FTBS Alcona, Iosco, Alpena, Montmorency

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Grants and Purchasing is soliciting proposals for Families Together Building Solutions (FTBS) services across Alcona, Iosco, Alpena, and Montmorency Counties. This Request for Proposal (RFP 210000001912) seeks a contractor to provide intensive, in-home family preservation services for families with substantiated claims of neglect or abuse over a three-year contract period from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2024, with optional renewal for up to two additional one-year periods. The contractor must deliver services using strengths-based, solution-focused intervention techniques to reduce maltreatment and prevent unnecessary out-of-home placement of children, serving an estimated 120 eligible clients (40 per year). Required staffing includes a part-time Program Manager (0.2-0.25 FTE) with a master's degree in human services, a full-time Supervisor (1 FTE) with a bachelor's degree, and four full-time FTBS Workers (4 FTE) with bachelor's degrees in human services or related fields. Key performance metrics include ensuring 95% of families do not experience child removal during FTBS participation, 90% are not served with a preponderance of evidence protective services finding within six months of closure, 85% are not so served within 12 months, and maintaining an 85% utilization rate throughout the contract term. The RFP was posted June 4, 2021, with questions due to Christen Satchwell at SatchwellC@michigan.gov by June 17, 2021, and proposals due July 1, 2021, through the SIGMA Vendor Self Service (VSS) website. Only proposals scoring 80 points or higher will be considered for award, and the contractor must comply with criminal background checks, ICHAT and Central Registry checks, and all MDHHS standard terms and federal provisions.

The RFP documents do not indicate set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to specific organizational types such as disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or veteran-owned enterprises. No incumbent contractors or current service providers are identified in the available solicitation materials. The contractor will integrate with existing MDHHS infrastructure and must submit data accurately and on time to both the MDHHS Local Office and Family Preservation Program Office, maintain compliance with the SIGMA VSS submission system, and adhere to all state physical and IT security policies. The maximum total award is $684,000 over the three-year contract period ($228,000 annually), with an additional $72,000 allocated for transportation costs ($24,000 annually at actual cost) and $12,000 for specific assistance ($4,000 annually at actual cost), for a potential total award of $768,000. Contractors must propose units based on a minimum base amount of $600,000 ($200,000 per year), with billing structured as a unit rate contract where one unit equals one hour of direct contractor time including face-to-face contact, collateral and telephone contacts, travel time, training time, and case-related activities. All undisputed invoices are payable within 45 days of MDHHS receipt through Electronic Funds Transfer, and the contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including $1,000,000 commercial general liability, $1,000,000 automobile liability, $1,000,000 privacy and security liability, $1,000,000 crime insurance, and $3,000,000 professional liability coverage.