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RFP Description:
Marin County HHS Division of Whole Person Care is seeking collaborative proposals that show a strong inter-agency partnership to develop a robust program to provide reliable, regular, and relevant medical care and/or behavioral health services in the field to people experiencing homelessness. Applicants will be required to partner with another organization to create a proposal that does not lead to duplicative or fragmented services. The proposed programs should strive to achieve the following goals:
- Providing high quality behavioral health and medical care with dignity
- Filling gaps in care for people experiencing homelessness
- Building trust with people experiencing homelessness through services that are reliable, regular, and relevant
- Meeting people where they are at, literally and figuratively
- Increasing preventive care
- Decreasing the rate of accidental overdoses
- Providing connection to a Primary Care medical home and other resources
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Questions and Answers:
Question: Can you please speak to the partnership requirements, number of partners minimum required, and what it means regarding RFP guidance about an organization potentially submitting more than one application?
Answer: Two partners minimum are required. There can be more than 2 partners in one proposal, but please be very explicit about logistics and financial agreements. Note that only one proposal will be chosen to provide the services.
Question: My organization doesn't have MediCal billing capacity. Can our MediCal eligible activities be billed by the partner?
Answer: Yes. It is a requirement that when possible, MediCal eligible activities be billed to MediCal.
Question: Is the amount allotted for incentives a total for the potential three-year life of the project?
Answer: Yes.
Question: What can the incentive funds be used for?
Answer: The incentive funds can be used for anything the awarded organizations deem necessary.
Question: Are the incentives ‘unrestricted’?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Is there more definitive definition of "the field" as there may be a need for brick & mortar services for medical, SUD, housing, etc.?
Answer: The intention is that the services would be at encampments, shelters, etc. in order to meet people wherever they may be. There is a strong focus on "meeting people where they're at".
Question: With two partners, what do you expect in regard to indirect costs? What is the allowable indirect rate / range?
Answer: The expectation is a 10% to 15% range in indirect costs built in annually. The organizations can choose the percentage to include in your proposal’s budget.
Question: Are outreach efforts required to be extended to transition housing, recovery residences, and shelters? (page 5)
Answer: The outreach efforts can include transition housing, recovery residences, and shelters, but it is not required.