Community Based Services Proposals
Due December 11, 2024, by 3:00PM EST
Community Based Services, formerly referred to as IV-B Services, are programs which promote the well-being of children and families and are designed to strengthen and stabilize families. They are also designed to help families at risk or in crisis including services to assist families in preventing disruption and the unnecessary removal of children from their home. They help to maintain the safety of children in their own homes, support families preparing to reunify or adopt, and assist families in obtaining other services to meet multiple needs.
This RFP is for the purposes of the following services: Family Preservation Services, Day Reporting, Med-Assessment for MRO, Home Based Family Centered Casework, Home Based Family Centered Therapy, Homemaker Parent Aid, Counseling, Diagnostic and Evaluation Services, Functional Family Therapy, Parent Education, Parenting/Family Functioning Assessment, Sexually Harmful/Reactive Youth, Transition from Restrictive Placement, Truancy Termination, Tutoring/Literacy, Med-Medication Training and Support, Med-Peer Recovery Services, Specialized Services, Detoxification, Substance Use Disorder Assessment, Substance Use Outpatient Treatment, Support Groups for Resource Families, Resource Family Support Services, Domestic Violence Batterers, Domestic Violence Victim and Child, Father Engagement, Comprehensive Home Based Services, Child Mental Health Initiative, Family Centered Treatment, Supervised Parenting Time, and MST.
CMHCs: This is the COMMUNITY BASED RFP only. If you would like to propose for services outside of your master contract, you will need to do so through this RFP.
- Services in the CMHC Master Contract are: Home Based Family Centered Casework, Home Based Family Centered Therapy, Homemaker/Parent Aid, Counseling, Diagnostic and Evaluation Services, Parent Education, Parenting and Family Functioning Assessments, Sexually Harmful and Reactive Youth, Tutoring, Visitation Facilitation, Detoxification/Withdrawal Management, Residential Substance Use Treatment, Substance Use Disorder Assessment, Substance Use Outpatient Treatment, Children’s Mental Health Initiative
Many of the above service standards have been updated, and the updates will be published with effective dates noted as applicable.
Service standards are listed individually at https://www.in.gov/dcs/service-standards/.
If you have any questions, please contact the Regional Coordinator for these Regions. If you do not know who the Regional Coordinator is, please see the map at the following link on the DCS website: https://www.in.gov/dcs/providers-and-partners/ and click on Child Welfare Service Coordinator Areas Map
Apply at: https://magik.dcs.in.gov/financials/Public/RFP/RequestAvailable.aspx.
Timelines
Issue of RFP: September 30, 2024
Pre-Proposal Conference (Virtual): October 22, 2024, at 1:00 PM EDT
Virtual Meeting Link
Community Based RFP Pre-Proposal Presentation
Deadline to Submit Electronic (Attachment F) Questions to ChildWelfarePlan@dcs.IN.gov: October 31, 2024, by 3:00 PM EDT
Submission of Proposals: December 11, 2024
Click on the link to access the document:
- RFP Boilerplate Updated 11/13/2024
- KidTraks RFP User Guide Updated 11/13/2024
- Disregard sections 4K-M. A signed and uploaded proposal application is NOT required for this RFP.
- Attachment A- Service Standards
- Attachment B - Unit Rates (Effective 7/1/2024)
- Attachment C – Sample Contract
- Attachment D – Business Proposal Template
- Attachment E – Technical Proposal Template Updated 11/14/2024
- Attachment F – Question and Answer Template
- Attachment G – Principles of Child Welfare
- Attachment H - Assurances Updated 11/13/2024
- Attachment I – Disaster Plan Template
- Attachment J – Reporting Forms
- Attachment K – Diagnostic and Evaluation Worksheet
- Attachment L – Clinical Interview and Assessment Report
- Attachment M – Federal Selected Disallowed Expenses
- Attachment N – Specialized Service Standard Template
- Attachment O – Budget Worksheet (Specialized Service ONLY) Updated 11/13/2024
- Attachment P – Optional Exhibit 1 Background Check and Sample Spreadsheet
Child Advocacy Center (CAC) (FY 2025-2027)
2024 CAC RFP
Advocacy Centers are neutral, safe and child appropriate locations where multidisciplinary teams investigate disclosures of child sexual or severe physical abuse. These multidisciplinary teams are made up of law enforcement officers, child protective service personnel, medical and mental health, victim assistance, prosecutors, and advocates. Children who have disclosed abuse are interviewed by a forensic interviewer at such centers. The multidisciplinary approach to child abuse assessments is designed with the intention of reducing the secondary trauma associated with the disclosure and subsequent investigation of abuse.
