FP18-50001 Parent Education for Macomb County

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued RFP FP18-50001 seeking a single contractor to provide Parent Education services in Macomb County through a combination of home-based and group-based instructional programs for families at risk of child removal due to abuse or neglect. Home-based services involve direct instruction in family residences focusing on parenting skills, life and home management, and parent-child interaction, while group-based services provide classroom instruction with a minimum of three and maximum of twelve participants per session. The contractor must employ staff with at least a bachelor's degree in human services-related fields and maintain service capacity within 75 miles of Macomb County. Key performance requirements include maintaining 80 percent family integrity, achieving 80 percent improvement in parenting skills as measured by the Adult/Adolescent Parenting Inventory (AAPI), and preventing substantiated Child Protective Services complaints within three months post-service. Proposals must achieve a minimum score of 80 points on technical evaluation to be eligible for award. A mandatory pre-proposal conference was held on October 24, 2017, and proposals were due electronically through the SIGMA Vendor Self Service (VSS) website by November 27, 2017. The contract period runs from January 1, 2018, through September 30, 2020, with potential renewal for up to two additional one-year periods at MDHHS discretion.

The contract carries a maximum total award of $300,000 ($100,000 per year), with $264,000 designated for billable service units ($88,000 per fiscal year) and $36,000 ($12,000 per fiscal year) set aside for mileage reimbursement. Funding sources include Child Safety and Permanency Plans (CSPP) for families with open MDHHS Children's Protective Services cases and families in out-of-home placement, as well as SFSC (PCA) funding for family support services. The RFP does not indicate specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on organization types. Contractors must comply with criminal background check requirements, E-Verify verification for new employees, and ICHAT and Central Registry screening standards. The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence) and Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), with the State of Michigan named as additional insured. All pricing submissions must be inclusive of taxes and all direct and indirect costs associated with service delivery, including mandated insurance expenses, with undisputed invoices payable within 45 days of receipt exclusively through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).