Temporary Nursing Personnel

Location:	Alabama
Posted:	Jun 12, 2026
Due:	Jul 10, 2026
Agency:	Alabama Department of Mental Health
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Q - Medical Services
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STATE OF ALABAMA

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

RSA UNION BUILDING

100 N. UNION STREET

POST OFFICE BOX 301410

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36130-1410

www.mh.alabama.gov

June 12, 2026

RFP 2027-03

Dear Vendor:

The Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) is soliciting proposals to provide Temporary

Nursing Personnel. Request for Proposals (RFP) will be accepted until 2:00 pm on Friday July 10,

2026.

The submission of a proposal does not guarantee the award of a contract. Any contract resulting from the

proposal is not effective until it has received all required governmental approvals and signatures. In

addition, the selected vendor shall not begin performing work under this contract until notified to do so by

the departmental contracting agent. Any contract obtained from this RFP will start on October 1.

When submitting a proposal, please read the entire RFP document and return your proposal in the

requested format. All proposals should be submitted in ink or typed and contain an original signature.

Submissions should be delivered to:

AL Department of Mental Health

Office of Contracts & Purchasing

100 North Union Street, Suite 570

Montgomery, AL 36104

MAILING NOTE: Proposals may be sent via Regular US Postal Service (USPS) Mail,

Express/Overnight USPS Mail, commercial delivery service such as FedEx or UPS, or hand delivered by

the closing date and time. Emailed or faxed responses are NOT accepted. Also, please note: All US

Postal mail, including express/overnight mail that is dispatched to any State agency is processed thru the

State mail facility before it is forwarded to the appropriate State agency. By using the USPS, you assume

the risk of delay that may result in your proposal being received late and therefore being determined to be

untimely. All proposals received untimely will not be reviewed. Postmarks of the date mailed are

insufficient; the proposal must physically be received at the listed office by the date and time specified

regardless of the delivery service used. RFPs that are improperly submitted or received late* will be

documented for record and will not be returned nor will the bidder be notified.

*Late: any submission received AFTER the specified RFP closing date and time.

Sincerely,

Sundra McKeithen

Office of Contracts & Purchasing

Organization:

RFP Closing Date & Time:

RFP Contact Info:

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (ADMH)

2:00 pm on Friday July 10, 2026

Review the mailing note.

Sundra McKeithen

ADMH

Office of Contracts & Purchasing

RSA Union Building

100 North Union Street, Suite 570

Montgomery, AL 36104

Telephone Number (334) 353-7440

Email: sundra.courtland@mh.alabama.gov

________________________________________________________________________________

A. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1. Who may not respond to this RFP? Employees of ADMH and current State employees.

2. In order to transact business in the State of Alabama all businesses domestic and foreign must be

registered with the Alabama Secretary of State Office. (Domestic means within the State of

Alabama. Foreign means out-of-state.) Website: www.sos.alabama.gov

3. If contracted with the State of Alabama, all vendors must enroll and actively participate in E-Verify.

Website: https://www.e-verify.gov/

4. ALL vendor payments are processed thru the State of Alabama Accounting and Resource System

(STAARS). All vendors must register with STAARS Vendor Self Service. Website:

https://procurement.staars.alabama.gov/webapp/PRDVSS1X1/AltSelfService

5. The ADMH reserves the right to reject any and all proposals if RFP instructions are not adhered to,

such as late submissions received after deadline (see mailing note), requested # of submissions not

received. ADMH reserves the right to issue multiple awards.

6. Authority to Resolve Protested Solicitations and Awards

Presumption of Correctness. Decisions by the Chief Procurement Officer or Head of a

Procurement Agency during the procurement process are presumed lawful and reasonable unless

proven otherwise. The burden of proof is on a protestor to show not just mere error in the

procurement process, but error causing it prejudice to the satisfaction of the Chief Procurement

Officer or head of a Purchasing Agency for a protest to be sustained and relief to be granted.

