CARE Recovery Services RFQ

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TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH CARE Coalition of Transylvania County BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS TODAY’S DATE: April 24, 2025 REQUEST DUE DATE: 5:00 PM EST, Thursday, May 22 Page 1 of 5 Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Recovery Support Services for Jail-based Treatment and Reentry Program April 24, 2025 I. Introduction Transylvania County Public Health (TPH) is soliciting qualifications statements for the provision of recovery support services for justice-involved people, currently and previously detained in the Transylvania County Detention Center, as part of a grant program implemented by the CARE Coalition of Transylvania County. The services consist of 1) training, assigning, and supervising a full-time certified Peer Support Specialist to provide recovery support services to people detained and released from the Transylvania County Detention Center, and 2 ) providing justiceinvolved individuals “bridge support” for immediate reentry needs, such as paying for transportation to treatment, counseling services, application fees and first month’s rent for transitional housing programs. As part of the services, the Peer Support Specialist will 1) conduct intakes within the Transylvania County Detention Center, 2) maintain contact post-release, 3) collect data for evaluation, and 4) connect justice-involved individuals with resources and services. Firms shall include a Statement of Qualifications of both the firm and person(s) directly responsible for the work. If the person is yet to be hired, please submit a plan and timeline for recruitment and training. Transylvania County reserves the right to reject any and all submittals. II. • Qualifications The contracted firm will provide administrative and programmatic supervision; CARE Coalition anticipates the firm will provide about 0.10 FTE (4 hours per week) in supervision and administrative duties. The contracted firm will designate supervisory responsibilities to a staff member with relevant abilities and experience. o Minimum qualifications:  Demonstrated experience in managing and supervising peer support specialists  Demonstrated engagement with social service providers and resources in Transylvania County and WNC  Presence of procedures and processes to manage payroll and other project expenses Page 2 of 5 • III.