Mental Health Services

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Veterans Affairs, is issuing Request for Proposal (RFP) 074 2200000368 to procure psychiatric services for the Radcliff Veterans Center in Hancock County. The procurement seeks qualified psychiatric professionals to provide comprehensive mental health services including psychiatric consultation, evaluation, medication recommendations, treatment planning, and on-call emergency consultations for veterans at the facility. Key deliverables include resident evaluation and treatment planning, psychiatric examinations, medication evaluation and recommendations, emergency telephone consultation availability 24/7, staff education on psychiatric issues, psychotropic medication monitoring, and documentation in the facility's Electronic Medical Records system. Required qualifications include current psychiatric credentials and licenses, documentation of disciplinary history, National Practitioner Data Bank reports, demonstrated long-term care experience, backup coverage plans, and current medical malpractice insurance. The evaluation will comprise 1,400 technical points and 600 cost points, with an optional 200-point oral presentation component. Technical proposals must include professional resumes, proof of current credentials and licenses, backup coverage plans, 24/7 emergency availability plans, sample psychiatric assessments, projected visit frequency, and detailed billing invoice samples. Written questions are due by 3:00 PM on May 27, 2022, with proposals due by 3:00 PM on June 15, 2022. The anticipated contract term is July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024, with the Commonwealth reserving the right to renew for up to two additional two-year periods subject to Finance and Administration Cabinet approval and Legislative Research Commission review.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational types are identified in the procurement documents. The contractor will be responsible for billing Medicare and private insurance carriers directly at appropriate allowable reimbursement rates and must charge the Radcliff Veterans Center only for non-billable services, with cost proposals scored based on the percentage discount offered below the Medicare allowable reimbursement rate. All contractor personnel must comply with OBRA background check requirements, maintain HIPAA confidentiality protocols, and comply with federal vaccination regulations. Proposals must be submitted in three separate sealed packages marked for technical, cost, and proprietary information respectively, and delivered to the Purchasing Office at Radcliff Veterans Center, 100 Veterans Drive, Radcliff, Kentucky 40160. No budget range or award value is specified in the available solicitation documents. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement materials provided.