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Description

The Dane County Department of Human Services purchases an array of services to meet the needs of consumers, to advance prevention efforts, and to provide specialized administrative and facility support.

Types of Providers

Adult Family Homes

Adult Family Homes are places where 1-4 adults reside and receive care or services that are above the level of room and board and may include up to 7 hours per week of nursing care. Adult Family Homes serve persons with advanced age, dementia, mental health issues, developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury, AIDS, alcohol and other drug abuse, correctional clients, and/or persons with a terminal illness.

The Dane County Department of Human Services certifies homes where one or two persons reside while the State licenses homes where three or four people reside. Certificates are issued for one year and may be renewed provided all standards continue to be met.

Family Foster Care

Dane County foster parents provide a home to children and youth who are unable to live with their families due to issues of abuse, neglect, or other child welfare concerns. A foster parent works with the Department and the child's family to help achieve a safe and permanent living situation for a child, hopefully with birth family or other relatives whenever possible.

Purchase of Service (POS) Contracts

Dane County Department of Human Services puts out requests for proposals (RFPs) on a five year cycle for the majority of its purchased services.RFPs are typically released at the end of the first week in May for contracts beginning the following year. RFPs for new or specialized services may be released at other times throughout the year. Persons interested in bidding should also check out the vendor registration process and living wage information.

Current Applications/RFPs

For a listing of current RFP's, please check the Applications/RFPs section of this web site.

For a list of all open request-for-proposals (RFPs) and bids throughout Dane County, please check the Dane County Purchasing Division's web site.

Living Wage Information

Section 25.015 of the Dane County Ordinances requires that persons who are employed by the County, employed directly in work performed as a result of a service contract with the County or employed by an employer who is the beneficiary of economic development assistance from the County be paid no less than a specified hourly wage known as the living wage. For more information on the living wage, please check the Dane County Purchasing Division's web site.

Vendor Registration

Per Dane County Ordinance, Section 62.15, "Any person desiring to bid on any county contract must register with the purchasing manager and pay an annual registration fee of $20." Payment may be made via credit card on-line or by check in the mail or in person at the Purchasing Division office. For more information on vendor registration, please check the Dane County Purchasing Division's web site.

Boilerplate Contracts

The current boilerplate contracts are available in Adobe Acrobat which requires the free, downloadable Adobe Acrobat Reader. The contracts include information on civil rights compliance, affirmative action, Americans with Disability Act, living wage, confidentiality, client grievance, insurance, fiscal, reporting, and other requirements.

Substitute Care - This is the boilerplate contract for residential care centers (RCCs), treatment foster care providers, and group home providers..

Community Based Residential Facilities (CBRF) and Residential Care Apartment Complexes (RCAC) - This is the boilerplate contract for community based residential facilities and residential care apartment complexes, including a separate Schedule A for each of those services:

Self-Directed Support Contract - This is the boilerplate contract for agencies providing support and services through the Self-Directed Support System. Self-directed supports are community based services to adults with developmental disabilities, designed to allow the individual to live and work in the most integrative environment possible, while providing an appropriate amount of oversight to ensure the person's health and safety. A person's services are based on their individual support plan that is developed in conjunction with their support team. Self-directed supports are designed to build, strengthen or maintain informal networks of community support for the individual.

Standard Purchase of Service Contract - This is the standard boilerplate contract for all other services provided through the Department. A short form version is also available for program services costing less than $10,000 and for contracts for training, evaluation, and administrative services.

Other Resources

Adult Family Homes - The State web site has information for consumers and providers alike on rules and regulations, licensing requirements for starting or continuing an adult family home, background checks, publications, and links to other sites.

Dane County Open RFPs and Bids - For a list of all open request-for-proposals (RFPs) and bids throughout Dane County, please check the Dane County Purchasing Division's web site.

Foster Care - The State web site provides information on foster care, becoming a foster parent, related statutes and administrative rules, forms, publications and reports, and links to other resources. Information on adoption is included.

Contact

For Family Foster Care

Dawn Douglas
Dane County Department of Human Services
1202 Northport DR/1st FL
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 242-6303
douglas@co.dane.wi.us

For Adult Family Homes

Maya Fairchild, Community Services Consultant
Dane County Department of Human Services
1202 Northport DR/3rd FL
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 242-6466
fairchild@co.dane.wi.us

Last Revised May 2008