3. Nursing RFP 20-476 Evaluation Summary Matrix

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Agenda Item

b. RFP 20-476 Nursing Services for Medically Fragile Students with Disabilities Contract Extension (Year 4 of 4) – School Health and School Nursing Services for more than $50,000.00 Per Vendor (Total contracted not to exceed $3,000,000)

Summary: Presented by: Ms. Stacy E. Stepney, Chief Academic Officer, Division of Curriculum & Instruction
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the contract extensions with Pediatric Services of America, Inc. dba Aveanna Healthcare; Cobb Pediatric/The Stepping Stones Group; Delta T Group; and Maxim Healthcare as the most responsive and responsible bidders to provide school health and school nursing services for more than $50,000 per vendor, but not to exceed a total contracted amount of $3,000,000.
Why: Under the individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), school health services and school nursing services are defined as related services. Section 504 works together with IDEA to protect children and adults with disabilities from exclusion and unequal treatment in schools, jobs, and the community. Per IDEA and Section 504 guidelines and physician’s orders, these services are required for students with significant medical needs to access their education.

Currently, there are 24 special education nurses that are district employees. The District is currently contracting with fifteen (15) nurses for one-to-one services for students with significant medical needs who are eligible for special education services and two (2) nurses to support students with significant medical needs who are eligible for Section 504 services. Additional resources are needed to address the school-based nursing requirements and to provide IDEA and Section 504 mandated services to students with disabilities. Therefore, the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) has contracted with nursing vendors to provide registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) with specialized knowledge when the District is unable to hire them directly.
Details: The Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued on November 14, 2019, and approved February 10, 2020. The approved DCSD RFP process was followed. Five (5) of the twelve (12) vendors who responded were selected based on the following criteria: ability to provide needed staff, hourly rates, and experience with school-based settings. The five (5) selected vendors were Pediatric Services of America, Inc. dba Aveanna Healthcare, ATC Healthcare, Cobb Pediatric, Delta T Group, and Maxim Healthcare.
Financial impact: The total contract amount will not exceed $3,000,000.

The general budget charge codes are as follows:
$1,500,000 (G/L Account:100.2100.530000.00011.7340.2021.8010.035.0000)
$500,000 (G/L Account: 100.2100.530000.22711.7320.9990.8010.035.0000)

The IDEA federal budget charge code is:
$1,000,000 (G/L Account: 404.2100.530000.05021.7340.2824.8010.035.2024).

The financial impact is contingent upon the number of registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) provided through contracted services. The rates for these services are as follows: RNs $39.00 - $60.00 per hour and LPNs $32.00 - $55.00 per hour. The total contracted amount will not exceed $3,000,000.00.
Contact: Ms. Stacy E. Stepney, Chief Academic Officer, Division of Curriculum & Instruction, 678-676-0731
Mrs. Kiana King, Director, Special Education, Division of Curriculum & Instruction, 678-676-1885
Effective: February 13, 2024 - February 11, 2025
Status: Attorney approval not required
RFP 20-476 Nursing Services for Medically Fragile Students
Date:1/9/2020




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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ATC Healthcare Services LLC
                                                                                                                                                                                        Apex Therapeutic Services




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Myka Health Systems
                                                                                                       Aveanna Healthcare




                                                                                                                                                                 Access Therapies Inc




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Delt-T Group GA Inc
                                                                                                                            Centra Healthcare




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Soliant Health Inc
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        EDU Healthcare
                                                                                                                                                Cobb Pediatric




