The 2020 RFP calls for a state‑funded, in‑home, trauma‑informed substance‑use‑disorder (SUD) recovery program serving parents with children under six in Ocean County, NJ. One agency will operate two parallel teams (one per DCPP local office), each serving 12 families over a 12‑month period. The contractor must provide intake, assessment, intensive home‑visit treatment, parent‑child dyadic therapy, toxicology testing, vouchers, and coordination with medication‑assisted‑treatment providers, while meeting a 40 % successful‑discharge metric. A $742,305 ceiling funds staff salaries, training/technical‑assistance, operating expenses, and client incentives. Awarded to Preferred Behavioral Health of NJ, the contract began May 1 2021 and ends April 30 2022. Key requirements include licensing, compliance with ADA, HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and a robust data‑collection plan with Rutgers University as evaluator.
• Scope: In‑home SUD and mental‑health services + parent‑child therapy for 24 families total.
• Funding: $742,305 ceiling, firm‑fixed‑price, no matching funds required.
• Staffing: 0.5 FTE clinical supervisor, 2 FTE clinicians, 1 FTE family‑support specialist, 0.1 FTE psychiatrist/APRN per team.