Awarded vendors
- Community Options, Inc.
Description
The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) issued a 2022 request for proposals (RFP) to fund a pilot “Intensive Mobile Treatment Services” program for youth and young adults (ages 5‑20) with intellectual or developmental disabilities who exhibit complex behavior and co‑occurring mental‑health issues. The award, granted to Community Options, Inc., funds up to $9.4 million over a two‑year period to operate two multidisciplinary, 24/7/365 mobile treatment teams (each serving up to nine youths) in two of the three specified counties (Bergen, Gloucester, Middlesex). The program must be fully operational within 60 days of award and must provide in‑home, face‑to‑face services, crisis response, behavioral support, medical/psychiatric care, family‑centered therapy, transition planning, and culturally competent care, all under strict ADA and state‑law compliance. Funding is cost‑reimbursement, sourced from COVID‑19 Recovery Funds, and requires extensive reporting (quarterly expenditures, annual staffing reports, audits) and a detailed staffing matrix.