Intensive Therapeutic Foster Care C3018-0

The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Division of Procurement and Grant Oversight, on behalf of the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS), issued a Request for Information (RFI) for Intensive Therapeutic Foster Care (ITFC) services on August 1, 2021, with responses due by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 30, 2021. This RFI solicits information from private child placing agencies regarding their capacity and willingness to provide intensive therapeutic foster care services to children and youth in CHFS custody. The procurement seeks detailed information on agencies' current practices, models, and expertise in ITFC program delivery, specifically addressing their ability to implement 24-hour intensive case management, weekly face-to-face contact, individualized therapy, trauma-informed training, and structured home study evaluations using the SAFE Model. Respondents must address 13 specific questions covering recruitment methods, acceptance criteria, disruption prevention, after-hours support capabilities, training curriculum, use of the SAFE Model Home Study, cultural competency policies, prior ITFC experience, and anticipated support needs from DCBS and managed care organizations. This is an information-gathering exercise only, with no award to be made based on responses and no definitive plan to contract for services at the time of issuance. Submissions must be made electronically via the MOVEit TRANSFER secure file transfer system with virus certification, with technical support available through the Commonwealth Service Desk.

The RFI document does not specify set-aside designations, restrictions on organization types, incumbent vendors, current contractors, or budget ranges, as this is a preliminary information-gathering procurement rather than a formal request for proposals. The Commonwealth reserves the right to issue a subsequent Request for Proposal (RFP) based on information gathered through this RFI process, though such issuance is discretionary and the RFI does not serve as a pre-qualification mechanism. Responses to the RFI may be subject to Kentucky's Open Records Law. No pricing information is included in this solicitation, and no specific contract funding amounts or award values are disclosed at this stage. Organizations interested in responding should ensure compliance with all submission procedures outlined in the MOVEit TRANSFER instructions document and contact the Commonwealth Service Desk with any technical questions regarding the submission process.