Specifications include, but are not limited to: (a) Licensing Activities: Proposals must demonstrate how the applicant intends to meet all foster home recruitment and licensing activities for this model. Include any demonstration of past ability to maintain sufficient active homes to meet the level of need for Therapeutic Foster Care (if a current TFC provider), as well as any innovative or creative strategies to be employed to recruit and retain active homes under the new FFT FC model. Minimally, the Contractor will be required to recruit a sufficient number of families to meet their contractually-defined capacity requirements, to include respite availability and emergency referrals. This shall include maintaining sufficient approved families to ensure availability of FFT FC clinical slots in deference to continued placement of a youth that does not reunify after completion of the FFT FC clinical model but remains with current family under TFC Case Management Support of the FFT FC provider. The Contractor will also be required to approve foster homes pursuant to applicable DCF regulations, policies, contract language, state and federal law. The Contractor will engage in rigorous assessments, including but not limited to development of a thorough home study, using the format prescribed by DCF, and comprehensive criminal, child protection, sexual offender, motor vehicle and other background checks of all foster care applicants, their household members and youth ages 16 and older.