The Child Advocacy Center must be a Non Profit entity with 501.c3 status or a government entity like a Prosecutor’s Office. The Child Advocacy Center with the Non Profit status may be a stand-alone Child Advocacy Center, a Child Advocacy Center under an umbrella agency or a Child Advocacy Center under a Prosecutor’s Office.
The target population served by the CAC is restricted to the following:
1. Families and children for whom a child protection service assessment has been initiated.
2. Families and children who have substantiated cases of abuse and/or neglect and will likely develop into an open case with Informal Adjustment (IA) or Children in Need of Services (CHINS).
3. Children and their families which have an IA or the children have the status of CHINS or JD (Juvenile Delinquency).JS (Juvenile Status).
4. Children with the status of CHINS or JD/JS and their Foster/Kinship families with whom they are placed.
If your agency provides counseling services, you cannot provide these services under the Child Advocacy Center Service Standard, you must submit a proposal for counseling services under Community Based Services for the Counseling Service Standard.
Deadline for Submission of Proposal: July 10, 2024 at 3 PM EDT
2024 Community Partners for Child Safety RFP
The Department of Child Services (DCS) is seeking proposals for the provision of child abuse prevention services under the Community Partners for Child Safety program that can be delivered in every region in the state. These services will build community resources in order to have a collaborative prevention network throughout the region. The service will be for those families that are identified through self-referral or other community agency referral and voluntarily agree to participate in services. The service will provide home based services to connect families to resources to strengthen the family and prevent child abuse and neglect.
The purpose of the RFP is to select vendors that can satisfy the Department’s need for the provision of these prevention services.
Respondents may choose to apply to serve individual regions or the entire state. If a Respondent chooses to serve individual regions they must be willing to service all counties within the proposed region.
Proposal Due Date: Friday, August 23, 2024, by 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
After this header items we will need multiple description lines (only what is bolded) with documents linked as follows:
2024 CPCS RFP Boilerplate 6/16/24 Update
Attachment A Sample – Community Partners Services Contract
Attachment B Business Proposal Template
Attachment C Technical Proposal Template
Attachment E Principles of Child Welfare Services
Attachment H 2024 Community Partners for Child Safety Service Standards
Attachment I Cost Proposal Updated 7/30/2024
Attachment L FRC Branding Guide
Attachment M CPCS Estimated Regional Allocations
Older Youth Services Summary for RFP Posting 2024
The Department of Child Services (DCS) is seeking proposals for the administration of the Chafee / Older Youth Services (OYS) Programs. The goal of OYS is to provide independent living instructional and experiential learning to youth in foster care, provide transitional services to youth who are expected to age out of foster care, extended foster care placement and supervision for those youth who want to voluntarily remain or re-enter foster care, and provide older youth services for young adult who voluntarily want to participate in OYS after they have aged out of foster care.
The purpose of the RFP is to select vendors that can satisfy the Department’s need for the provision of the Chafee / OYS program in one of the identified services areas that represent a collective of several regions and their corresponding 92 local offices in the State. DCS will be seeking venders to provide regional coverage within the service area.
