RFA 20-20 Court Appointed Psychiatric Services

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The Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino is seeking applications from qualified psychiatrists to provide court-ordered professional psychiatric evaluations and reports, as required under Penal Code Sections 1368, 1369, and 1370.1. The court is issuing Request for Applications (RFA) 20-20 for Court Appointed Psychiatric Services. The awarded contract will be a Firm Fixed Price agreement with an initial one-year term and two optional one-year extensions. Psychiatrists must be willing to conduct competency, not guilty by reason of insanity, sex offender, and narcotic evaluations, and travel to various court districts and locations within San Bernardino County and San Bernardino City as ordered by the court. Applicants must submit required attachments such as the Payee Data Record, Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization, Good Standing Form, and various certifications. The RFA does not have a specific due date, and applications will be accepted on an open-ended basis.

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The RFA is open to all qualified psychiatrists and does not have any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The current incumbent providers or contractors are not specified in the provided information. The RFA also does not include details on the anticipated award value or budget range for the court-appointed psychiatric services. Interested applicants must sign the personalized Short-Form-Agreement for Psychiatrist contract once their application is approved.