RFP QAAA 2024000171 - Certified Early Intervention Service Brokers

On behalf of the State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Early Childhood is issuing this Request for Proposals for Early Intervention Services. The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), authorized, pursuant to §26.5-3-401 — 410 Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) (2022) to administer the statewide Early Intervention (EI) Colorado program and is designated as the lead agency for Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Certified Early Intervention Service Brokers, or EI Brokers (EIBs), have been designated by the CDEC to provide early intervention services to eligible children in the defined service area. EIBs (hereafter referred to as “Contractor”) are described under §26.5-3-408 (2022), C.R.S. The EI Colorado program is administered by the CDEC through contracts with EIBs. Contractors deliver community-based EI services to infants and toddlers, birth through two (2) years of age (after age three for certain children who are eligible for the Extended Part C Option), who have been determined to have a developmental delay or disability, who have been diagnosed with a physical or mental condition that has a high probability of resulting in a significant delay in development (established condition), or who are living with a parent who has a developmental disability as determined by a Case Management Agency contracted under the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. Contractors are responsible for the provision of Service Coordination, the development and implementation of the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) development, monitoring the delivery of services and other functions as described in the Scope of Work (SOW).