Proposal Due Date: Monday, May 20, 2024, at 4:00pm Eastern Daylight Time Updated 5/3/2024
Older Youth Services RFP# 25 Amendment 2 Updated 4/5/2024
Older Youth Services Pre-Proposal Presentation Updated 3/20/2024
Attachment A Older Youth Services Service Standards
Attachment B Older Youth Services Protocol Amendment 1 Updated 3/20/2024
Attachment C Business Proposal
Attachment D Technical Proposal
Attachment E Cost Proposal Amendment 2 Updated 5/3/2024
Attachment F OYS Sample Contract
Attachment G OYS Question & Answer Template
Q&A Final Responses Updated 4/5/2024
Attachment H Brokering of Services Partnerships
Attachment I Indiana Older Youth Services Census
Attachment J National Youth in Transition Service Elements Cheat Sheet
Attachment L Exhibit 1 Certification Background Check
Attachment M Federal Selected Disallowed
Attachment N Principles of Child Welfare
Indiana Youth Advisory Board Summary for RFP#002526 Posting 2024
The Department of Child Services (DCS) is seeking proposals for the administration of the Indiana Youth Advisory Board (IYAB). IYAB is a well-established youth-led board that prepare its members to take on leadership roles on the local, state, and national level, as well as within their lives. The vision of this board is to enable Indiana's foster youth to advocate for themselves and communicate effectively by increasing awareness of rights, responsibilities, and resources to ensure successful transitions.
The purpose of this RFP is to select one IYAB vendor that can satisfy the Department’s need for the provision of co-facilitation and coordination of IYAB. Thereby, developing youth-adult partnerships, educating the community, and assisting the youth in fulfilling leadership roles of advocating for themselves and others. This youth-lead collaboration will engage youth in various ways as described in the Indiana Youth Advisory Board Service Standards as well as provide stipends and compensation for their lived experiences.
Proposal Due Date: Monday, May 6, 2024, by 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Indiana Youth Advisory Board RFP#0002526 Amendment 1 Updated 4/4/2024
Pre-Proposal Presentation Updated 3/20/2024
Attachment A Indiana Youth Advisory Board Service Standards Amendment 1 Updated 4/4/2024
Attachment B Business Proposal Template
Attachment C Technical Proposal Template
Attachment D Cost Proposal Template
Attachment E Indiana Youth Advisory Board Q & A Template
Q & A Final Responses Updated 4/4/2024
Attachment F IYAB Sample Contract
Attachment G Indiana Youth Advisory Board Census
Attachment H Youth Advisory Board Frameworks
Attachment J Exhibit 1 Certification Background Check
Attachment K Federal Selected Disallowed Expenses
Attachment L Principles of Child Welfare
Intensive Foster Care Services RFP
The purpose of this RFP is to select multiple Intensive Foster Care Services providers that can satisfy DCS’s need for the statewide provision of Intensive Foster Care and Intensive Respite Care Services. Intensive Foster Care Services are services provided to children with intensive medical, mental, emotional, and/or behavioral needs who may need additional support to ensure placement stability. These services are provided with the goal of preparing the foster parent(s) to provide care and support for the child without the need for additional services from either DCS or other providers.
Intensive Foster Care Services Awarded Vendors
Deadline for submission is April 17, 2024
Intensive Foster Care Services Award Recommendation Letter
Intensive Foster Care Services RFP Addendum #2 Updated 3/6/2024
Intensive Foster Care Services Boilerplate Addendum #2 Updated 3/6/2024
Attachment A – Service Standard Found under 'Other Services'
Attachment B – Provider Narrative Template
Attachment C – Service Narrative Template
Attachment D – Sample Contract
Attachment E – Principles of Child Welfare Services
Attachment H – Q&A Template
DCS Response to Q&A Round 1 Updated 2/21/2024
DCS Response to Q&A Round 2 Updated 4/5/2024
Attachment I – Cost Proposal Addendum #1 Updated 3/6/2024
Attachment J – Pre-Proposal Network Form
Summary of Submitted Pre-Proposal Network Forms Updated 3/19/2024
Attachment K – Intent to Respond
Attachment L – Attestation Form