Inmate Clinical Services - UPDATED

The contract solicits bids for comprehensive clinical and behavioral health services for the Tennessee Department of Correction. Services include primary care, specialty care, dental, optometry, pharmacy coordination, staffing, and behavioral health services across 15 facilities housing over 20,000 inmates.

The state and local contract opportunity is for inmate clinical services, including primary care, hospitalization, emergency care, specialty care, chronic care, long term care, hospice/palliative care, dental, optometry/optical, ancillary services, coordination of pharmacy services, supplies, equipment, and support services.

The RFP contains details related to a request for proposals for comprehensive inmate clinical and behavioral health services across multiple state-operated and privately-managed correctional facilities in Tennessee. The RFP covers a 5-year term and specifies the required scope of services, contract terms, and evaluation process. Key details include: - The Tennessee Department of Correction supervises over 20,000 inmates across 15 facilities, 4 of which are privately managed. - The current maximum liability for the inmate health and behavioral health contracts is over $1 billion. - The required services include primary care, specialty care, chronic care, dental, optometry, pharmacy coordination, behavioral health treatment, and other ancillary services. - The contractor must provide staff such as physicians, dentists, nurses, and behavioral health professionals. - Respondents must meet stringent financial, operational, and diversity requirements. - The evaluation will consider qualifications, experience, technical approach, and cost, with the contract awarded to the most responsive and responsible respondent.

The Tennessee Department of Correction is seeking to secure a contract for correctional health and behavioral health services (collectively referred to as "clinical services") for facilities throughout the State of Tennessee.

The State intends to secure a contract for correctional health and behavioral health services (collectively referred to as "clinical services") as described in Attachment 6.6 Pro Forma Contract for facilities throughout the State of Tennessee. Health Services to be provided include, but are not limited to, primary care, hospitalization, emergency care, specialty care, chronic care, long term care, hospice/palliative care, dental, optometry/optical, ancillary, coordination of pharmacy services with the State Pharmacy Contractor, supplies, equipment, support services and select staff ing, including: physicians, select mid-levels, dentists, nurses, health services administrators, and other support staf f as designated in Attachment Four of the Pro Forma Contract.

The State of Tennessee is seeking a contract for correctional health and behavioral health services, including primary care, hospitalization, emergency care, specialty care, chronic care, long term care, hospice/palliative care, dental, optometry/optical, ancillary, coordination of pharmacy services, supplies, equipment, and support services for facilities throughout the State of Tennessee.

11-09-23 RFP STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR INMATE CLINICAL SERVICES RFP # 32901-31378-24

The Tennessee Department of Correction is seeking a contract for correctional health and behavioral health services for facilities throughout the state. The services to be provided include primary care, hospitalization, emergency care, specialty care, chronic care, long term care, hospice/palliative care, dental, optometry/optical, ancillary services, coordination of pharmacy services, and behavioral health services such as psychiatric services, psychological services, substance abuse treatment, case management, and therapeutic recreational activities.

The request for proposals (RFP) is for inmate clinical services, including primary care, hospitalization, emergency care, specialty care, chronic care, long term care, hospice/palliative care, dental, optometry/optical, ancillary, pharmacy services coordination, supplies, equipment, support services, and staffing. The services also include behavioral health services such as psychiatric, psychological, substance abuse treatment, case management, therapeutic recreational activities, and pharmaceutical responsibilities. The state seeks to secure a comprehensive contract for these clinical services across 15 facilities in the Tennessee Department of Correction system.

The State intends to secure a contract for correctional health and behavioral health services (collectively referred to as "clinical services") as described in Attachment 6.6 Pro Forma Contract for facilities throughout the State of Tennessee.

The state of Tennessee is seeking to secure a contract for correctional health and behavioral health services for facilities throughout the state. The services to be provided include primary care, hospitalization, emergency care, specialty care, chronic care, long-term care, hospice/palliative care, dental, optometry/optical, ancillary services, and coordination of pharmacy services. Behavioral health services to be provided include psychiatric services, psychological services, substance abuse treatment services, case management services, therapeutic recreational activity services, and pharmaceutical responsibilities.

