The Department is seeking qualified bidders who are adept at assessing a client’s strengths, challenges, and needs and are able to aid the client in getting connected with resources that could benefit them. Some resources include but are not limited to, mental health treatment, substance use treatment, medical care, case management, parenting classes, driver improvement courses, and anger management classes. This includes helping the client overcome barriers to accessing resources, including transportation, insurance, and lack of financial resources. The Department is seeking qualified bidders who are also skilled at conducting thorough mitigation investigations and reports. This includes meeting with the clients and their supports; obtaining photos, documents, and records through various means; and generating reports, videos, and/or presentations. The successful Bidders will serve as Case Managers for indigent defendants and juveniles, upon the request of the defendants’ attorneys. The specific tasks are outlined below. The work will be performed at the Bidders’ offices or a State facility, at the Bidders’ election. The work may require travel as outlined below. The Bidders will each be required to provide a minimum of 1,500 and a maximum of 2,000 hours of service annually. The successful Bidder will be required to provide monthly reporting to the Department, including the number of attorney referrals received, the number clients assisted, the number of hours spent providing direct client services, and an itemized list of the number of hours spent on other tasks (such as maintaining the list of available resources and providing trainings). A. Meet and correspond with clients, their attorneys, their providers, or caseworkers, upon request of the client’s attorney. B. Aid clients with scheduling and attending appropriate evaluations. C. Assist clients in getting connected with needed services which will help them achieve a favorable outcome in their criminal or juvenile cases, including but not limited to: 1. Mental health treatment. 2. Substance use treatment. 3. Medical care. 4. Case management. 5. Parenting classes. 6. Anger management classes. 7. Childcare, or any other necessary services for children in their care. 8. Driver improvement courses.
