Request for Qualifications
For Recommendations for Continuous Growth and Development of CHIP Nursing Services
People Incorporated Comprehensive Health Investment Project
Invitation
People Incorporated’s Comprehensive Health Investment Project (CHIP) is interested in engaging a qualified individual to help identify ways to strengthen the nursing component of the program.
Background
People Incorporated’s Comprehensive Health Investment Project (CHIP) is a home visiting program that partners a trained parent educator with a registered nurse to deliver health and parenting instruction and case management services to enrolled families. The program targets families within the City of Bristol and the Counties of Washington, Russell, Buchanan and Dickenson that are Medicaid eligible and have a child under the age of 7. The program also enrolls and serves pregnant women.
Objective
To create a plan for:
· evaluating the effectiveness of health instruction provided by nurses
· identifying or developing nurse training to meet primary health concerns of children and families being served
· increasing health-related referrals
· nurses to help families establish and maintain well child visits
· supporting nurses when serving high-need families
Scope of Services
The individual will work closely with the CHIP Coordinator, program nurses and enrolled families, as appropriate. Responsibilities and services to be provided in accordance with this request may include, but are not limited to the following:
· Observation of service delivery
· Review of prior health related outcomes
· Tracking of health related outcomes
· Suggestions for trainings to support nurses’ role
· Prepare and submit a written plan to the CHIP Coordinator in a digital (Word processed) format that covers the five objectives previously noted
Proposal Criteria
1. Statement of Qualifications
· Experience of qualified individual: Provide a resume and a written affirmation of availability and capacity to provide requested services.
2. Disclosure of Potential Conflict of Interest
· Provide a statement regarding any current or potential conflict of interest issues the individual might have or encounter in taking on this engagement.
3. Understanding of Needs
· Provide a description of perceived needs for CHIP to demonstrate understanding of the program’s needs. What approach will be used? What is the timeline? What are the deliverables? (Refer to the Scope of Services when responding.)
4. Proposed Fees/Expenses
· If based on an hourly rate, provide the hourly rate to be charged with the estimated hours to complete the deliverables.
· If fees are calculated in any other manner, provide the basis for that.
· Itemize the types of expenses (other than fees) for which reimbursement would be sought.
· People Incorporated reserves the right to negotiate terms and cost of engagement with interested individual.
5. References
· Provide at least three references, all of which have knowledge of your experience with public health, home visiting, or health supervision
6. Delivery Schedule
Services must begin at acceptance of this request and all deliverables and the written plan must be provided by June 30, 2017.
Evaluation of Qualifications
Factors / Point Range1 / Expertise and experience of the individual / 0-40
2 / Individual’s understanding of the needs as demonstrated in proposed approach, processes and timeline for completion / 0-35
3 / Timeliness and thoroughness of individual’s responses to all request for qualifications categories / 0-15
4 / Rates for services / 0-10
MAXIMUM POINTS / 100
People Incorporated reserves the right to establish further criteria for evaluation of qualifications, to require submission of additional information, to request meetings, to waive any informalities in submissions, to reject any or all submission and to negotiate with successful respondents. People Incorporated also reserves the right to enter into a contract without further discussion of the proposals submitted. Therefore, proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms, from both technical and price standpoints, which the individual proposes. People Incorporated contemplates award of the contract to the most responsive individual with the highest total points. Cost will be considered, but it is not the sole determining factor in the award decision.
This solicitation is not a guarantee of an award and is contingent pending budget approval.
Proposal Response Deadlines:
A copy of your response to this request as well as the signed Certifications Page that is attached must be received in the offices of People Incorporated by April 14. Responses and inquiries to this Request for Qualifications should be directed to:
Linda Midgett
Director of Community Services
People Incorporated of Virginia
1173 West Main Street
Abingdon, VA 24210
276-619-2249
Notification of Award: It is expected that a decision selecting the successful individual will be made within one week of the closing date for the receipt of proposals. Upon conclusion of final negotiations with the successful individual, all individuals submitting proposals to this Request for Qualifications will be informed, in writing, of the selection.
CERTIFICATIONS PAGE
A. The individual signing this form agrees that he/she will be the individual responsible for proposed deliverables and written plan.
B. The individual signing certifies that the prices in this proposal have been arrived at independently, without consultation, communication or agreement, for the purpose of restricting competition.
C. The individual signing this certifies that there have been no attempts by the individual to discourage any potential individual from submitting a proposal.
D. The individual signing certifies that he/she has read and understands all of the information in this Request for Qualifications.
E. The individual signing certifies that he/she does not have a record of substandard work and has not been debarred or suspended from doing work with any governmental organization.
Dated this ______day of ______, 20 ______
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