Western State Hospital Podiatry Services C2300

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP 2100000015) to procure part-time podiatry services for Western State Hospital and Western State Nursing Facility in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The procurement seeks qualified podiatrists to provide a maximum of three days per month of service, including one full-day clinic monthly, to serve the 175-bed acute care psychiatric facility and 144-bed skilled nursing facility. Required services include evaluation and treatment of fungal nail infections, corns, calluses, ingrown toenails, toenail clipping and debridement, diabetic foot care evaluation, medication prescription, and staff consultation. Qualified vendors must hold current Kentucky licensure as a Doctor of Podiatry, maintain malpractice liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per incident and $3,000,000 aggregate, pass criminal background checks and ten-panel drug screening plus oxycodone testing, provide evidence of current TB testing, and comply with OIG LEIE exclusion lists. The RFP was issued October 16, 2020, with written questions due by October 30, 2020, and proposals due December 4, 2020, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. The anticipated contract term runs from January 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, with renewal options for up to five additional one-year periods. Technical proposals are evaluated on applicant description (200 points), experience and qualifications (1,000 points), and references based on years of experience with individuals with persistent mental illness, developmental disabilities, and medical fragility, with a minimum threshold of 850 technical points required to advance to cost evaluation. Cost proposals are worth 800 points based on hourly rates, with oral presentations potentially adding up to 200 additional points.

The RFP contains no specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting the types of organizations that may respond. No incumbent vendor or current contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The procurement does not specify a guaranteed minimum caseload or hours, with service hours based on facility needs and invoiced monthly no later than thirty days after service completion. Vendors must submit hourly rates for service delivery, with rates being all-inclusive with no reimbursement for travel or training costs. No specific funding source or award value range is identified in the available documentation, though the contract structure indicates compensation will be determined by the vendor's proposed hourly rate multiplied by the actual service hours delivered during the contract period.