Part-time Speech Therapist for MDH Potomac Center and SETT

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) is seeking a Licensed Speech Therapist to provide part-time speech therapy services at the Potomac Center and Secure Evaluation & Therapeutic Treatment (SETT) facilities in Hagerstown, Washington County. The procurement is for a contract spanning thirty-five weeks (approximately 8 months), with services required on-site for an average of 20 hours per week, Monday through Friday during business hours from 8am to 5pm. The selected professional will work with intellectually and developmentally disabled adults who are court-ordered to these facilities and may have co-existing mental disorders. Key qualifications include a valid speech therapy license and experience working with intellectually disabled populations. The contract requires the therapist to deliver on-site speech therapy services, with the specific schedule to be flexibly arranged and approved by the Contract Monitor. The solicitation was posted on October 1, 2025, with proposals due by October 22, 2025, indicating a relatively short procurement window of approximately three weeks.

While no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on vendor types were explicitly mentioned in the procurement document, the contract appears to be a specialized professional services opportunity targeting licensed speech therapists with specific clinical experience. The facilities involved - Potomac Center (an intermediate care facility) and SETT (a forensic residential facility) - suggest a need for contractors with sophisticated clinical backgrounds and comfort working in complex healthcare environments. Though the exact contract value was not specified, the 35-week duration at 20 hours per week indicates a substantial part-time professional engagement. The procurement is specific to Washington County and managed directly by the Maryland Department of Health, suggesting a targeted, localized contracting opportunity focused on delivering critical therapeutic services to a vulnerable adult population with specialized healthcare needs.