Description
The Specialty Courts Department of the Trial Court seeks to obtain behavioral health services by contracting with providers who will furnish and assign master’s level, or higher, educated clinicians to serve on Specialty Court Teams across the Commonwealth. The goal of the specialty court session program is to allow justice-involved individuals to remain in the community with supportive services designed to promote public safety, individual accountability, and recovery. The contract will consist of the following documents, which are listed in the order of precedence: Commonwealth Terms and Conditions, Commonwealth Standard Contract Form, the Request for Proposal, Specialty Courts Department’s Responses to Bidder Questions, and other documents. The evaluation criteria for the proposal include capacity to provide qualified and experienced clinicians, administrative and supervisory capacity, commitment to evidence-based testing and assessment tools, cost, and bidder references.
• The Specialty Courts Department is part of the Executive Office of the Trial Court and supports the administration of specialty courts, including budget, staffing, training, data collection, and evaluation, as well as other behavioral health initiatives to address underlying substance use disorders and mental health conditions.
• The contract may be amended to add additional products or services for the Trial Court which are consistent with this RFP.
• The Provider Project Manager will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and will serve as an interface between the Department Project Manager and all Provider personnel participating in this engagement.
• The Provider is responsible for keeping their Provider’s Contract Manager Information current, and if this information changes, the applicable Provider must notify the Specialty Courts Project Manager by email immediately.