FCCRH Licensing Contract

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is seeking licensed Child Placing Agencies to provide Foster Care Community Reintegration Home (FCCRH) Licensing Services across Macomb, Oakland, Genesee, and Wayne Counties. The primary objective is to recruit, license, and facilitate placements for specialized foster homes that can reintegrate youth discharged from congregate care or psychiatric hospitals. Qualified bidders must be licensed Child Placing Agencies with an existing foster home development program, capable of maintaining a minimum number of FCCRH beds and ensuring foster families complete specific training requirements. The solicitation (RFP 250000002929) includes rigorous performance expectations, including 100% maltreatment prevention and 90% family satisfaction. The evaluation will use a point-based system totaling 125 points, with proposals scoring 100 points or higher considered for award. Key dates include a virtual pre-proposal meeting on October 6, 2025, and a proposal submission deadline of October 27, 2025, with an anticipated contract start date of January 1, 2026. The initial contract term runs from January 1, 2026, to September 30, 2028, with potential renewal options for two additional one-year periods.

The procurement does not specify explicit set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. The contract is focused on serving approximately 60 children, representing 1.2% of children in care, with a requirement for a minimum of 10 Community Residential Home (CRH) beds. The annual funding is structured at $90,519 per year, with a total maximum award amount of $271,557 over the three-year contract period. Bidders must independently develop rates that encompass all direct and indirect costs, including mandated insurance expenses, and complete a comprehensive pricing table detailing service components, proposed unit rates, estimated client numbers, and total cost allocations. The program targets specialized foster homes capable of supporting children with complex behavioral and mental health needs, focusing on transitioning youth from institutional care to community-based foster care settings. Pricing proposals must be meticulously completed, with warnings that failure to follow submission requirements precisely may result in proposal disqualification.