Physician Services Glasgow State Nursing Facility C5886

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, is soliciting physician and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) services for Glasgow State Nursing Facility (GSNF), a 100-bed long-term care skilled nursing facility in Ballard County serving medically fragile individuals with behavioral health, developmental, and intellectual disabilities. The RFP requires at least one licensed physician (M.D.) and at least one APRN, or an additional licensed physician, to provide on-site daily services seven days per week with 24-hour on-call availability. Key deliverables include daily resident rounds, annual resident physicals, consultation services on supply and drug usage, transcription of progress notes, participation in quality initiatives, and maintenance of current Kentucky medical licenses and credentialing requirements. The facility currently operates with an average daily census of 51.5 patients (current census of 67). Proposals are evaluated on technical merit (800 points maximum for experience, qualifications, and behavioral health facility experience), cost (500 points maximum, with lowest cost receiving maximum points), and optional oral presentations (200 points maximum), with proposals scoring fewer than 480 points on technical evaluation eliminated from consideration. All personnel must hold current Kentucky medical licenses, pass criminal background checks, PPD/TB testing, CPR certification, pre-employment drug screening (10-panel plus Oxycodone), and verification through the Office of Inspector General Exclusion Database. The RFP was released on March 24, 2026, with written questions originally due by April 10, 2026 (revised to March 31, 2026), Commonwealth responses anticipated by April 22, 2026, and proposals due by April 29, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time (revised from April 17, 2026). The anticipated contract term is July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, with the Commonwealth reserving the right to renew for up to two additional two-year periods subject to approval by the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Legislative Research Commission Government Contract Review Committee.

The RFP contains no disclosed set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to specific organization types, and no incumbent vendor or current contractor information is identified in the solicitation documents. Compensation is structured as an all-inclusive monthly rate covering all resident care services delivered in-house, with travel expenses not reimbursable; the Commonwealth guarantees no minimum caseload or specific number of service hours, with payment based on actual facility needs and availability of state and federal funding. Required insurance includes Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 aggregate), Professional Liability/Medical Malpractice Insurance ($1,000,000 per claim, $3,000,000 annually), and Workers' Compensation coverage. All invoices must be submitted within fifteen calendar days of service completion using the Legislative Research Commission's Government Contract Review Committee Invoice Form. Vendors must comply with all applicable state and federal regulations including HIPAA, undergo facility credentialing requirements, and demonstrate no exclusions from Medicare/Medicaid provider lists. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the available RFP documents; pricing is determined through the competitive proposal process with cost evaluation weighted at 500 of 1,500 total points.