La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § VII-119
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section VII-119 - Solicitation of Proposal and Distribution of Non-allocated Funds for the Provision of Alcohol and Drug Abuse ServicesA. Solicitation of Proposals 1. Propositions for Services Costing Less Than $150,000a. When the proposal is in response to a federal categorical grant announcement which is published in the Federal Register, the announcement which is published shall be distributed to the 10 alcohol and drug abuse regional managers and to the members of the Louisiana Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse for further distribution to persons and organizations known to have interest in providing substance abuse services.b. Proposal requests initiated by the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse shall be consistent with the division's state plan and shall be advertised through public announcements known as requests for Community Services (RCS) in accordance with the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Contracts Procedure Manual available at each of the division's 10 regional offices.2 Proposal requests for Services Costing $150,000 or More a. When the proposal is in the response to a federal categorical grant announcement which is published in the Federal Register, the announcement shall be distributed to the 10 alcohol and drug abuse regional members and to the members of the Louisiana Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse for further distribution to persons and organizations known to have interest in providing substance abuse services.b. Proposal requests initiated by the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse shall be consistent with the division's state plan and shall be in accordance with the state rules for Requests for Proposals (RFP). Proposal requests shall also be distributed to each of the 10 Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse for further distribution to persons known to have interest in providing substance abuse services.B. Responding to Solicitations 1. Each public announcement for RCS or RFP shall state the nature of the service sought the address of the offices from which application packets can be obtained, and time lines for the application procedure.2 In the case of federal categorical grants all relevant application information shall conform to the federal announcement guidelines as published in the Federal Register.C. Allocation of Funds 1. Distribution of Non-allocated Block Grant Funds and Other Non-allocated Funds a.iProposals of less than $150,000 in value will undergo an initial review at the regional office level by a Proposal Evaluation Committee of not more than 10 members, including: (a). a provider of service;(b). a consumer of service;(c). an employee of the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse;(d). a member of the Louisiana Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse;(e) a local parish or municipal official;(f). an individual from the community at large, professionally knowledgeable of the network of community health and social services available in the region;(g). the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse regional manager who will serve as the ex-officio chair of the committee. ii. The Proposal Evaluation Committee shall report its approval/disapproval and priority recommendations on each proposal to the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse headquarters office. The evaluation decision must be consistent with the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse state plan and the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Contracts Procedure Manual.iii. A five-person evaluation team at the headquarters office shall review all proposals and accompanying recommendations from the regional offices and all proposals which are not geographically specific and shall make a final determination on approval of proposals in accordance with the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse state plan and with criteria contained in the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Contracts Procedure Manual. b. Proposals of $150,000 or more in value shall be allocated in accordance with the state's RFP procedure.c. Rights to Protest and Appeal. Any contractor/applicant who is aggrieved in connection with the proposal review or award may exercise the rights of protest and appeal as set forth in the Department of Health and Hospital's Contract Manual.2. Categorical Grant Funds. Funds becoming available through federal categorical grants shall be allocated in accordance with the guidelines contained in the issue of the Federal Register announcing the grant and in the notice of grant award.La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § VII-119
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Human Services, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, LR 17:669 (July 1991).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 28:771 and R.S. 36:258(E)(3).