# Texas DIR/ESBD #HHS0017224v2

Texas DFPS APS recurring advanced forensic investigation training

**Posted:** November 09, 2026
**Respond By:** December 07, 2026
**Identifier:** HHS0017224v2
**NAICS:** 611430

Texas HHSC is seeking a contractor to deliver recurring advanced forensic investigation training for DFPS Adult Protective Services case workers.
- **Government buyer:** Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Procurement and Contracting Services, on behalf of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), Adult Protective Services (APS).
- **Service requested:** Two in-person, consecutive-day APS Advanced Forensics Investigations Training sessions each Texas fiscal year. Each session lasts two days; training is for APS case workers.
- **Training topics:** Investigating abuse, neglect, and exploitation involving older adults and people with disabilities; medical aspects of abuse; forensic techniques; scene investigation and photography; timeline development; interviewing clients and alleged perpetrators; and requirements for building civil or criminal cases.
- **Contractor deliverables:** Training materials and handouts, course overview, learning objectives, assessment questions, and post-training documentation. Training is to take place at DFPS offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, or San Antonio.
- **Pricing and qualifications:** The total rate for both annual sessions must include administrative costs and travel. The solicitation also requires a good-faith HUB subcontracting plan and at least three verifiable references for similar work.
- **Value and term:** Estimated contract value is $178,380. The term begins upon award and runs through Texas FY2030, with a one-year extension option.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No commercial OEMs or prospective vendors are named.

### Description

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is seeking one contractor to provide two Adult Protective Services Advanced Forensics Investigations Training sessions for case workers. The training will take place over two days each Texas fiscal year during the contract term, at DFPS offices in the metropolitan areas surrounding Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, or San Antonio. The solicitation requests a rate for the two in-person sessions, inclusive of administrative costs and travel. The estimated value is $178,380, and responses are due December 7, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.

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