7. Filing of Intent to Protest or Protest.

(a) When Filed. An intent to protest or a protest is considered filed when received by the Chief

Procurement Officer.

(b) Timing and Manner of Intent to Protest or Protest. Intent to protest a solicitation, an

amendment to a solicitation, or an intent to award, must be filed within five calendar days of the

issuance of such solicitation, amendment to a solicitation, or intent to award. Thereafter, a formal

protest must be filed no later than seven calendar days from the filing of the notice of intent to protest

(i.e., no later than twelve days from the action being protested). An intent to protest is not required if

a formal protest is filed in lieu of an intent to protest within the initial five days permitted.

(b) Subject of Intent to Protest or Protest. As set forth in this rule, protesters may file an intent to

protest or protest on any phase of solicitation or award including but not limited to, specifications

preparation, bid solicitation, or award. Protesters may also protest the disclosure of information

marked confidential in the bid or offer if the disclosure provided a party with an unfair competitive

advantage.

1. the name and address of the protester and the email address of the protester's representative;

2. appropriate identification of the procurement, and, if a contract has been awarded, its number;

3. a statement of the grounds of the protest and the relief requested with enough particularity to

give notice of the issues to be decided; and

4. supporting exhibits, evidence, or documents to substantiate any claims unless not available

within the filing time in which case the expected availability date shall be indicated.

(d) An intent to protest or protest that does not contain the information required by subsection (c)

must be denied.

(e) Stay of Procurements During Protest. When a protest has been timely filed and before an award

has been made, the Chief Procurement Officer or the head of a Purchasing Agency shall make no

award of the contract until the protest has been settled unless the Chief Procurement Officer makes a

written determination, after consulting with the head of the Using Agency or the head of the

Purchasing Agency, that the award of the contract without delay is necessary to protect substantial

interests of the State.

(f) Receipt, Review, and Decision by the Chief Procurement Officer. Upon receipt of a protest

containing all information required by this Rule, if the protest is not resolved by mutual agreement

within 10 days in accordance with Code of Ala. 1975, §41-4-16l(c), the Chief Procurement Officer

will conduct an administrative review of the protest and the procurement record. Upon the

completion of the administrative review, the Chief Procurement Officer shall issue a written decision

as expeditiously as possible. During the administrative review of a protest, the Chief Procurement

Officer may request information from the using agency and any interested party.

(g) Effect of Judicial or Administrative Proceedings. If an action concerning the protest has

commenced in court, the Chief Procurement Officer shall not act on the protest but refer the protest to

the Attorney General. After consulting with the Attorney General, the Chief Procurement Officer may

proceed with a solicitation or award of a contract in accordance with Code of Ala. 1975, §41-4-16l(f).

This Section shall not apply where a court requests that a decision be made on a protest by the Chief

Procurement Officer or the head of a Purchasing Agency.

Effective 5/16/2026

8. Records Request: ADMH recognizes and supports the public’s right to inspect/request copies of

public records in accordance with State law. Many public records and resources are available on

the ADMH website: www.mh.alabama.gov for review. Anyone seeking copies of records and/or

information from ADMH must complete a records request form. The form is located on ADMH

website at www.mh.alabama.gov for review and completion.

B. Request for Proposals Standard Terms and Conditions

1. Authority

Division 4 of the Department of Finance Administrative Code (Chapters 355-4-1 through 355-

4-6), effective October 1, 2022, is incorporated by reference and made a part of this document.

To view the relevant provisions of the Administrative Code, visit our website

https://purchasing.alabama.gov/

2. Prohibited Contacts; Inquiries regarding this RFP

From the Release Date of this Request for Proposal (hereafter referred to as RFP) until a

contract is awarded, parties that intend to submit or have submitted a Proposal, are prohibited

from communicating with any members of the Soliciting Party’s Team for this transaction

who may be identified herein or after the Release Date, or other employees or representatives

of the Soliciting Party regarding this RFP or the underlying transaction except the designated

contact(s).

