Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and Parenting

The Georgia Department of Public Health is seeking a qualified contractor to serve as Contract Management Agency for the Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and Parenting Grant Program, with proposals due September 29, 2016 and a pre-bid conference on August 10, 2016. The selected contractor will administer a grant program that awards funds to nonprofit organizations providing pregnancy support services to indigent women at no cost.

The contractor's core responsibilities are selecting Direct Client Service Providers, subcontracting with nonprofit providers, monitoring provider compliance, and submitting programmatic and financial reports to DPH. Program-funded activities and client discussions related to program eligibility and service arrangements must not include promotion of religious or political causes through counseling or written materials; however, service providers are not prohibited from engaging in religious discussions with clients outside the scope of program-funded activities. This limitation reflects statutory language requiring that funds not be used to promote or be otherwise expended for political or religious purposes.

The pre-bid conference is scheduled for August 10, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at 2 Peachtree Street, 9th Floor Conference Room (DPH-9-260) in Atlanta, Georgia, with remote dial-in available at 1-888-363-4734, access code 6744425. Attendance is optional but strongly encouraged. Addendum Number 5, issued September 9, 2016, provides Revision 1 of a Questions and Answers document and supersedes prior conflicting information. Bidders must submit a signed acknowledgment of Addendum Number 2 (dated August 23, 2016) with their RFP response. An updated Contract Shell reflecting changes to Exhibit B accompanies the addenda.

Kathleen Lane is the Issuing Officer and may be reached at 404-232-1144 or Kathleen.Lane@dph.ga.gov. Technical difficulties with bid submission should be directed to the Team Georgia Marketplace Help Desk at 404-657-6000.