ACTIVE SOLICITATIONS

Solicitation 2024-002 Children’s Short Term Residential Treatment (SRT) Program:
Solicitation 2024-002 Childrens SRT Program
APPENDIX A
Exhibit C and D – Projected Operating and Capital Budget – FY 24-25
Exhibit B – Performance Outcome Measures – FY 24-25
2024 Baker Act Manual
Administrative Documents
CF 1123 – Lobbying fillable
AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Employment Screening Affidavit (May 2017 secured)
Certification Debarment and Suspension
CF 1110 – SCRUTINIZED COMPANIES fillable
Administrative Document Attestation Form

ACTIVE SOI REQUESTS

LSF Health Systems (LSFHS) is seeking Submission of information (SOI) requests for specialty programming in the following areas. All funding amounts listed below are subject to change and dependent on the availability of funds from the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF).

Recovery Housing

Recovery Housing and Housing Supports will assist adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, with a substance use disorder, prioritizing individuals with an opioid use disorder, either active or in remission. Housing supports are intended to provide the stability necessary to support ongoing participation in treatment services for Opioid Use Disorder/Substance Use Disorder (OUD/SUD). Successful proposals will address how housing and related supports will be used to support a treatment plan.

The Recovery Housing program must follow the requirement outlined in the following documents:

• LSFHS Incorporated Document 45 – Supported Housing: Incorporated Document 45 – Supported Housing FY 23-24

Preference will be given to a proposal that can minimize start up time for beginning services.

This program will be funded by the Opioid Settlement Funds. Opioid Settlement Trust Funds will be administered according to the Department of Children and Families Operating Procedure (CFOP) for the Opioid Settlement Trust Fund, or the latest version thereof, and as described on the Florida Opioid Settlement website, which can be found at the following link: https://floridaopioidsettlement.com.

Receipt of Opioid Settlement funds is an express acknowledgement of the obligation to report data on services funded by the Settlement. Recipients shall provide data to the Department of Children and Families (Department) through the Opioid Data Management System (ODMS) as prescribed by the Department. Proposals must address willingness to comply with all of the Opioid Settlement requirements mentioned above.

Proposals must include both Exhibit G and Exhibit C and D.

Exhibit G – SOI – Fillable – FY 24-25

Exhibit C and D – Proj Operating and Capital Budget – FY 24-25

The anticipated effective date of the proposed contract is to begin on February 1, 2025. The specific area of need are the following Circuits:

• Circuit 3 & 8: Dixie, Lafayette, Suwannee, Columbia, Hamilton, Baker, Union, Bradford, Alachua, Gilchrist, Levy
• Circuit 4: Clay, Duval, Nassau
• Circuit 5: Marion, Lake, Sumter, Citrus, Hernando
• Circuit 7: Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, Volusia

LSF Health Systems will accept Submission of Information (SOI) forms with annual budgets, at maximum, of $237,500 per Circuit listed total by 4:00 PM, Friday, January 24, 2025, to procurement@lsfnet.org. Funding is subject to availability of funds from the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). The award recipient will be contacted directly.

Hospital Bridge in Bradford, Columbia, and Putnam Counties

Hospital Bridge programs work with emergency departments (EDs) and community-based providers to link individuals with opioid misuse or use disorders, identified in EDs, with treatment and support services. The goals of bridge programs are:

1. Reduce numbers and rates of overdose-related deaths.
2. Prevent substance misuse.
3. Increase access to the most effective treatment and recovery support services for substance use disorders.

Each community will have unique needs to consider when developing hospital bridge program policies and procedures. However, there are consistent factors to be in place across all hospital bridge programs.

Communication between hospital Emergency Departments (ED), Managing Entities (ME), and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) providers must be consistent and are crucial when having discussions regarding medication doses and continued MAT maintenance.

Team Roles:

• Emergency Room Physician – Screens/assesses individuals for opioid use disorder, connects individuals to peers, induction of medication, dispenses naloxone.
• Peer – Provides education regarding MAT appointment process, supports individuals through the referral process, schedules an appointment with a local MAT provider.
• MAT Provider – Provides accessible appointments, continues medication maintenance and other necessary treatments and recovery support services.
• ME – Provides access to funds supporting treatment services including MAT and recovery supports and ensures rapid linkage to ongoing community-based MAT services.

