LEGAL NOTICE
RFP#1835-002

Network Administrator(s) for Catchment Areas located in DCYF Region 1 & 2

The State of Washington, Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals from qualified bidders who are capable to provide family support and related services in support of Performance-based contracting. The goal is to have Network Administrator(s) to deliver Client Services in the following Catchment Area(s):

1 - Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman, Garfield, and Asotin Counties; Catchment Area

2: Okanogan, Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Adams Counties; and Catchment Area

3: Yakima, Klickitat, Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia and Kittitas Counties.

DCYF currently has one (1) Network Administrator providing family support and related services in support of Performance-Based Contracting in eight (8) counties located east of the Cascade mountain range. Under RCW 74.13b.020, as amended by HB 5083, DCYF is required to expand Network Administrator(s) to those counties east of the Cascade mountain range within DCYF Regions 1 and 2.

Potential bidders must demonstrate how they meet the minimum qualifications as part of their response in Attachment D, Bidder Response Form.

All Bidders must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Bidders must have:

a. Must have three (3) years of experience working with families from a variety of cultures and communities.

b. Must have three (3) years of recent experience providing oversight to the client services known as Family Time / Visit Services and Combined In-Home Services.

c. Must be a Washington State registered business license prior to contract award.

The RFP will be issued on or about September 28, 2018 and responses will be due on or about October 25, 2018.  On the date indicated, DCYF shall post this Solicitation, and all amendments and announcements relating to this Solicitation, on Washington’s Electronic Business Solutions (WEBS).  WEBS can be accessed at: https://fortress.wa.gov/ga/webs/.

All Bidders must register as a vendor on WEBS, using an appropriate commodities code listed on the front page of this Solicitation, and must download this Solicitation from WEBS. This should be done as soon as possible in order for Bidder to receive notifications automatically generated on WEBS, but no later than the date set forth on Section B.2., Solicitation Schedule for Announcement of the Apparent Successful Bidder(s).

Parties that are unable to access the website above, may request a hard copy by submitting their name, address, e-mail, phone:

Andrea Goff

                                                Solicitation Coordinator

                                                Department of Children, Youth, and Families

                                                E-mail Address: Andrea.Goff@dcyf.wa.gov