Incident Management and Investigation Training C5919

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHDID), is issuing Request for Proposal (RFP) 729 2600000078 to procure incident management and investigation training services for a two-year contract term from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, with potential renewal for two additional two-year periods. The procurement seeks qualified contractors to deliver comprehensive training to DBHDID staff, facility staff, and community service staff across seventeen facilities serving approximately 800 individuals daily. The scope of work encompasses four primary service components: two annual Certified Incident Investigator Training classes (five days each, maximum 30 participants), one annual Mortality Review and Death Investigations training class (two days, maximum 30 participants), two annual Advanced Investigations training classes (three days plus one evaluation day, maximum 15 participants), and consultative services regarding unusual investigative issues, litigation updates, and regulatory changes. Training may be delivered at a central location, via ZOOM, or TEAMS as determined by DBHDID, with sessions scheduled from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST. Required qualifications mandate that contractors employ certified instructors with a minimum of five years' experience conducting abuse, neglect, and exploitation investigations for publicly funded agencies and develop curriculum subject to DBHDID approval. The RFP evaluation is structured on a maximum 1,800-point scale comprising technical proposal scoring (800 points), cost proposal scoring (800 points), and potential oral presentations (200 points), with proposals scoring below 480 points on technical evaluation being eliminated. Contractors must maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, plus Professional Liability Insurance of $1,000,000 per claim. Written questions are due by April 10, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST, and proposals must be submitted by May 1, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST.

No set-aside designations or restrictions on organization types are identified in the procurement documents provided. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed in the available materials. All cost proposals must be submitted separately from technical proposals on an all-inclusive basis, with vendors required to provide pricing for the training components and an all-inclusive hourly rate for consultative services that covers both telephone and on-site consultations, travel expenses, and curriculum refinement activities. The specific award value or budget range is not disclosed in the RFP documents; vendors must submit their own pricing based on the service requirements outlined. The contract is contingent upon approval by the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet and filing with the Legislative Research Commission's Government Contract Review Committee. All standard Commonwealth contract terms and conditions apply, including compliance with state and federal procurement regulations, non-discrimination requirements, intellectual property provisions, and information security standards. No minimum contract use is guaranteed by the Commonwealth.