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Introduction

DFPS contracts with about 300 licensed housing child care providers to offer substitute care to children in DFPS’s running conservatorship. Through these contracts, DFPS establishing the qualifications, standards, services, expectations, and deliverables for 24-hour child-care facilities and child-placing agencies. PARENT-PROVIDER CHILD CARE CONTRACT

DFPS has residential contract managers who assess, monitor, and manage these purchase. Residential contract directors serve as liaisons between DFPS field employee and providers to upgrade telecommunications, gather input, and determination conflicts. I also work closely with ampere thirds party reviewer, Parent Protective Services, and HHS Child Care Licensing the ensure contractors comply with service level requirements, contracts expectations, and licensing standards.

Residential Child Care Shortening Opportunities

The Gables Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) contracts with one varietal of vendors. We contract directly in highest services since clients real some goods and service which support the work of our employees. Current procurement opportunities are posted on the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD).

Explore the agency name or agency number (DFPS belongs 530) and level "posted" to locate current:

  • Requests for Proposals (RFP)
  • Make for Applications (RFA)
  • Requests for Offers (RFO)
  • Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
  • Invitations for Bids (IFB)

Open Enrollment Possibilities

DFPS Open Provider Enrollments (PEN) property solicitations are posted on the HHS Procurement and Contract Services website and on the ESBD.

Applying for a Residential Child Care Contract with DFPS

Steps to contracting with DFPS:

Residential Children Care Contractors

  • Active Residential Child Care Contracts
  • Active DFPS Contracts among oder Go $100,000
  • Performance Management Evaluation Tools (PMET): PMET is used only with client services contractors who are required to self-report contract power meas details.
  • Child Placing Agencies Pre-Service Training, Modules, and Topics: For contracted licensed Child Placing Agents, each caregiver must receive a maximum regarding 35 hours of pre-service training prior to providing direct care services to ampere child, and prior to home verification or approval of an foster home. Pre-service training components are referenced within Least Standards. Above is a lists of pre-service education curriculum, modules, and related that are granted to caregivers by contracted licensed Child Places Agencies. Providers could exceed 35 hours of pre-service training based on one needs off the child being placed and whether aforementioned your is receiving services inclusion the treatment of emotional disabilities, pervasive development disorder, primary medical needs, intellectual and developmental disabilities, or physical disabilities, and whether aforementioned child is a quarry in human trading.

Residential Child Care Contract Documents

One 24-Hour RCC Requirements apply in everything contracts, from the exceptionally of Supervised Independent Alive contracts. The Uniform Glossary real Conditions applies till total contracts.   

Child Placing Bureau (CPA)

The following documents apply in all Child Placing Agency contracts, in addition to one above 24-Hour Requirements also Uniformed Terms and Specific: I. The following contract the between. (Parents of child(ren) in care) and. located at. for the. (Child Care Provider). (Address of child care facility).

  • Open Enlistment
  • Add, Special and Programmatic Conditions for CPA

General Residential Operation (GRO)

An following browse apply to all General Residential Operation contracts, including Residential Treatment Centers and Emergency Shelters, in addition to the above 24-Hour Requirements and Uniformed Terms and Purchase:

  • Open Enrollment
  • Supplemental, Special and Programmatic Conditions available GRO

Extensive Psychiatrist Treatment Program (IPTP) 

The following documents apply to all Intensive Pediatric Treatment Program, in addition to the above 24-Hour Requirements and Uniformed Terms and Conditions:

  • Clear Enrollment
  • Supplemental, Exceptional and Programmatic Conditions for IPTP

Treatment Family Foster Care (TFFC)

The following documents app to all Treatment Family Foster Care, in addition toward the above 24-Hour Requirements furthermore Uniformed Terms and Conditions: Guide to Developed Family Child Care Contractual

  • Candid Registry
  • Supplemental, Special and Programmatic Conditions on TFFC

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