Specifications include, but are not limited to: DCS is mandated by statute to provide foster care as well as residential care and treatment to children/youth placed in its custody. To that end, the Department must maintain a network of statewide providers, referred to as “DCS Provider Network”. This network must have the capability to adequately and appropriately deliver a broad array of services that meet the clinical and behavioral needs of children/youth in state custody. The Department has determined that the current network lacks some critical service components necessary to ensure the treatment and care of custodial children. For the purposes of this RFQ, those services determined to be required to adequately address the need for foster care as well as residential care and treatment includes: 1. Section 1 – Core Standards 2. Section 2 – Foster Care Services 3. Section 3 – Group Care Facilities 4. Section 4 – Residential Treatment 5. Section 5 – Sub-Acute Psychiatric Residential Care 6. Section 6 – Continuums 7. Section 7 – Unique Care Agreements