1. Residential Component: The residential aspect of this program will be housing. The preference of the Bureau is that the housing will be recovery-oriented with services for different levels of support. Program participants will sign-in and out. They may leave to report for treatment or programming, to work, or as otherwise needed and permitted. They will be responsible for complying with facility rules and regulations, including curfew restrictions. The successful Vendor(s) will operate a relatively modern and adequately staffed facility with Bureau-approved living quarters for up to 40 male parolees/mandatory releases. One contract may be awarded to a separate facility for the housing of up to 25 male/female probationer/parolees/mandatory releases meeting the same criteria of supervision by the Bureau. One Vendor may be awarded both a male and the female contract if the facilities are separate and not adjoined in any way. Adherence by the successful Vendor to standards set by the National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR) is preferred but not required. Vendor(s) should provide day room space along with a kitchen and dining area for residents in the facility. Clean restrooms with an adequate number of showers, sinks, and toilets for the entire resident population must also be provided. The facility should have adequate sleeping quarters, with the allowance that rooms may have more than one occupant. Vendor proposals should include a floorplan for current facilities or proposed floor plans for future facilities. Vendor proposals should also include proposed living assignments for residents. Residential facilities must meet all applicable basic health, maintenance, and safety laws, rules, regulations, and requirements. They must be kept clean, orderly, and equipped appropriately. They must also be Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant, with common areas that are freely accessible to all residents. The facility should have, at minimum, an inspection certificate from the local fire Marshall and Health Department. Dwelling occupancy may not exceed legal capacity as defined by the applicable local fire and safety codes. All facilities will have adequate liability insurance coverage and should be prepared to provide documentation. Preference will be given to facilities that are located within a reasonable driving distance of an established DRC or DRC Lite and allow maximum access to a variety of work force opportunities. Consideration will be given to facilities near the Birmingham DRC located at 2020 12th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35234; the Mobile DRC located at 3410 Demetropolis Road, Mobile, Alabama, 36693; the Montgomery DRC located at 231 Clayton Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104; 2801 Huntsville DRC located at 2801 West Corp Blvd Huntsville AL 35805; Tuscaloosa DRC located at 220 14th Street Unit 150 Tuscaloosa AL 35401; and the planned DRC location in Etowah County and/or Calhoun County. Procedures to sign in and out of the facility, as well as work rules and protocol, will be established by any awarded Vendor and will be reflected in a Participant Handbook. Meals, including the daily provision of breakfast, lunch, and dinner, will be provided without charge to individuals the Bureau and facility determine to be indigent. All other residents will be responsible for providing their own meals and will have access to the facility’s fully equipped kitchen. Transportation to local stores will be provided for residents to buy their food items. The Bureau will supply payments for those residents enrolled in Phase I of the DRC program, which may last forty-five (45) days and a maximum of six (6) months. After completion of Phase I and upon entering Phase II (which lasts 6-8 months), residents are required to obtain employment or SSI benefits as a means of support and will be responsible for making their own rent payments to the facility. Wages earned by a working resident will be paid to the resident directly by their employer. In turn, the resident will be responsible for paying the money owed, which will be collected by Vendor and applied as a line-item “offset” when billing ABPP for each monthly contract payment under any awarded contract. Vendor will be required to facilitate this collection process as a trustee by providing access for residents to make such payments. The Vendor will also provide oversight to program participants regarding their compliance (or non-compliance) with this requirement. The Vendor will also provide assistance to residents as needed. For example, the Vendor might help someone who may need assistance calculating percentages owed from a paycheck. All program costs shall be paid in the following manner by residents: payment by cash, money order, or credit card to Vendor with a copy of the participant’s pay stub to show the appropriate amount has been paid. Vendor will keep detailed collections/billing records as a trustee. Copies of records for payment transactions and payment stubs collected from program participants must accompany all itemized invoices. These will specify individual offsets to ABPP for payment under any awarded contract. The awarded contract will include specific details of requirements regarding payments, collections, and billing processes. A site visit by ABPP staff will be required for Vendors with a previously established halfway house facility.
