Proposal Solicitation – Mental Health Case Management: Care Coordination for Children and Youth

Agency:	Worcester County
State:	Maryland
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	G - Social Services Q - Medical Services
Posted:	Feb 16, 2024
Due:	Apr 8, 2024
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Proposal Solicitation – Mental Health Case Management:

Care Coordination for Children and Youth

Worcester County is seeking proposals from qualified Vendors to select a Mental Health Case

Management (MHCM)/Care Coordination Organization (CCO) to assist youth in gaining access

to needed medical, mental health, social, educational and other services in accordance with the

Code of Maryland Annotated Regulations (COMAR) 10.09.89-90 in conformity with the

requirements contained herein Proposal Documents.

Proposal Documents for the above referenced project may be obtained from the Worcester

County Commissioner’s Office by either e-mailing the Procurement Officer, Nicholas Rice, at

nrice@co.worcester.md.us or by calling 410-632-1194 during normal business hours, or via the

County’s Bids page on the County’s website. Vendors are responsible for checking this website

for addenda prior to submitting their bids. Worcester County is not responsible for the content

of any Proposal Document received through any third party bid service. It is the sole

responsibility of the vendor to ensure the completeness and accuracy of their Completed

Proposal Documents.

A pre-proposal meeting will be held virtually via Google Meets on February 15, 2024 at

10:00am. The last day for questions will be seven days prior to the proposal opening. Sealed

Proposal Documents are due no later than 2:30pm on April 8, 2024 and will be opened and

read aloud in the Office of the County Commissioners, Worcester County Government Center –

Room 1103, One West Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland 21863.

Late Proposal Documents will not be accepted.

Minority vendors are encouraged to compete for award of the solicitation.

Nicholas W. Rice, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP

Procurement Officer

Worcester County, Maryland

WORCESTER COUNTY LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP):

Mental Health Case Management: Care Coordination for Children and Youth

Release Date: January 16, 2024

Proposal Due Date: April 8, 2024

Table of Contents

RFP Timeline and Specification

Purpose

Applicant Qualifications

Maryland’s Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents

Requirements of Service Delivery

Overview of the Project and Deliverables

Format and Content of Proposal

Supporting Documents

Evaluation and Conditions

Worcester County’s Standard Terms and Conditions

Attachments

RFP Overview

A. Proposal Timeline and Specifications

1. TIMELINE:

RFP Release Date

Pre-Proposal Conference

Proposal Due Date

Anticipated Awarded Notification Date

Anticipated Contract Signed Start Date

January 16, 2024

February 15, 2024

April 8, 2024

May 15, 2024

July 1, 2024

2. Response Due Date, Time, and Location: Proposals are due no later than 2:30pm Eastern

Standard Time on April 8, 2024. Late submissions will not be considered. One (1) original, and

five (5) hardcopies must be submitted to:

Worcester County Administration

ATTN: Nicholas Rice Procurement Officer

Room 1103 Government Center

One West Market Street

Snow Hill, MD 21863-1195

410-632-1194

3. Pre-Proposal Conference:

Date: February 15, 2024

Time: 10:00am

Location: Virtual via Google Meets

Attendance by interested applicants is highly recommended but not mandatory.

● SDAT GOOD STANDING REQUIREMENT: Vendors conducting business with

Worcester County will need to be registered with the Maryland Department of

Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), and be in good standing.

● Providers interested in reviewing this RFP may request an electronic copy from Nicholas

Rice at nrice@co.worcester.md.us

● The anticipated contract term has the ability to renew annually for up to five years. After five

years the program will go through a Request for Proposal process. Based on this information

here is the anticipated contract award timeline:

Year 1: July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025

Year 2: July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026

Year 3: July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027

Year 4: July 1, 2027-June 30, 2028

Year 5: July 1, 2028-June 30, 2029

B. Purpose

The Worcester County Local Behavioral Health Authority (WCLBHA) is the Core Service

Agency for Worcester County. The role of WCLBHA is to provide oversight, support,

resources, and management of behavioral health services funded by the public behavioral

health sector pursuant to Title 10- Section 1201-3 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. It is

the goal of WCLBHA that the Care Coordination Organization (CCO) of Worcester

County provide quality consumer and family driven services for those with substance

abuse, mental health, intellectual disabilities, or any combination thereof. Services will be

provided in a welcoming and holistic manner based on the unique strengths, needs,

abilities and desires of all individuals across the lifespan and in an environment that

ensures and respects privacy.

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to select a Mental Health Case Management

(MHCM)/Care Coordination Organization (CCO) to assist youth in gaining access to needed

medical, mental health, social, educational and other services in accordance with the Code of

Maryland Annotated Regulations (COMAR) 10.09.89-90. State regulation requires Core Service

Agencies (CSAs) Local Behavioral Health Authorities to procure MHCM services for their

respective jurisdictions at least once every five years. In order to comply with this mandate,

WCLBHA is moving forward with this RFP that will also incorporate the State's design of MHCM

for youth using a multi-level care coordination model. The provider authorized to offer case

management/care coordination in Worcester County via this procurement process will be required to

serve all levels of care outlined in detail below. Only one provider selected through this RFP process

will be authorized to provide case management/care coordination services for Worcester County.

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has enacted a 1915(i) State Plan Amendment

(SPA) with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to serve youth in the

community who meet or are just below the residential treatment center level of care. The

1915(i) SPA will utilize intensive care coordination provided through the service delivery

model via a CCO. The 1915(i) SPA for children and youth with serious behavioral health

challenges makes available additional home- and community-based services. Care

coordination for children and adolescents will be provided through a Care Coordination

Organization (CCO) that is also approved under COMAR 10.09.89-90 Mental Health Case

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