Process:

1. An individual enters the ED having overdosed or experienced medical needs due to suspected opioid misuse.
2. The ED physician assesses if the individual is a candidate for MAT or other treatment for substance use disorder.
3. If MAT is an appropriate option, the ED physician initiates a conversation to gage interest offering to start the first induction before the individual is discharged. The physician will explain the available Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved medication.
4. The individual is connected to a peer either onsite, via phone, or video conference to help navigate the referral process to a local MAT or other SUD treatment The peer schedules an appointment with a local MAT provider, explains the transition process, provides general support during the entire process, and assists in a warm hand-off to a local MAT provider. If the individual declines MAT, the peer provides community resources and support until discharge.
5. Best Practice: A naloxone kit is dispensed prior to discharge from the hospital for all individuals entering an ED for opioid misuse, regardless of whether or not they agree to MAT.

Proposals must include both Exhibit G and Exhibit C and D.

Exhibit G – SOI – Fillable – FY 24-25

Exhibit C and D – Proj Operating and Capital Budget – FY 24-25

The anticipated effective date of the proposed contract is to begin on February 1, 2025. The specific area of need is Bradford, Columbia, and Putnam counties. Preference will be given to a proposal that can minimize start up time for beginning services.

This program will be funded by the Opioid Settlement Funds. Opioid Settlement Trust Funds will be administered according to the Department of Children and Families Operating Procedure (CFOP) for the Opioid Settlement Trust Fund, or the latest version thereof, and as described on the Florida Opioid Settlement website, which can be found at the following link: https://floridaopioidsettlement.com.

Receipt of Opioid Settlement funds is an express acknowledgement of the obligation to report data on services funded by the Settlement. Recipients shall provide data to the Department of Children and Families (Department) through the Opioid Data Management System (ODMS) as prescribed by the Department. Proposals must address willingness to comply with all of the Opioid Settlement requirements mentioned above.

LSF Health Systems will accept Submission of Information (SOI) forms with Fiscal Year 24-25 budgets, at maximum, of $250,000 per county listed total by 4:00 PM, Friday, January 24, 2025, to procurement@lsfnet.org. Funding is non-recurring, will decrease in future fiscal years, and subject to availability of funds from the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). The award recipient will be contacted directly.

Behavioral Health Network (BNet)

BNet is a statewide network of behavioral health service providers who serve children ages 5 to 19 years of age who meet all the following criteria:

1. Have a serious emotional disturbance or serious mental health or substance use disorder,
2. Are not eligible for Medicaid,
3. Are eligible for the KidCare subsidy program under Title XXI of the United States Public Health Services Act and,
4. Are enrolled in the Children’s Medical Services (CMS) Title XXI Health Plan

The goal of the BNet program is to treat the entire spectrum of behavioral health disorders and provide both children and their parents with intense behavioral health planning and treatment services for the duration of the child’s enrollment. The needs of the child are the primary focus for treatment. BNet Service Providers address these needs through:

1. In-home and outpatient individual and family counseling,
2. Targeted case management,
3. Psychiatry services and medication management including direct access to the network service provider’s pharmacy with no co-payments, and
4. Advocacy and provision for wrap-around services to meet each child’s social, educational, nutritional, and physical activity needs.

The Bnet Program must follow the requirement outlined in the following documents:

• LSFHS Incorporated Document 18 – BNet: Incorporated Document 18 – BNET – FY 23-24

The payment methodology for the program is a capitated/bundle rate of $1,258.52 per child, per month. DCF dictates the rate and trends show an increase every fiscal year.

Proposals must include both Exhibit G and Exhibit C and D.

Exhibit G – SOI – Fillable – FY 24-25

Exhibit C and D – Proj Operating and Capital Budget – FY 24-25

The anticipated effective date of the proposed contract is to begin on February 15, 2025, with time for transition based on negotiations. The specific area of need is counties in Circuit 3 – Hamilton, Suwannee, Columbia, Lafayette, Dixie; and Circuit 8 – Baker, Union, Bradford, Alachua, Gilchrist, Levy.

LSF Health Systems will accept Submission of Information (SOI) forms with annual budgets, at maximum, of $134,067.96 total by 4:00 PM, Friday, January 31, 2025 to procurement@lsfnet.org. Funding is subject to availability of funds from the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). The award recipient will be contacted directly.