program-inquiry
Federal opportunity from Maryland Department of Human Services. Place of performance: MD. Response deadline: Apr 01, 2020.
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Program Inquiry Maryland Residential Child Care Providers Due Date: April 1, 2020 at 3:30PM EST Loading No files to display.
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The Maryland Department of Human Services issued a “Program Inquiry” related to Maryland Residential Child Care Providers. The notice states a due date of April 1, 2020 at 3:30 PM EST, and indicates there are no files available (“Loading No files to display”). With no attachments or detailed scope included, this appears to be an information-gathering step rather than a fully-defined solicitation. A viable response should focus on clearly describing your residential child care capabilities, capacity, compliance posture, and geographic coverage in Maryland, aligned to DHS needs.
Collect information from Maryland Residential Child Care Providers via a program inquiry (likely to understand available provider capacity/capabilities and inform next steps), with submissions due April 1, 2020 at 3:30 PM EST.
- Review and interpret the Program Inquiry notice for any submission instructions embedded in the posting text
- Prepare a concise capability/program profile as a Maryland residential child care provider (services offered, populations served, facility characteristics)
- Document capacity and availability (beds/slots, staffing, intake timelines, surge capability)
- Summarize compliance and oversight readiness relevant to Maryland residential child care operations (licenses/accreditations/inspections, if applicable)
- Provide organizational credentials and past performance relevant to residential child care in Maryland
- Submit response by April 1, 2020 at 3:30 PM EST
- Cover letter referencing the Program Inquiry and the Maryland Department of Human Services
- Provider overview (mission, Maryland locations/facilities, populations served)
- Service description (residential care model, programming, clinical/behavioral supports if offered)
- Capacity statement (current and projected availability, staffing levels/ratios if available, intake/onboarding process)
- Compliance summary (licenses, certifications, audits/inspections, policies that govern residential care operations)
- Experience/past performance summary specific to residential child care
- Primary point of contact and required identifiers (only if requested in the inquiry instructions)
Source coverage notes
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- Submission instructions (method, required format, required content) beyond the brief posting text
- Any attachments/templates referenced by the notice (posting indicates none available)
- Solicitation number and notice type classification
- Scope specifics (populations served, program requirements, service areas, performance expectations)
- Point of contact and Q&A process
- Place of performance and any location/facility constraints
- Period of performance (start/end) or timeline beyond the inquiry due date
- Any evaluation/selection criteria or how DHS will use responses
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