# Wisconsin eSupplier #437007-M27-0002640

Milwaukee County child welfare case management and implementation services

**Posted:** October 30, 2026
**Respond By:** January 06, 2027
**Identifier:** 437007-M27-0002640
**NAICS:** 624110

Wisconsin is seeking providers to deliver child welfare case management for children and families in Milwaukee County.
- **Government buyer:** Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF), Division of Milwaukee Child Welfare, Bureau of Research, Analytics, and Programs.
- **Services requested:** Case management for in-home and out-of-home cases, including safety and permanency planning, coordinated services, court participation, independent-living support, foster-care recruitment, foster and adoptive parent licensing, adoption and subsidized guardianship support, and data reporting and evaluation.
- **Additional service:** New providers must prepare staffing, training, policies, and service capacity during a three-month implementation and transition period. Direct services are to begin at the start of 2028.
- **Key requirements:** Follow Wisconsin child welfare standards; provide weekday operating coverage and overnight, weekend, and state-holiday after-hours coverage; conduct in-person assessments for after-hours safety concerns; and meet staff qualification, licensing or certification, background-check, and financial-stability requirements. Proposals must also address the use of artificial intelligence in proposal preparation and handling DCF data.
- **Funding and awards:** Annual funding available is $48,226,836, with each proposer’s cost proposal capped at $24,113,418. DCF anticipates two awards and may make a third; no proposer may receive more than one award. Nonprofit and for-profit agencies may apply, individually or as a consortium.
- **Exclusions and vendors:** Nursing services are excluded and expected to be procured separately. No OEMs, product manufacturers, or vendors are named.

### Description

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families is seeking proposals for child welfare case management services in Milwaukee County, focused on the permanency, safety, and well-being of children receiving those services. The RFP anticipates awarding a minimum of two and up to three contracts, with no proposer receiving more than one award. Eligible proposers are nonprofit or for-profit agencies; consortia of two or more agencies may submit a joint proposal with one lead agency serving as fiscal agent. Nursing services are excluded from this RFP.

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