New York State Contract Reporter #1255

OCFS Solicits Psychiatric Services for Youth at Four NY Secure and Residential Centers

The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is seeking licensed psychiatrists to provide clinical psychiatric services for youth at four secure and residential centers. - Government Buyer: - New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) - Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth - Bureau of Contract Management - Services Requested: - Psychiatric services for youth at: - Brookwood Secure Center (2 positions, up to 888 hours/year each) - Industry Secure Center (1 position, up to 624 hours/year) - Taberg Residential Center (1 position, up to 864 hours/year) - Harriet Tubman Residential Center (1 position, up to 624 hours/year) - Services include in-person psychiatric evaluations, medication management, mental health rounds, emergency evaluations, and documentation - Telepsychiatry may be used at OCFS discretion, but in-person services are required at contract start - Key Requirements: - Up to five contracts will be awarded (one per position) - Bidders must be licensed psychiatrists in New York State, board-certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - No locum tenens vendors or staffing agencies permitted; only individual psychiatrists may bid - Maximum bid rates: $400/hour (in-person), $300/hour (telepsychiatry) - Three professional references required - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named, as this is a professional services procurement for individual psychiatrists

Description

The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is soliciting competitive bids for psychiatric services for youth placed in or committed to OCFS custody at four secure and residential centers: Brookwood Secure Center, Industry Secure Center, Taberg Residential Center, and Harriet Tubman Residential Center. OCFS intends to award up to five contracts corresponding to five available positions. The contracted psychiatrists are expected to provide in-person services routinely, with telepsychiatry services allowed at OCFS's discretion during the contract term. The scope includes psychiatric evaluations, medication management, collaboration with staff, urgent mental health facilitation, and documentation, all within OCFS policies.

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