Psychological Evaluations C5881

The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, is soliciting qualified licensed clinical psychologists through Request for Proposal (RFP) 729 2600000015 to provide competency and criminal responsibility evaluations for inmates at the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center (KCPC). The RFP seeks comprehensive psychological evaluation services including detailed case history reviews, psychiatric records analysis, mental status examinations, psychological testing, and expert court testimony in accordance with court orders issued by Circuit and District courts. Inpatient evaluation reports must be completed and distributed within ten days of discharge, while outpatient evaluations must be completed within forty days of receiving the court order, with evaluations anticipated to require no more than 16 hours per case. The compensation structure is fixed at $900 per competency and/or criminal responsibility evaluation on an all-inclusive, non-negotiable basis covering all time, research, preparation, and travel associated with court testimony, with an additional $200 billable for preparation activities when patients fail to appear for scheduled outpatient evaluations. Contractors must possess current professional liability insurance with a minimum of $1,000,000 per claim and comprehensive general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per claim and $3,000,000 aggregate, and must satisfy all mandatory facility requirements including criminal background checks, tuberculosis testing, CPR certification, ten-panel drug testing, and Office of Inspector General List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (OIG LEIE) verification. The RFP was released on March 26, 2026, with written questions due by April 2, 2026, and proposals due on April 23, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with the contract term anticipated to run from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, and renewable for up to two additional two-year periods. Technical proposals will be evaluated on a maximum of 850 points based on mandatory requirements, redacted sample reports, qualifications and expertise, with oral presentations potentially required for the top two highest-ranking vendors, worth up to 200 additional points, and proposals scoring below 510 points will be eliminated from consideration.

No set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation to disadvantaged enterprises or specific organization types are identified in the solicitation documents. Multiple contracts may be awarded with no guarantee of minimum hours or specific caseload, indicating that the Commonwealth intends to engage multiple qualified providers rather than awarding a single exclusive contract. The RFP specifies that contractors are responsible for purchasing all psychological testing materials and seeking monthly reimbursement for actual costs submitted within thirty days of purchase, and all invoices must be submitted using the Legislative Research Commission's Government Contract Review Committee Invoice Form within 30 calendar days of service completion. Contractors must execute a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, implementing administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect Protected Health Information and reporting any unauthorized access or disclosure within five calendar days of discovery. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available solicitation materials, and no specific budget range or total award value is disclosed, with compensation determined solely on a per-evaluation basis at the established rate of $900 per competency and criminal responsibility evaluation.