TDOC Inmate Population FY'18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 Projected Location Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Capacity DJRC 734 770 724 695 686 773 TCIX 1,573 1,604 1,530 1,326 1,426 1,701 MLTC 244 268 249 155 170 422 BCCX 2,370 2,385 2,359 2,156 1,879 2,420 WTSP 1,804 1,870 1,843 1,694 1,751 2,479 RMSI 777 769 759 711 717 799 NECX* 1,736 1,679 1,590 1,528 1,454 1,611 NWCX 2,289 2,158 2,002 1,669 1,599 2,328 SPND 749 751 714 656 663 768 MCCX 2,109 2,046 2,037 1,961 1,799 2,199 State Total 14,385 14,300 13,807 12,551 12,144 15,500 FY'18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 Projected Location Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Capacity HCCF 1,969 1,968 1,943 1,808 1,950 1,976 WCFA 1,500 1,500 1,480 1,445 1,515 1,505 TTCC 2,482 2,507 2,477 2,284 2,468 2,501 SCCF 1,626 1,627 1,606 1,545 1,465 1,642 Private Total 7,577 7,602 7,506 7,082 7,398 7,624 Grand Total 21,962 21,902 21,313 19,633 19,542 23,124 FY18-FY22 Actual Population State Operated Institutions Privately Operated Facilities *Carter County Annex closed in FY22 as part of a budget reduction and reduced the operating capacity by 178 beds at Northest Correctional Complex.

The State of Tennessee, Department of Correction, is seeking to secure a contract for correctional health and behavioral health services (collectively referred to as "clinical services") for facilities throughout the State of Tennessee. Health services to be provided include, but are not limited to, primary care, hospitalization, emergency care, specialty care, chronic care, long-term care, hospice/palliative care, dental, optometry/optical, ancillary, coordination of pharmacy services, supplies, equipment, support services, and staffing. Behavioral health services to be provided include, but are not limited to, psychiatric services, psychological services, substance abuse treatment services, case management services, therapeutic recreational activity services, and pharmaceutical responsibilities, including coordination of pharmacy services.

The Tennessee Department of Correction is seeking to procure comprehensive correctional health and behavioral health services (collectively referred to as "clinical services") for inmates across facilities throughout the state. Services include primary care, hospitalization, emergency care, specialty care, chronic care, long-term care, hospice/palliative care, dental, optometry/optical, ancillary services, coordination of pharmacy services, psychiatric services, psychological services, substance abuse treatment, case management, and therapeutic recreational activities. The contract will cover 11 state-operated facilities housing over 20,000 inmates. The state currently has separate contracts for inmate health services and behavioral health services, and is now looking to combine these into a single comprehensive clinical services contract.

The Tennessee Department of Correction is seeking to procure a contract for comprehensive inmate clinical services, including both health and behavioral health services, for facilities throughout the state. The contract will cover services such as primary care, hospitalization, emergency care, specialty care, chronic care, long-term care, hospice/palliative care, dental, optometry/optical, ancillary services, psychiatric services, psychological services, substance abuse treatment, and case management. The contractor will be responsible for providing staffing, equipment, supplies and support services. The contract term is for 5 years, from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030, with an estimated total value exceeding $1 billion. The state currently supervises over 20,000 inmates across 15 facilities, 11 of which are included in this contract. The procurement process includes a pre-response conference, facility tours, and a detailed technical and cost proposal evaluation.

The State of Tennessee Department of Correction is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to secure a contract for comprehensive correctional health and behavioral health services for facilities throughout the state. The contract will cover primary care, hospitalization, emergency care, specialty care, chronic care, long-term care, hospice/palliative care, dental, optometry/optical, ancillary services, coordination of pharmacy services, supplies, equipment, support services, and staffing. The contract also includes behavioral health services such as psychiatric services, psychological services, substance abuse treatment, case management, and therapeutic recreational activities. The contract period is expected to run from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2030, with a total estimated value potentially exceeding $1 billion over the five-year term. The RFP requires respondents to have at least five years of experience providing comprehensive clinical services in correctional settings and to meet a minimum capital requirement of $25 million.