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General Description of RFP |
RFP for substance abuse education, treatment, counseling and related services for San Mateo County Adult Probation’s Bridges Program |
2. |
List key evaluation criteria |
How is the agency uniquely qualified to provide each of the following services: • Cognitive skills training/reasoning and rehabilitation education • Individual counseling and group counseling (regular) • Individual and group counseling (dual diagnosis) • Consultation/support case management of participants • After case/relapse prevention • Administration of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST) tools • Multi-party collaboration and program management in order to adjust program content and allocate and reallocate hours when necessary • Participate and lead off-site outings for therapeutic and education purposes • Refer participants to appropriate outside assistance (i.e. supplemental counseling, education, medical/health assistance) • Interact with onsite Probation officers • Contribute input to Probation’s written progress reports for submission to Superior Court reviews |
3. |
Where advertised |
Department web site |
4. |
In addition to any advertisement, list others to whom RFP was sent |
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS By email: Anger Management & Domestic Violence Therapy Center, Asian American Recovery Services, Delancy Street, El Centro de Libertad (The Freedom Center), Latino Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services (Si Se Puede), Our Common Ground (formerly Daytop), Project 90, Pyramid Alternatives, Sitike, Walden house, Women’s Recovery Association, Youth and Family Enrichment Services (Archway) By fax: Hope House, Jericho, Positive Directions Equal Change, Redwood Center By mail: Free At Last (and Malaika House) |
5. |
Total number sent to prospective proposers |
17 |
6. |
Number of proposals received |
2 |
7. |
Who evaluated the proposals |
Ken Pesso, Director, Adult Probation (Supervision); Rich Hori, Probation Services Manager (Bridges); Terry Wilcox-Rittgers, Clinical Services Manager, Mental Health; Susan Kole, Clinical Services Manager, Mental Health |
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In alphabetical order, names of proposers (or finalists, if applicable) and location |
• El Centro de Libertad (Redwood City, CA) • Pyramid Alternatives (Pacifica, CA) |