Award
Florida Department of Children and Families DCF RFA 2425 042
Psychiatric Residents
Recipient
University of Florida Board of Trustees
Awarded
June 29, 2026
Identifier
DCF RFA 2425 042
The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is awarding multiple contracts to colleges or universities with accredited psychiatry residency programs to provide postgraduate psychiatric residents (PGY-2 or above) for clinical services at Florida State Hospital, Northeast Florida State Hospital, and North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center. The contracts aim to support psychiatric services, maintain hospital certification as behavioral health teaching facilities, and enhance recruitment of psychiatric physicians. The awarded services include the monthly assignment of qualified psychiatric residents to these facilities, with detailed requirements for licensure, accreditation, documentation, and supervision. The contracts are anticipated to start on July 1, 2026, and run through June 30, 2031, with a possible renewal for five additional years. The Florida Department of Children and Families is the buyer, and the recipient is the University of Florida Board of Trustees. The awards involve services rather than products, with detailed scope of work, performance standards, and reporting requirements. The procurement process included multiple addenda, questions, and responses, with notices of intent to award posted publicly. The awards are part of a broader effort to support mental health services and psychiatric training at state facilities in Florida.
Description
This Request for Applications (RFA) aims to establish a mutually beneficial partnership between the Department of Children and Families and a college or university to engage qualified Psychiatric Residents (postgraduate year two or above) to support psychiatric clinical services at Florida State Hospital, Northeast Florida State Hospital, and North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center under supervision. The affiliation helps maintain certification as a behavioral health teaching facility and may enhance recruitment of new Psychiatric Physicians across the facilities.