Specifications include, but are not limited to: DMH needs a thirty (30) bed continuing care unit within a hospital that qualifies for Class II, III, IV and V licenses, as issued by DMH, to meet the Area’s continuing care inpatient needs in the following DMH Sites: Berkshire, Franklin/North Quabbin, Holyoke/Chicopee, Springfield, Westfield and Hampshire. (See Attachment A for a list of communities served by these Sites. This can be found in the COMMBUYS attachments section in the file named Additional Terms and Info - download and review). A Bidder may propose to provide services in more than one unit as long as (1) thirty beds are provided, (2) they are provided by the Contractor (not subcontracted) and (3) the other requirements in this RFR are met. This will be a closed referral program. Referrals to the Unit or Units (hereinafter a reference to Unit includes both singular and plural) may only come from the Area Medical Director, as the Area Director’s designee. The hospital also shall be licensed by the Department of Public Health, maintain Joint Commission accreditation, or accreditation by another nationally recognized accreditation agency approved by the Department, edicaid certification and Medicare certification for all populations. Patients admitted to the Unit will require intensive psychiatric rehabilitation services.