Pre-Solicitation Notice: Prince George's County Maryland - Comprehensive Incarcerated Individuals Medical Services

Prince George's County, Maryland, through its Office of Procurement and Department of Corrections, has issued a pre-solicitation notice for a competitive solicitation to provide comprehensive incarcerated individuals medical services, with the formal solicitation anticipated by April 5, 2026. The County seeks a qualified contractor to deliver full-service correctional healthcare management for its detention facilities, which currently house approximately 996 incarcerated individuals with a rated capacity of 1,524 beds expandable to 1,624. The scope of services encompasses medical services, mental health and psychiatric care, dental services, pharmaceutical services, infirmary operations with 44 beds, specialty and hospital care coordination, chronic disease management, communicable disease control, dialysis coordination, and discharge planning. Required staffing includes a psychiatrist for a minimum of 40 hours weekly, four full-time equivalent licensed clinical mental health professionals, and an additional psychiatric provider for minimum 20 hours weekly. All routine onsite services must be provided within fixed compensation, including intake screening within two hours of commitment, comprehensive health appraisals within fourteen calendar days, sick call availability minimum five days per week with 24-hour nursing coverage, 24-hour emergency medical response, and compliance with PREA standards, HIPAA requirements, Maryland Department of Health standards, and NCCHC standards. Minimum qualifications require five years of continuous experience providing comprehensive correctional healthcare services with at least 90 percent of business operations dedicated to incarcerated individual medical services, documented experience at two comparable facilities with minimum 500 average daily population, public sector correctional agency experience, and demonstrated financial capacity and organizational capability. The County will conduct monthly performance audits, chart reviews, and staffing verification to monitor contractor compliance.

The pre-solicitation notice does not specify set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendor information at this stage, as the formal solicitation details are forthcoming. The financial structure establishes that the contractor is responsible for the first $400,000 annually in aggregate costs for covered inpatient and specialty care services, with annual costs exceeding this cap shared at 45 percent County responsibility and 55 percent contractor responsibility; Medicaid-covered inpatient hospital services are excluded from the cap if properly documented and approved. The procurement is explicitly not limited to temporary staffing, physician placement, nursing placement, consulting services, or hospital-only services, indicating the County seeks a comprehensive, full-service provider. All interested vendors are encouraged to monitor the eMMA and SPEED procurement portals for the formal solicitation release and submission deadlines, as the County anticipates an aggressive procurement and award timeline. While a draft Statement of Work has been provided for informational purposes to assist vendors in understanding the scope and operational requirements, this document is subject to revision, supplementation, or removal in the final solicitation. The County reserves the right to revise, delay, or cancel the anticipated procurement at any time, and all official procurement information, including the solicitation and addenda, will be issued through designated procurement portals.