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Maxim Inc
                                                                             Points for Total Points
                                                                             Indiviudal    for 4
Evaluation Criteria Breakdown                                                Evaluator Evaluators
A. Scope of Services                                                         35 Points          140
Established company with experience in providing Registered Nurses (RN)          0-4
to school districts                                                                                      16                          4            11                        1                         8                14                           16                    10                               0                           0             13                  14
Established company with experience in providing Licensed Practical              0-4
Nurses (LPN) to school districts                                                                         16                          4            11                        1                         8                14                           16                    10                               0                           0             15                  16
Vendor has defined recruiting and hiring process                                 0-3                     12                          6             9                        4                         0                12                           12                     9                               0                           1             12                  12
Vendor will provide a liaison to work with District Administrators to            0-3
resolve issues and concerns                                                                                      8            10                  12                        0                         1                12                                   9                  3                           0                           0             12                  12
Vendor will provide orientation, training and/or retraining as well as           0-3
supervision of agency nurses                                                                             12                          0                 5                    1                         0                11                                   9                  6                           0                           0             12                  11
                                                                                 0-3
Vendor will provide access to training resources for specialized healthcare
procedures, treatments or medications to which they are unfamiliar.                                      12                          0                 9                    0                         0                10                                   8                  5                           0                           0                     3           11
Vendor has a methodology for scheduling nurses to cover morning and              0-3
afternoon bus rides with students                                                                        12                          0                 9                    0                         0                            9                12                         0                           0                           1             10                  12
Vendor will identify and provide appropriate supervisory personnel to            0-2
attend selected Special Education Nurses' orientation and department
meetings.                                                                                                        4                   0                 8                    0                         0                            1                        5                  2                           0                           0                     0               8
Vendor will provide the resume of the supervising RN for the project             0-2                             8                   0                 8                    0                         0                            8                        0                  0                           0                           0                     0               8
Vendor will ensure assigned staff follow DCSD policies, procedures and           0-2
practices as covered in orientation                                                                              6                   0                 8                    1                         0                            5                        5                  1                           0                           1                     6               8
                                                                                 0-2
Vendor will provide substitute nursing coverage for contract employee
absence and provide at least a 2 hour notice prior to absence                                                    8                   1                 4                    0                         0                            8                        3                  0                           0                           1                     1               8
Vendor will ensure that all RNs and LPNs have current CPR and First Aid          0-2
training                                                                                                         8                   0                 6                    4                         0                            8                        3                  6                           0                           0                     0               8
Vendor has staff evaluation and monitoring process in place                      0-2                             7                   0                 8                    3                         0                            5                        8                  3                           0                           0                     8               8
B. Cost of Services                                                         30 Points           120
Registered Nurse Hourly Rate                                                    0-10                     40                   35                  36               15                      32                          31                           39                    37                 26                                40                    25                  17
Licensed Practical Nurse Hourly Rate                                            0-10                     40                   39                  34               15                      29                          31                           39                    37                 35                                38                    22                  17
Vendor agrees to submit monthly invoices accompanied by service logs            0-10
and nursing notes for applicable days                                                                    40                          0            40                        0                         0                            0                30                         0                           0                           0                     0           40
C. Quality and Experience                                                    25 Points          100
                                                                                 0-4
Vendor has demonstrated establishment and experience in metro areas                                      15                          1            14                        2                         5                13                           16                    13                 10                                        4             14                  16
                                                                                 0-4
Vendor has sufficient size and employees to serve a large metro district                                 15                          4            12                2                       3                          13                           16                     5                  7                                        0             14                  16
Vendor demonstrates financial stability                                          0-4                     14                          1            16               11                      11                          13                           14                    13                 13                                        9             16                  15
Vendor submitted brochures, catalogs, manuals, websites or literature            0-4
that supports their submission (section J)                                                               15                          0            10                        0                         1                13                           12                         1                           9                    0                     4                   8
Vendor has mission statement in line with that of DCSD                           0-3                     10                          3             8                        0                         2                 4                           10                         4                           0                    0                     8                   8
Vendor has previously provided nursing staff to the District                     0-3                      9                          3             0                        0                         0                 0                           12                         0                           0                    0                     0                  10
 Vendor has local office in metro Atlanta                                        0-3                     12                          3            12                        0                         0                11                           12                         0                           0                   12                    12                  12
D. Variety of Additional Services                                             5 Points           20
Other added value services addressed in Section K                                0-5                     19                          0            20                        0                         0                            0                        7                  0                           0                           1             14                      0
E. References                                                                 5 Points           20
Strength and relevance of references per RFP submittal requirements              0-5                    18                    8                  17                 1                     6                          13                            13                     8                3                                   3                    12                   16
TOTAL                                                                       100 Points          400    376                  122                 327                61                   100                         259                           326                   173              103                                 111                   233                  311