Treatment court & SW comp needs asmts

The South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs, through the State Fiscal Accountability Authority's Division of Procurement Services, is seeking proposals for two distinct needs assessment projects in Richland County. The solicitation, numbered 5400029035, covers Lot 1: Veteran Treatment Court Needs Assessment and Lot 2: Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment, with offerors able to bid on either or both lots. For Lot 1, the contractor must assess active Veteran Treatment Courts, identify service gaps, and deliver a comprehensive report, presentation, and strategic planning workshop by September 30, 2026. Lot 2 requires a comprehensive statewide needs assessment of South Carolina veterans, focusing on identifying priority needs across healthcare, housing, employment, education, mental health, and social support domains. Proposals will be evaluated based on capabilities and detailed approach (45 points), experience and qualifications (35 points), and price (20 points). The solicitation requires submission of a completed Service Provider Security Assessment Questionnaire and references from comparable projects. Key dates include a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference on December 3, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET via Microsoft Teams, with questions due by December 4, 2025, and proposals due online by January 14, 2026, at 11:00 AM ET. Award notification is scheduled for February 24, 2026.

The procurement does not specify any minority business set-asides or restrictions on respondent types. Contractors must obtain commercial general liability insurance with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and information security and privacy liability insurance with limits of $5,000,000 per occurrence and $10,000,000 aggregate. The contract requires that government information remain within the continental United States and that contractors comply with South Carolina and federal laws, including HIPAA requirements and information security safeguards. While no specific budget range is detailed in the solicitation, the contract period is set from March 6, 2026, through March 5, 2027, with a maximum duration of one year for each lot. Offerors must provide fixed lump-sum pricing for all costs associated with materials, labor, and services in an itemized format. The solicitation emphasizes that pricing must be independently determined, and all proposals must include signed cover pages and acknowledgment of any amendments. No information is provided about incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure that would require integration.