Opportunities

The Metro Region is seeking one provider to work with individuals served by the Department of Development Services (DDS or the Department) who have been identified as blind or visually impaired. Individuals served through this contract may have intellectual disability, ASD, and/or…

The Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS or the Department) is seeking responses from qualified, permitted, catering suppliers to support specific events. Successful bidders will be added to a pre-qualified vendor list that DDS can utilize when the need for catering services…

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS or the Department) seeks organizations and individuals to provide specialized training services responsive to services provided by the Department. The Department provides services for individuals with Adult (ID/DD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), behavioral challenges/support needs, as…

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS or the Department) is seeking interested and qualified individuals and organizations to provide various medical and behavioral health services to be purchased on an as-needed basis. The services in this procurement are intended to support DDS…

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is issuing this Request for Response (RFR) to identify qualified providers with substantial clinical resources and expertise to deliver behavioral health services. This category of Adult Long Term Residential (ALTR) service model delivers additional supports, when…

Agency With Choice (AWC) is a model of self-directed service delivery which requires Providers to share employment responsibilities with self-directed program participants (participants) and families. The AWC Provider serves as the employer of record for the employee hired to provide services to…

Through the Technology Forward initiative, the Department of Developmental Services (DDS or the Department) will promote and develop supportive technology as an opportunity for more inclusive and independent lives for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS) releases this procurement in order to identify technical schools in the Commonwealth that offer Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate programs, to partner with DDS for the purpose of encouraging and supporting DDS employees to obtain…

The Supplemental Day-26 Request for Response (RFR) is being issued to qualify providers for the following services: Day Habilitation Services (3664) and Adult Day Health (3165) programs. Providers responding to this RFR will be required to show documentation that organization is approved…

The Request for Response (RFR) will solicit responses from fire safety personnel qualified to provide trainings to Department of Development Services (DDS or the Department) direct care staff and DDS provider agency direct care staff in the areas of fire safety and…

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is issuing this BID to identify a qualified list of providers of Adult Long-Term Residential (ALTR) service. ALTR includes an array of services and supports in a home-based setting on a 24-hour basis. Services are designed…

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS or the Department) is looking for interested and qualified attorneys to represent parents, foster parents, guardians and other special education decision makers (hereafter collectively referred to as education decision makers) of transition-aged individuals supported by the…

The Department of Developmental services (DDS or the Department) is releasing this BID/RFR to create a qualifying list of Providers of Independent Living Supports (ILS), also known as In Home Supports. ILS consists of services and supports for a variety of activities…

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS or the Department) is seeking to create a Master list of qualified Providers for the DDS/Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Program. This program is designed to provide an increased level of support services to…

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS or the Department) is issuing this BID to identify a qualified list of Shared Living provider. Shared Living, also known as Placement Services, is a 24 hour, 7 days a week residential support option that matches…

The Department of Developmental Services ("DDS" or "the Department") seeks qualified Clinical Consultants to serve as authorized Department representatives to review and inspect programs seeking Level III Certification to determine the program's compliance with 115 CMR 5.14A, and activities related thereto.

Through the Technology Forward initiative, the Department of Developmental Services (DDS or the Department) will promote and develop supportive technology as an opportunity for more inclusive and independent lives for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD).

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS or the Department) is releasing this Request for Responses (RFR) to identify qualified Providers to deliver one or more of the following three distinct services for DDS-eligible adults with Autism-only: Pre-engagement, Coaching. and College Navigation Services.…

The Department is seeking responses from individuals and non-profit corporations whom the Department can propose for court appointment to serve as temporary and/or permanent, full or limited guardians and, temporary and/or permanent conservators under M.G.L. c. 190B §V.

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is seeking individuals to act as Hearing Officers in DDS administrative appeals in accordance with DDS regulations and other applicable state and federal law and regulations, e.g., 115 CMR 6.30, et seq. and M.G.L. c.30A.