Functional Family Therapy

The Kansas Department of Corrections, Division of Juvenile Services, is issuing a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) to procure Functional Family Therapy (FFT) services for juvenile offenders across three geographic regions in Kansas (Northeast Region 1, Southeast Region 2, and West Central Region 3). Vendors may bid for one or more geographic areas and must provide staffing for three full-time FFT therapists and one supervising therapist with caseloads of 10-12 active cases per clinician and five active cases for the supervisor, serving a minimum of 35 and maximum of 41 families at any given time with an average service duration of twelve weeks per family. Key performance outcomes include achieving 90% family engagement, ensuring 100% of youth remain living at home at FFT completion, maintaining 90% of youth in school or working at completion, limiting new charges to 20% or fewer youth at completion, and achieving 80% successful program completion, with monthly reports and quarterly outcome data required from the contractor. The contract term runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, with an optional two-year renewal period (extending through June 30, 2031), and all preparatory activities prior to July 1, 2026, must be conducted at the contractor's sole expense. The bid closing date is March 26, 2026, at 2:00 PM CDT, with written questions due by February 27, 2026; no pre-bid conference is scheduled. Proposals must include current Tax Clearance Certificates from the Kansas Department of Revenue, Certification Regarding Immigration Reform and Control forms, Boycott of Israel forms, and Sexual Harassment compliance certifications, along with detailed cost sheets for the first contract year and projected costs for years two through five with annual increases not exceeding five percent.

The RFP permits bidders to claim eligibility for the Kansas Disabled Veteran Owned Business preference program or the Certified Business preference program if applicable, with supporting documentation required as part of their submission. No specific incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents. The cost sheet template establishes budget line items covering personnel, travel and subsistence, equipment, supplies, contractual/professional services, training and education, rental costs, communications, and other expenses, with administration costs capped at 4 percent of the subtotal budget. While the RFP documents do not specify total contract values or set funding amounts, the cost sheet structure indicates that contractors must submit detailed annual budget proposals for each year of the potential five-year contract period, with payment terms on Net 30 days; the Procurement Negotiation Committee will make the final award determination and may require bidders to appear for negotiations. All bid responses become property of the State of Kansas and are subject to disclosure under the Kansas Open Records Act. Questions and requests for official invitations should be directed to Procurement Officer Nicole D. Mears at 785-296-2374 or nicole.mears@ks.gov.