Department Of Health And Human Services Tender

The Purpose Of This Request For Proposal (rfp) Is To Solicit Proposals From Qualified Bidders That Will Enable The Iowa Department Of Health And Human Services (iowa Hhs Or “agency”) To Select The Most Qualified Bidder In Each Disability Services District (“district”) To Provide Services As A Disability Access Point Described In This Rfp. Disability Access Points “daps” Are Defined Within This Rfp. The Successful Bidder Will Be Designated Through Contract By The Agency To Serve As The Primary Access Point For People With Disabilities, Their Caregivers, And Their Families. Daps Serve As Aging And Disability Resource Center (adrc) Member Organizations And Provide Minimum Services Of Both Information And Assistance And Options Counseling. Bidders May Elect To Submit A Proposal Including One Or More Districts And Hhs May Award Multiple Districts To A Single Bidder. Bidders Must Complete Section 3.2.3.2 For Each District Included In The Proposal. The Agency Intends To Award Contracts To Bidders To Cover The Entire Scope Of Work Contained Herein, And Requests That Bidders Include A Comprehensive Plan To Cover All Services Listed In This Rfp In Their Proposals. That Being Said, As Indicated In Section 3.2.3.3, Below, The Scope Of Work Covering Service Coordination For The Provision Of Ltss Is Optional And Bidders Are Not Required To Include A Plan To Cover This In Their Respective Proposals. Bidders Who Will Not Include Service Coordination For The Provision Of Ltss In Their Proposals Shall Indicate As Such In Their Notice Of Intent To Bids. The Agency, In Its Sole Discretion, Reserves The Right To Include The Scope Of Work 1.3.1.5 For Service Coordination For The Provision Of Ltss As A Deliverable In The Contracts For Those Awarded Bidders Who Include This Scope Of Work In Their Proposals.