Mississippi Procurement Portal #3120003430

Mississippi seeks an operator for youth residential treatment, therapeutic group home, and independent-living services

Mississippi is seeking an operator for a youth therapeutic and independent-living continuum at its Gulf Coast campus. - Government buyer - Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS), Contracts and Procurement office. - Services will be provided at the Gulf Coast Therapeutic Continuum Campus in Long Beach, Mississippi. - Services requested - Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP): Operate separate male and female residential programs in Seacrest and Bayview cottages, with 24-hour supervision, trauma-informed and evidence-based care, clinical and psychiatric services, nursing, individualized treatment planning, education coordination, family engagement, transportation, food service, discharge planning, aftercare, and facility operations. - Therapeutic Group Home (TGH): Provide therapeutic group-home services as part of the integrated campus continuum for youth in state custody. - Supervised Independent Living (SIL) and transition services: Operate Cypress Cottage programming for older youth, including life skills, budgeting, cooking, transportation, employment and postsecondary preparation, community integration, adult mentoring, and gradual reduction of supervision. - Capacity and population - Seacrest and Bayview are planned for 10 youth each; each cottage has a stated maximum capacity of 20. - Cypress Cottage has 12 single-occupancy bedrooms. The stated maximum campus capacity is 52; planned initial cottage placements total 32. - QRTP and TGH services primarily serve youth ages 12–17; SIL serves older adolescents and young adults preparing for permanency or independent living. - Provider responsibilities and requirements - Manage residential, clinical, psychiatric, and nursing operations; workforce development; family engagement; transportation; and facility operations and routine maintenance. - Develop and implement the program model, coordinate education, and support discharge and aftercare planning. - OEMs and vendors - No OEMs, product manufacturers, or provider organizations are named in the solicitation materials. No products, part numbers, or product quantities are requested. - Estimated value - No contract value is stated. An indicative estimate for the full potential term is approximately $40 million–$120 million, based on the scale and duration of the residential and transition services.

Description

The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services is seeking proposals from a vendor to provide Qualified Residential Therapeutic Program and Supervised Independent Living program services at the SMRC Gulf Coast Campus. The solicitation describes this procurement as an extended contract, pursuant to PPRB approval. Proposals are due November 24, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time.

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