to the responsive and responsible respondent offering the best combination of attributes rather than necessarily the lowest cost.

The RFP does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular types of organizations, nor are any disadvantaged enterprise requirements noted in the available documentation. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement materials. Contractors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverages, including commercial general liability ($1 million per occurrence), cyber liability ($3 million per occurrence/$5 million aggregate), and sexual abuse and molestation insurance ($1 million per occurrence/$2 million aggregate). The State provides no guaranteed minimum purchase quantities, and specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the RFP summary, with costs to be determined through the competitive proposal process based on submitted hourly rates and anticipated regional service hour requirements.