The Issuing Officer will respond only to questions regarding the procurement process. Unauthorized contact regarding the RFP with other state employees may result in disqualification. These services are provided only to certain targeted groups for whom a federal waiver has been approved. Waiver services are beyond the scope of the Medicaid State plan. Provision of these services must be cost-neutral.
Services are available only to individuals who meet eligibility criteria.
The eligibility criteria include meeting a level of care necessary to be admitted to a nursing facility, skilled nursing facility, ICF-MR facility, or hospital. From the issue date of this RFP until announcement of the successful bidder, bidders may contact only the Issuing Officer. The Issuing Officer will respond only to questions regarding the procurement process. Unauthorized contact regarding the RFP with other state employees may result in disqualification. The Division of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities of the Iowa Department of Human Services issues this RFP to solicit competitive proposals to develop housing for individuals with mental illness who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless.