Request for Proposals Bidders Conference East County Adult Full Service Partnership Program

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Request for Proposals Bidders Conference East
County Adult Full Service Partnership Program

• Contra Costa County
• Behavioral Health Services
• Mental Health Services Act
• April 10, 2013

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Agenda

• Funding Source
• Summary of Key Details
• Purpose of the RFP
• Program Approach
• RFP Components
• RFP Review Process
• RFP Timeline
• Questions

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Funding Source

• In November 2004, California voters passed
  Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act
  (MHSA)
• MHSA is intended to "transform the public mental
  health system.
• The goal of the Act is to create a
  state-of-the-art, culturally competent system
  promoting wellness recovery for adults and
  older adults with severe mental illness and
  resiliency for children with serious emotional
  disorders and their families.
• For more information see http//www.dmh.ca.gov/Pr
  op_63/MHSA/Community_Services_and_Supports/default
  .asp

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Summary of Key Details

• Population Served
• Adults 26 to 59 years of age
• East and Central County residents
• MediCal eligible as well as uninsured
• Clients with serious mental illness meeting
  medical necessity (see page 5 of the RFP)
• Services must be 24/7
• Contract limit is 579,000
• Expected contractor will serve 50-60 adults
  concurrently (see page 6)
• Funding period 12 months
• Anticipated start of contract July 1, 2013

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Purpose of the RFP(see pages 4-7)

• To establish an Adult FSP in East County for East
  and Central County residents
• Population Served is expected to be experiencing
• serious mental illness
• homelessness, hospitalizations, visits to PES,
  and/or involvement in criminal justice system
• chronic physical health issues and/or
  co-occurring substance abuse issues

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Program Approach

• FSP programs are capable of providing a range of
  services beyond the scope of typical outpatient
  mental health services
• FSP programs include
• intensive outreach
• transportation support
• educational and vocational support
• housing support
• employment support
• peer support and advocacy
• use of MHSA flexible funds as necessary
• overall coordination of services
• FSP participants must have the support of a
  service provider 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Referrals approval by County staff
• Program Model Assertive Community Treatment
  (ACT) see pages 6-7 of RFP

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RFP Components

• Cover Page (see Appendix)
• Work Plan Narrative (12 page maximum, 40 points
  total) (see pages 8-9)
• Budget and Budget Justification (3 page maximum,
  20 points total) (see page 9 and Section III G
  page 8)
• Characteristics and Qualifications of Applicant
  Agency (7 page maximum, 40 points total) (see
  pages 9-10)

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RFP Review Process(see page 11)

• Failure to meet any one of the following criteria
  will not be reviewed further
• - Proposal was received by due date.
• - All sections of Proposal as outlined in RFP
  are included within specified page limits
  (Excluding Attachments).
• - Attachments are included and are complete.
• Panel of reviewers will score each proposal
• Maximum of 100 points for each proposal is
  possible
• Scoring
• Work Plan Narrative 40 Points
• Budget 20 Points
• Applicant Qualifications 40 Points
• In order to be considered for an award, the
  proposal must have a minimum score of 75 points

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RFP Timeline (see page 12)
Important Dates Due Date
Request for Proposals Posted Online Monday, April 1, 2013
RSVP Deadline for applicant conference - attendance is MANDATORY Monday, April 8, 2013 by 5PM
Applicant Conference - MANDATORY Wednesday, April 10, 2013 _at_ 10AM 1340 Arnold Drive, Suite 200, Martinez, CA 94553
First set of responses to questions submitted by applicants post conference (Questions MUST be received no later than Thursday April 18 _at_ 5PM) Posted Online Friday, April 19 , 2013
Second responses to questions submitted by applicants post conference (Questions MUST be received no later than Thursday April 25 _at_ 5PM) Posted Online Friday, April 26, 2013
Third responses to questions submitted by applicants post conference (Questions MUST be received no later than Thursday May 2 _at_ 5PM) Posted Online Friday, May 3, 2013
Final responses to questions submitted by applicants post conference (Questions MUST be received no later than Thursday May 9 _at_ 5PM) Posted Online Friday, May 10, 2013
RFP Application Due Date Thursday, May 16, 2013_at_ 5PM
Awardee Announcement Friday, May 31, 2013
Expected Start of the Contract Period Monday, July 1, 2013