Parenting Time Visitation Support Services-Gladwin & Midland

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP 260000000869) for Family Preservation - Parenting Time Visitation Support Services in Gladwin and Midland Counties. This procurement seeks a qualified contractor to provide supervised parenting time services that facilitate healthy and safe parent-child interactions for families involved with Children's Protective Services, including those with active investigations, open prevention cases, or children in out-of-home placement. The contractor must deliver services at mutually agreed-upon locations and initiate services within 14 calendar days of referral. Key deliverables include weekly face-to-face contacts of at least one hour duration, documented observations of parenting skills, assistance accessing community resources, court testimony as requested, and monthly progress reports to referring workers. Parenting Time Support Workers must possess a high school diploma and a minimum of two years of experience working with families. The RFP was issued on February 17, 2026, with a bidders' question deadline of March 3, 2026, and a proposal submission deadline of 3:00 p.m. Eastern on March 17, 2026. The anticipated contract start date is October 1, 2026, for a three-year term expiring September 30, 2029. Pricing must be submitted on an hourly basis for face-to-face contact time, travel time to and from client contacts, and travel time for unsuccessful contacts, with firm pricing for the entire contract term. Contractors are subject to liquidated damages of $5,000 plus $100 per day for late or improper completion of contract activities, and all employees and subcontractors must undergo comprehensive background checks, including ICHAT checks, sex offender registry checks, and Central Registry checks.

The RFP does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular types of organizations. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents. The contract carries an annual award value of $90,000 per year for the three-year term, with an allocated annual actual cost component of $15,000 designated specifically for transportation expenses, which should not be incorporated into the proposed hourly unit rate but must be included in the maximum annual award amount. Mileage reimbursement is available at either the Michigan state premium rate or the contractor's usual employee reimbursement rate, whichever is less, for client transportation, travel to client homes, court hearings at MDHHS worker request, and advocacy-related site visits, with the point of origin calculated from the contractor's home or normal place of business. Bidders must estimate the number of clients and units to be served in a 12-month period on Schedule B Pricing and certify that pricing was developed independently without consultation with other contractors. The State will process payments via Electronic Funds Transfer based on invoices submitted with documentation of actual work performed. All contractors must comply with federal requirements including debarment provisions, clean air and water acts, domestic preferences, and Byrd Anti-Lobbying certification for contracts exceeding $100,000.