Tuolumne County Resource Family Home (TCRFH) Quality Parenting and Caregiving Respite Services
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- RFQ-2024-0209
- State
- California
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- UNSPSC code
- Point of contact
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- Leah Moroles lmoroles@co.tuolumne.ca.us (209) 533-5528
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About this opportunity
Tuolumne County's Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Social Services, is seeking qualified Resource Families to provide Quality Parenting and Caregiving Respite Services at the Tuolumne County Resource Family Home (TCRFH). This Request for Qualification (RFQ) aims to contract with multiple providers who can offer respite care for children from birth to 17+ years, with a focus on supporting child welfare services clients facing complex challenges such as substance abuse, mental illness, and interpersonal violence. Applicants must possess a valid Resource Family Approval Certificate and demonstrate knowledge of child development, juvenile court processes, and Tuolumne County demographics. The evaluation process will assess proposals based on completeness, the Resource Family Approval (RFA) certificate, and overall proposal quality, with each category weighted equally. The RFQ was issued on October 8, 2024, with proposals due by June 30, 2025, and potential contractors could be approved to start respite care as early as November 1, 2024. The initial contract term is one year, with the possibility of four additional one-year extensions contingent on funding, performance, and continued service needs.
There are significant restrictions on who can respond to this procurement. Current Tuolumne County employees are prohibited from applying, and CalPERS retirees face limitations on contracting if the work is similar to their previous employment. The county intends to contract with an unlimited number of qualified applicants, paying up to $100 per day for respite services. Providers will be selected from a list of qualified individuals, and if a qualified applicant is not available, the county will continue to contact other qualified providers on the list. There are no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises mentioned in the documentation. The total budget is not explicitly stated, but with the daily rate of $100 and the potential for multiple providers, the overall contract value could be substantial. The procurement is designed to create a pool of resource family providers who can be called upon as needed to provide critical respite services for children in the Tuolumne County child welfare system.
Opportunity text
The County of Tuolumne, through its Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Social Services, hereinafter referred to as the "County", is requesting proposals from qualified Resource Families (formerly known as Foster Families) interested in providing Quality Parenting and Caregiving Respite Services at the Tuolumne County Resource Family Home (TCRFH), formerly known as the Emergency Children's Shelter.
The County intends to contract with an unlimited number of qualified applicants paying up to $100 per day. In the event respite services are needed, the qualified individuals on the list will be contacted. If a qualified applicant is not available to provide respite services, the County will continue to contact qualified providers on the list to provide contracted services.
California law and federal law provide specific employment restrictions for retirees and/or current County employees that desire to contract with the County.
For CalPERS retirees: if the work you will perform as a contractor is the same or similar to work you performed as an active employee or is work that is performed by active employees, it is most likely subject to the PERS retired annuitant restrictions, meaning the employment is disallowed and the County will not be able to enter into a contract with you.
For current County employees: California and federal law prohibit a current employee from contracting with its employer while being an active employee. If an employee is interested in becoming an independent contractor, the employee must consider separation from employment with the County, however should the employee retire, he/she may be subject to the CalPERS retired annuitant laws. Should a current County employee respond to a RFQ while in active employment status, the employee must separate from employment prior to award of the contract.
No County time is allowed to be used to prepare for or work on a response to a County RFQ.
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