Jail Based Restoration Services Solicitation

The Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health (OCFMH), is issuing Request for Proposals (RFP) #2026000157 for jail-based restoration services to be provided at the Arapahoe County Detention Facility in Centennial, Colorado. This competitive procurement seeks a qualified vendor to operate a comprehensive behavioral health program serving pre-adjudicated adult males from all 64 Colorado counties requiring forensic evaluations and restoration to competency to stand trial, with a capacity of up to 84 beds and a guaranteed minimum of 78 beds. The vendor must provide psychiatric evaluations and treatment, competency assessments, court testimony regarding involuntary medication petitions, psychological assessments, medical care, psychotropic medications, crisis management, and continuity of care planning, all compliant with American Correctional Association and National Commission on Correctional Health Care standards and Colorado state law. Key service deliverables include developing emergency management processes, implementing court-ordered medication procedures, designating staff roles and restraint/seclusion protocols, and providing both in-person and remote court testimony with after-hours and emergency coverage. Required qualifications include documented experience providing behavioral health services to incarcerated individuals in jails or correctional facilities within the past five years and agency or corporate-level resources to support operations; staffing must include psychiatrists, psychologists with forensic experience, nurses, social workers, recreation therapists, and peer support specialists with mandatory initial training of 12 hours in therapeutic intervention and 8 hours in verbal judo. The proposal submission deadline is March 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time, with a public opening scheduled for 10:30-10:45 a.m. via Google Meet; written questions must be submitted by March 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. to Jamie Gott at jamie.gott@state.co.us, with proposals submitted electronically as a zip file to JG_2026.cq4ruho16jmux6uu@u.box.com and not exceeding 30 pages.

The RFP contains no identified set-aside designations or restrictions limiting organizational types from responding. The contract does not reference any incumbent vendors or current contractors that would create incumbency advantages. The vendor is responsible for all operational costs including medication expenses without limitation to jail formularies, transportation for court-ordered medication implementation either onsite or through offsite behavioral health hospital partnerships, and safe community discharge transportation. The anticipated contract start date is July 1, 2026, with an initial one-year term (July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027) followed by four optional one-year renewals for a potential maximum five-year relationship. Budget proposals must include detailed revenue projections, cost of revenues, gross profit, and all operating expenses broken down by staff salaries by job title and employment status, supplies, equipment, housing, medications, and other operational costs; however, the specific contract value or budget range is not disclosed in the solicitation documents. The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including workers' compensation, general liability ($1,000,000 minimum), and professional liability, and must comply with HIPAA requirements through execution of a Business Associate Agreement ensuring Protection of Health Information with FIPS-compliant encryption, annual third-party security assessments, and immediate breach notification protocols.