Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Request for Proposals for Independent Administrator

RFP No. 2006OP03CPS

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is seeking an Independent Administrator (IA) for Region 8 to develop and manage a new structural model for child welfare services that results in a community-based delivery system of case management and substitute care services that improves child protective services, achieves timely permanency for children, and improves the overall well-being of children.

The IA will be responsible for developing, administering, and overseeing a community-based service delivery model for case management and substitute care services that improves child and family outcomes and achieves system improvements. This RFP includes thirteen (13) child and family outcomes, each having a defined target that represents the IA's minimum required level of performance for the outcome.

DFPS intends to award a contract for a period of five (5) years. DFPS will have the option to renew the term of the contract for two (2) additional two (2) year terms as necessary to complete the mission of this procurement. Proposals are due July 31, 2006. Tentative contract awards are scheduled for September 30, 2006. The contract includes a start-up and transition to community-based foster care services and the IA will be required to make all transitions from DFPS to the IA by December 31, 2007. The start-up phase begins up on the effective date of the contract and ends on May 31, 2007. The transition phase begins on June 1, 2007, and ends December 31, 2007. The operational phase must begin January 1, 2008.

The services required in the RFP must be provided to clients residing in, or having a home of record in, the counties in Region 8, which include: Atacosa, Bandera, Bexar, Calhoun, Comal, DeWitt, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Jackson, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, La Salle, Lavaca, Maverick, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Wilson, and Zavala.

DFPS has structured this RFP to reflect its commitment to improving outcomes for children and families and improving the System. This commitment is reflected in the utilization of performance-based contracting methodologies that will, at a minimum, be used to monitor and evaluate the IA's performance; make decisions pertaining to contract actions; and make decisions related to financial incentives and remedies.