Virginia Association of Regional Jails Health Care RFP

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ISSUE DATE: March 8, 2024 TITLED: Services Third Party Administration of Regional Jail Health Care ISSUING AGENCIES: Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail Meherrin River Regional Jail Middle Peninsula Regional Jail Authority New River Valley Regional Jail Northern Neck Regional Jail Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center Pamunkey Regional Jail Rappahannock Regional Jail Rockbridge Regional Jail Southside Regional Jail Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority Western Tidewater Regional Jail INITIAL PERIOD OF CONTRACT: 5 Years SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL: April 26, 2024 5:00 PM EST ALL INQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: VARJ Executive Director Brandon Monk at admin@varj.org for dissemination to the evaluation committee ALL PROPOSALS SHALL BE MAILED OR HAND DELIVERED TO: Michelle Lewis, Jail Administrator Northern Neck Regional Jail P.O. Box 1090 3908 Richmond Road Warsaw, Virginia 22572 In compliance with this Request For Proposal and all the conditions imposed herein, the undersigned offers and agrees to furnish the services in accordance with the attached signed proposal or as mutually agreed upon by subsequent negotiation. Name and Address of firm: Date: _____________ By: _____________ Zip: _____________ Title: _______________________ I. PURPOSE: The aforementioned Regional Jail Authorities (and Board) are public bodies that own and operate regional adult correctional facilities in the Commonwealth (“Regional Jails”). They are seeking proposals to secure third party administration of certain health care services for their inmate health care programs for the purpose of obtaining discounts from providers, paying claims, coordinating benefits for Medicaid-covered services, quality assurance, and utilization and case management. All defined services must be combined into the proposal, unless otherwise stated herein. This is a joint and cooperative procurement being conducted by the named Regional Jail Authorities (and Board) on behalf of themselves and other public bodies, pursuant to §2.2-4304 of the Code of Virginia. Contracts to more than one successful Offeror may be awarded, and not all participating jails will necessarily enter into contracts pursuant to this RFP. II. BACKGROUND: The Regional Jails provide health care and behavioral health care services (medical, dental, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment) for approximately 5,445 (Appendix B).