Description
The State of Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services is seeking to negotiate a sole‑source contract with the American Association of Children’s Residential Centers (ACRC) to implement the Six Core Strategies® – an evidence‑based, trauma‑informed model aimed at eliminating restraint and seclusion in child‑serving residential settings. ACRC, as the exclusive authorized provider of this model, will deliver technical assistance, coaching calls, training sessions, a Quality Improvement Collaborative, webinars, and an after‑care project workgroup. The solicitation is a “Notice of Intent to Negotiate” and invites any vendor who can demonstrate an equivalent product or service to submit a written response by the specified deadline.
• Scope includes training, coaching, webinars, and collaborative quality‑improvement activities for child‑residential programs.
• Only ACRC is identified as the intended source; alternatives must be justified in writing.
• Questions due by 10/01/2026; response deadline for alternative proposals is 10/06/2026.
• Contact: Taylor Livingston, Solicitation Manager (517‑284‑0183, [email protected]).
• No award date, contract length, or budget amount disclosed.