TITLE
Title
CONTRACT AWARD TO VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF THE CAROLINA FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING BENEFICIARIES
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Victor Isler, Assistant County Manager for Successful People
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BACKGROUND
Background
On February 1, 2024, the Board approved the Women and Children’s Residential Recovery Committee’s recommendation to utilize the facility at Gibson Park to develop a substance use treatment center for pregnant and parenting women. On April 16, 2024, a Request for Proposals was distributed to solicit proposals for a service provider to support the design of this program and operate the facility. Proposals were received on May 16, 2024. Three (3) proposals were submitted and two (2) were deemed responsive by the Purchasing Department. The responsive bidders were:
1. Volunteers of America of the Carolinas
2. Community Alternatives dba Community Choices
The proposals were reviewed by a team of County staff from Behavioral Health, Public Health, DHHS Admin, and the County Manager’s Office during the week of May 20, 2024. Both organizations were invited to in-person interviews to present their proposals between May 28, 2024, and June 20, 2024. A site visit was conducted with the highest scoring organization after the interviews on July 16, 2024.
The committee evaluated the written proposals and interviews using the following criteria:
1. Experience providing residential treatment for pregnant and parenting women.
2. Experience working with the Division of Health Services Regulation (DHSR) and Managed Care Organizations (MCOs).
3. Proposal Alignment with proposed NC Medicaid Policy 8D-5 “Clinically Managed High-Intensity Residential Services” and Guilford County Core Values.
4. Proposed cost model for program design consulting and service delivery.
5. Ability to adequately staff the proposed services and staffing model alignment with state requirements.
The evaluation team recommends Volunteers of America of the ...
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