Addendum 1
4/18
Question 1: Please confirm the 19th Judicial Circuit’s intent to pursue and obtain the NCCHC accreditation, with the understanding that this will require additional and higher credentialed staff.
Answer 1: Answer pending
Question 2: If you wish to pursue and obtain NCCHC accreditation, please indicate your timing from the start of the new contract.
Answer 2: Answer pending
Question 3: RFP Item II.3.A. Mental Health Services: General Services. Please clarify the following: “Under the direction and supervision of the firm chosen, the Awarded Vendor’s Licensed Behavioral Health Professional will perform professional clinical work to provide comprehensive and coordinated care to the residents according to the NCCHC standards.”
Question 3a: Please confirm that a Licensed Behavioral Health Professional is required, as this was not included in the Staffing Requirements (Item II.1.M.).
Question 3b. If a Licensed Behavior Health Professional is required, is this position in addition to the behavioral health staff provided by the Judicial Circuit, or in lieu of the Judicial Circuit’s behavioral health staff at the LCJDF?
Answer 3: Answer pending
Question 4: RFP Item II.1.P. TB Testing and Flu Vaccination Services for County Employees. a. Please confirm that the Contractor will administer annual TB testing and annual flu vaccinations for select custody staff at the LCJDF and employees in the 19th Judicial Circuit. If confirmed, please identify the number of LCJDF and Judicial Circuit employees to receive vaccinations.
Answer 4: Answer pending
Question 5: Please identify the LCJDF’s Jail Management System (JMS).
Answer 5: Answer pending
Question 6: Please identify the members of the proposal evaluation committee.
Answer 6: This information is not available at this time.
Question 7: Will the County consider the use of telemedicine?
Answer 7: Answer pending
Question 8: RFP Item II.5.B. Office Space Currently, the County provides computers, internet, and technical support. Please confirm whether it is the intent to transition these responsibilities to the awarded Vendor, or will the County continue to bear these responsibilities.
Answer 8: Answer pending
Question 9: RFP Item II.5.N. HIPAA The RFP states that the HIPAA agreement is included with the RFP. Please provide the HIPAA agreement as this was not included with the RFP.
Answer 9: Lake County will provide the required HIPAA agreement to the awarded proposer for review prior to execution.
Question 10: Will there be an opportunity to ask additional/follow-up questions
Answer 10: Vendors can contact Lake County Purchasing via Purchasing@Lakecountyil.gov.
4/21
Question 11: Please provide a copy of the current contract.
Answer 11: Lake County contracts are made available to the public on our website.
Question 12: What company is currently utilized for on-site/mobile radiology services?
Answer 12: Answer pending
Question 13: What company is currently utilized for on-site laboratory services (specimen pick-up and testing)?
Answer 13: Answer pending
Question 14: Please provide an inventory of equipment that will be available for the successful contractor’s use upon contract start.
Answer 14: Answer pending
Question 15: Is nurse sick call conducted in the medical unit or within the living units?
Answer 15: Answer pending
Question 16: Please provide a copy of the current staffing matrix.
Answer 16: Answer pending
Question 17: Please provide a list of current healthcare and mental health care staff vacancies by position.
Answer 17: Answer pending
Question 18: Please provide an estimated start date for the contract so that proposers can provide a timeline for their implementation plan.
Answer 18: The County anticipates a start date prior to late November 2025, subject to County Board approval.
Question 19: Will the County want all current medical staff that retain their current positions in the new contract with the awarded vendor to receive full medical benefits beginning the first day of the contract?
Answer 19: Answer pending
Question 20: Section G. Management of Offsite Care (RFP pg. 5) contains two contradictory statements:
“The Awarded Vendor shall assume financial responsibility for and will arrange for the admission of any resident who requires hospitalization"
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"Awarded Vendor will not assume financial responsibility for juvenile hospital admissions."
Please clarify whether the Awarded Vendor will be financially responsible for hospitalization/off-site services costs for juvenile residents or if the juveniles’ parents will be required to pay for these services through filing of health insurance or Medicaid.
Answer 20: Answer pending
4/25
Question 21: Would the County agree that all medical staff members currently working at the Facility be offered the opportunity to retain their current position and transfer employment to the new vendor, unless it is mutually agreed upon by the County and the awarded vendor to not extend an offer?
Answer 21: Answer pending
Question 22: The RFP requires the awarded vendor to contact the Lake County State’s Attorney before settling any resident healthcare litigation. Does this requirement mean that the awarded vendor would need to have the State Attorney’s permission to settle litigation, or merely that they would have to contact them before settling litigation?
Answer 22: Answer pending
Question 23: Could the County please clarify if the following language applies to a health services contract? These requirements seem to be for construction projects.
A1. “the CGL policy shall be endorsed to provide that the General Aggregate limit applies separately to each of the Consultant’s projects away from premises owned or rented to Consultant.”
C1. “The CGL policy shall be endorsed for the general aggregate to apply on a “per Project” basis.”
C3. “A blanket additional insured ISO endorsement is preferred for Proposers who have multiple projects with the County.
Answer 23: Answer pending