Part-time Speech Therapist for MDH Potomac Center and SETT [REPOST]
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- BPM053865
- State
- Maryland
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- UNSPSC code
Opportunity details come from emma.maryland.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Maryland Department of Health is requesting bids for part-time speech therapy services at the Potomac Center and Secure Evaluation & Therapeutic Treatment (SETT) facilities in Hagerstown, Maryland under IFB BPM053865, with bids due November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM EST. Licensed speech therapist status is the mandatory eligibility filter — current licensure from the Maryland State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispenser and Speech Language Pathologists plus ASHA certification are required.
The scope comprises on-site speech therapy services to intellectually and/or developmentally disabled adults at an intermediate care facility (Potomac Center, 62 licensed beds) and a secure forensic residential facility (SETT, 32 licensed beds). Services average twenty hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, during business hours with a flexible weekly schedule subject to contract monitor approval. The contract term runs from November 12, 2025 through July 15, 2026 (thirty-five weeks, approximately 700 service hours total). Bidders may be individual licensed speech therapists or staffing agencies.
Additional minimum qualifications include at least two years of experience providing speech therapy to intellectually disabled and/or dually-diagnosed individuals, three professional references, current Adult First Aid/CPR/AED certification, and a completed criminal background check. Successful bidders must obtain Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation registration in good standing and maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance at $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate. The assigned therapist must complete mandatory onboarding (two hours) and MANDT (Preventing, De-escalating, Intervening) training (thirty-two hours minimum, at least sixteen hours before service commencement).
The maximum contract value is $50,000 for the entire term. Award is made to the responsible bidder submitting the most advantageous offer based on price and evaluation criteria. Required submissions include a completed Financial Form (Exhibit A), signed Bid/Proposal Affidavit, and Conflict of Interest Affidavit and Disclosure with all documentation evidencing minimum qualifications.
Opportunity text
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) is seeking a Licensed Speech Therapist to provide part-time Speech Therapy services to the intellectually disabled individuals of the Potomac Center and Secure Evaluation & Therapeutic Treatment (SETT) facilities in Hagerstown, Maryland. The Potomac Center is an intermediate care facility (ICF) and the SETT is a forensic residential facility; each facility serves intellectually and/or developmentally disabled adults who are court ordered to the facilities, and who may have co-existing mental disorders. Speech Therapy services are required on-site for an average of twenty (20) hours per week, Monday - Friday during business hours (8am - 5pm); schedule is flexible but to be approved by the Contract Monitor. The contract term is thirty-five (35) weeks [approx. 8 months].
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