****Amendment # 4 issued on 11/25/14, serves to extend the deadline to 11:59 PM on 11/26/2014.  This solicitation has also been amended to provide clarification regarding the submission of responses.  Please see the Amendment Text below.

Additional Information:

The deadline has been extended until 11:59 PM on 11/26/2014.

In Section 4 of the Request for Proposals, for questions related to the category your agency is NOT applying for, please enter NA for the text response and mark the question "complete".  During validation, you should not be prompted to upload a document to those questions.  However, if you are prompted to upload a document, upload a blank document then mark the question complete.  Run the 'Validation' once more before submitting.

For those responses that have already been submitted by an agency, please note that the agency is able to withdraw their response for further revisions, but are responsible for ensuring that their response is re-submitted by the new deadline indicated on this amendment.

****Amendment # 3, for clarification was issued in error.  No changes occurred to the solicitation with Amendment # 3, as it was not a published amendment.  ***

****Amendment # 2, issued on 11/21/14, serves to provide answers to the written inquiries.  To view the amended solicitation in GEMS, follow the link provided below and click on the solicitations tab located in the upper left corner under the State of Alaska seal.  Please see list of attachments within the RFP to locate Amendment #2.  ****

****Amendment #1- Issued 11/10/2014, serves to add questions and answers from the Pre-proposal Teleconference and written inquiries received thus far.  To view the amended solicitation in GEMS, follow the link provided below and click on the solicitations tab located in the upper left corner under the State of Alaska seal.  Please see list of attachments within the RFP to locate the Amendment document. ****

The Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Behavioral Health, seeks proposals from eligible applicants to provide services through the Chronic Inebriate Anti-Recidivism Treatment Program- Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Program for the State of Alaska in FY2015 through FY2017.  Services are sought for the Municipality of Anchorage.

The proposals submitted in response to this RFP will be for either Category A- Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) OR Category B- Intensive Case Management (ICM), Applicants CANNOT apply for both Categories.

Please review the Categories listed on the solicitation carefully, as responding to the incorrect solicitation may result in not being funded.  It is up to the applicant to submit a proposal to the correct Category solicitation as described below:

Category A- Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) for chronically homeless individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.
Category B- Intensive Case Management (ICM) for chronically homeless individuals with primary diagnosis of substance abuse.

A pre-proposal teleconference will be held on  October 30, 2014, from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM. To participate dial  1-800-315-6338 and enter the participant pin 37401 when prompted.

To view details of this solicitation, including key dates and the contact person, please log in to GEMS at

https://gems.dhss.alaska.gov/