Agenda Item
c. RFP 26-735 for Behavior Intervention Services (Year 1 of 5) (Not to Exceed $1,000,000)
Summary: Presented by: Mrs. Kiana King, Interim Chief of Student Services, Division of Student Services
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education approve contracts through RFP 26-735 for the following ten (10) vendors: American Medical Staffing, CBR Therapy Consultants (Total Communication Therapy), Delta -T Group, Applied ABC, Aequor Healthcare, Ellsworth Healthcare, Kelly Pediatric Therapy, AMN Allied Services LLC, ESS Clinical, GA Behavior Assoc, as the most responsive and responsible bidders to provide behavior intervention services for more than $100,000 per vendor but not to exceed the total contract amount of $1,000,000.
Why: DCSD supports students who require intensive individualized behavior intervention and additional classroom support and expertise. Students with disabilities (SWDs), such as those with autism and other behavioral needs, require a specifically designed program that incorporates current, effective, peer-reviewed, research-based practices and instructional modifications that are implemented through the Individualized Education Program (IEP) and which also may require oversight and direction from Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). A BCBA has a graduate level certification in behavior analysis, which is an approach to human behavior. There has been an increased demand for BCBAs in the field of education, as well as in DeKalb County School District (DCSD).
Details: The request for proposals for RFP 26-735 was issued May 7, 2026, with responses received on June 9, 2026. The approved DCSD RFP process was followed. Twenty (20) vendors responded and ten (10) were selected based on the following criteria for providing services to students with disabilities in a public-school setting: ability to provide needed staff, hourly rates, and experience with school-based settings. The ten (10) selected vendors were as follows: American Medical Staffing, CBR Therapy Consultants (Total Communication Therapy), Delta -T Group, Applied ABC, Aequor Healthcare, Ellsworth Healthcare, Kelly Pediatric Therapy, AMN Allied Services LLC, ESS Clinical, GA Behavior Assoc.
No single company has been able to provide enough BCBAs to cover students’ needs. This initial approval will include four (4) one (1) year contract extension options contingent upon DCSD’s offer to such extension, the successful offeror’s acceptance and the approval of the DeKalb County Board of Education to extend the contract.
Financial impact: General budget will be $1,000,000.00
Charge code:
100.2100.530000.00011.7340.2021.8010.904.0000)
The financial impact is contingent upon the number of students that require specialized support as well as the number of BCBAs provided by each contracted vendor.
Contact: Mrs. Kiana King, Interim Chief of Student Services, Division of Student Services, 678.676.1079
Dr. Erin Broyard Baptiste, Interim Executive Director of Exceptional Education, Student Services, 678.676.1814
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs
June 4, 2026 Page 1 of 2
RE: Award Recommendation Letter – RFP 26-735, Behavioral Intervention Services
Greetings Dr. Kiana King,
RFP 26-735, Behavioral Intervention Services, was formally processed through the Purchasing Department
at your request. Response(s) to the solicitation were received in the Purchasing Department on June 9,
2026
Twenty (20) proposals were reviewed and deemed responsive to the requirements of the solicitation.
Please find attached the responsive proposals and the Abstract Sheet, which is the record of the public
opening/acknowledgement.
Please take the following course of action:
1) Convene the evaluation team. Remember that each individual serving as an evaluator must have a
completed and signed Solicitation Evaluator Agreement on file in the Purchasing Department. Your
team will work together to review and evaluate elements of each response in comparison to the
solicitation requirements.
2) Using this form, please advise the Purchasing Department as soon as possible of your award
recommendation(s) and the date you anticipate presenting your recommendation of award to the
Board of Education for approval.
REMINDER: Include the entire bid/rfp number and bid/rfp name in your Board of
Education item documentation so that we can later match the resulting Superintendent’s award
directive to your solicitation and produce an award letter.
3) If your Recommended Award Vendor is not the lowest-priced offering, you must provide the
Purchasing Department with your rationale for not awarding to the lowest responsive respondent.
Use an additional sheet to provide your rationale.
4) If there is only one line item on the solicitation, or if there are multiple line items recommended for
award and to a single Award Vendor, simply fill in the information below for Recommended Award
Vendor #1.
5) If there are multiple line items to be awarded and/or if you recommend splitting the award to
multiple Award Vendors, you will need to fill in the name for each Recommended Award Vendor on
the lines below and attach the Tabulation indicating which items are to be awarded to each
Recommended Award Vendor.
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Robert R. Freeman Administrative Complex
1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd | Stone Mountain, GA 30083
678.676.0110 | www.dekalbschoolsga.org
6) Upon receipt of your award recommendation(s), the Purchasing Department will notify the Risk
Department of your award recommendation and contact the vendor(s) to request final and fully
compliant insurance certificates prior to issuance of the award letter and prior to commencement
or delivery of services under this solicitation.
Please email to Ms. Lakesia Watkins at Lakesia_Watkins@dekalbschoolsga.org .
American Medical Staffing
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Recommended Award Vendor #1
August 10, 2026
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Anticipated BOE Presentation Date CBR Therapy Consultants (Total Communication Therapy)
_______________________________
Recommended Award Vendor #2
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Your Signature / Today’s Date Delta -T Group
_______________________________
Recommended Award Vendor #3
Text
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Applied ABC
Recommended Award Vendor #4
(5) Aequor Healthcare, (6) Ellsworth Healthcare, (7) Kelly
Pediatric Therapy, (*8) AMN Allied Services LLC, (9) ESS
Clinical, (10) GA Behavior Assoc
_______________________________
Recommended Award Vendor #5
Please feel free to reach out to me at 678 676-0120 with any questions or concerns. Your prompt response
is appreciated. Thank you.
Regards,
Carla L. Smith
Carla L. Smith
Executive Director, Vendor Services
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Attachment – Proposal(s)
c: Dr. Erin Broyard-Baptiste
Dr. Rolanda Johnson
Dr. Deborah Mitchell
Dr. Donnielle Howard-Thomas
Robert R. Freeman Administrative Complex
1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd | Stone Mountain, GA 30083
678.676.0110 | www.dekalbschoolsga.org