FY27-FY29-SP-DHS- Chicago-Read Chaplaincy Services

The Illinois Department of Human Services is procuring chaplaincy services through a three-year contract (FY27-FY29) for Chicago-Read Medical Health Center located at 4200 N. Oak Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60634. The contracted provider will deliver comprehensive pastoral care services addressing the religious and spiritual needs of patients and their families during hospitalization, including conducting inclusive, interfaith worship services and spiritual reflections, facilitating contact with community clergy and religious leaders, arranging pastoral care volunteer programs, and coordinating religious materials and literature for patients. The contractor must provide a minimum of two partial days per week of on-site chaplaincy services and maintain detailed documentation of all pastoral care activities. Key compliance requirements include adherence to Joint Commission standards, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulations, Illinois Department of Public Health requirements, facility-specific policies regarding HIPAA confidentiality, infection control, safety protocols, and elopement precautions. The contractor must submit signed Contractual Services Time Register forms (IL462-9189) on the 15th and last day of each month for payment authorization, and service hours may be adjusted based on facility needs with mutual agreement between the contractor and the Center's Contract Monitor. The proposal due date is April 3, 2026, with a posting date of March 30, 2026, providing a condensed four-day response window. No specific bidders' conference, site visit, or question submission deadline has been identified in the available documentation.

The procurement documents do not explicitly identify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to disadvantaged enterprise categories, though all vendors must comply with 33 distinct certification requirements established in the Standard Illinois Certifications document, including legal entity status, criminal conviction disclosures, conflict-of-interest prohibitions, tax compliance, drug-free workplace requirements, employment discrimination prevention, and cybersecurity compliance standards. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information has been provided in the procurement materials. The contractor must obtain certificates of insurance naming the State as additionally insured with minimum general commercial liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence and must comply with prevailing wage requirements when applicable. The contract performance is contingent upon appropriation availability, and the State retains exclusive ownership of all work products and intellectual property generated under the contract. No specific award value or budget range has been disclosed in the available documentation; vendors should reference the complete solicitation materials for financial parameters.