3. Nonresponsive Proposals

Any Proposal that does not satisfy requirements of the RFP may be deemed non-responsive

and may be disregarded without evaluation. Supplemental information, including information

necessary to clarify a proposal, may be required from any Proposer.

4. Changes to RFP; Changes to Schedule

The Soliciting Party reserves the right to change or interpret the RFP prior to the Proposal

Due Date. Changes will be communicated to those parties receiving the RFP who have not

informed the Soliciting Party’s designated contact that a Proposal will not be submitted.

Changes to the deadline or other scheduled events may be made by the Soliciting Party as it

deems to be in its best interest. Review the RFP Schedule of Events.

5. Expenses of Proposal

A Proposer will not be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in preparation of a proposal.

6. Rejection of Proposals

The State reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and cancel this Request if, in its

sole discretion, it deems such action to be in its best interest.

7. The Final Terms of the Engagement

Issuance of this RFP in no way constitutes a commitment by the State to award a contract.

The final terms of engagement for the service provider will be set out in a contract which will

be effective upon its acceptance by the State as evidenced by the signature thereon of its

authorized representative. Provisions of this RFP and the accepted Proposal may be

incorporated into the terms of the engagement should the State so dictate. Notice is hereby

given that there are certain terms standard to commercial contracts in private sector use which

the State is prevented by law or policy from accepting, including indemnification and holding

harmless a party to a contract or third parties, consent to choice of law and venue other than

the State of Alabama, methods of dispute resolution other than negotiation and mediation,

waivers of subrogation and other rights against third parties, agreement to pay attorney’s fees

and expenses of litigation, and some provisions limiting damages payable by a vendor,

including those limiting damages to the cost of goods or services.

8. Choice of Law; Venue

This Contract will be governed by laws of the State of Alabama and the sole venue for

litigation and alternative dispute resolution activities will be the City of Montgomery in the

State of Alabama. No other court shall have jurisdiction.

9. Not to Constitute a Debt of the State

The terms and commitments contained in the solicitation, or any contract resulting from this

solicitation, shall not constitute a debt of the State of Alabama, the incurring of which is

prohibited by Section 213 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama, 1901,

as amended.

10. Proration

Any provision of a contract resulting from this bid to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event

of failure of the State to make payment hereunder as a result of partial unavailability, at the

time such payment is due of such sufficient revenues of the State to make such payment

(proration of appropriated funds for the State having been declared by the governor pursuant

to Section 41-4-90 of the Code of Alabama 1975), the supplier shall have the option, in

addition to the other remedies of the contract, of renegotiating the contract (extending or

changing payment terms or amounts) or terminating the contract.

11. Non-appropriation of funds

Section 41-4-144(c) of the Code of Alabama 1975 states: “(c) When funds are not

appropriated or otherwise made available to support continuation of performance in a

subsequent fiscal period, the contract shall be cancelled, and the supplier shall be reimbursed

for the reasonable value of any non- recurring costs incurred but not amortized in the price of

the supplies or services delivered under the contract. The cost of cancellation may be paid

from any appropriations available for that purpose.”

12. Dispute Resolution

In the event of any dispute between the parties arising from this solicitation and any agreement

with a dispute involving the payment of money, supplier’s sole remedy is the filing of a claim

with the Board of Adjustment of the State of Alabama. For any and all other disputes arising

under the terms of this contract which are not resolved by negotiation, the parties agree to

utilize appropriate forms of non-binding alternative dispute resolution including, but not

limited to, mediation. Such dispute resolution shall occur in Montgomery, Alabama, utilizing

where appropriate, mediators selected from the roster of mediators maintained by the Center

for Dispute Resolution of the Alabama State Bar Association.

13. No Indemnification

Supplier acknowledges and agrees that, under the terms of this solicitation and agreements

relating to purchases or leases resulting therefrom, the State is prohibited from indemnifying

the supplier. The State does not agree to and will not indemnify the supplier for any reason.

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