Description
The State of California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (through its Correctional Health Care Services) is seeking a single contractor to design, launch, manage, and maintain a statewide Mental Health Registry Network (MHRN) that provides temporary/relief mental‑health staffing to all correctional facilities. The contractor must recruit, credential, schedule, and oversee a pool of licensed mental‑health providers, deliver a secure web‑based workforce‑management system, and meet strict performance metrics (≥ 80 % fill‑rate, credentialing ≤ 5 business days, invoice accuracy ≥ 95 %). The contract is a three‑year, firm‑fixed‑price agreement (with up‑to‑three one‑year extensions) beginning January 1 2027, with hourly rate caps per classification and a required network‑implementation fee.
• Core services: provider recruitment, credentialing, 24/7 on‑call support, electronic scheduling/time‑keeping platform, and performance reporting.
• Required classifications include psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychologists, LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, recreation therapists, and other mental‑health clinicians.
• Pricing is based on tiered hourly rates (minimum/maximum caps) plus a flat overhead per classification; rates must stay within caps and incorporate all labor and overhead costs.