RES-45-Beds-Moderate-High-Females-IMH-Northwest-C1

The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is issuing Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) #10908 for a comprehensive residential commitment program located in Crestview, Okaloosa County. The solicitation seeks a provider to operate a 45-bed residential facility for female youth aged 13-21, specifically consisting of 20 moderate-risk and 25 high/maximum-risk beds with Intensive Mental Health (IMH) Treatment Services. The program will be housed in a department-owned building at 4449 Straightline Rd. and requires delivering multi-faceted services including delinquency programming, sex-specific services, restorative justice approaches, behavior management, academic and career services, recreation therapy, and discharge planning. Evaluation will be conducted using a 100-point comparative analysis scoring system that assesses program components, living environment, community involvement, staffing, management capabilities, and treatment services. Key dates include a mandatory site visit on April 28, 2025, with written replies due on June 17, 2025, and an anticipated contract start date of January 20, 2026 for an initial three-year term potentially renewable thereafter.

The solicitation does not explicitly indicate specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises. Respondents must demonstrate financial viability through a Dun & Bradstreet Business Information Report and meet comprehensive operational requirements, including maintaining specific staff-to-youth ratios and professional qualifications. The maximum per diem rate is $417.69 for filled beds and $392.69 for unfilled beds, representing a potential annual contract value in the range of $5-6 million. Providers must have proven experience operating residential commitment programs and meet stringent staffing standards, including minimum mandatory hourly wages of $19.00 and specified annual starting salaries for mental health professionals ranging from $50,000 to $85,000 for key positions like the Designated Mental Health Clinician Authority. The facility includes significant existing infrastructure such as four classrooms, eleven staff offices, thirty sleeping rooms, fourteen AC units, a functioning sprinkler system, and eighty video surveillance cameras, which the selected provider will be expected to utilize and maintain.