Public Notice: Request for Proposals

Heritage Area Agency on Aging is seeking applications from any non-profit agency or private organization to provide and/or expand home and community based services to individuals, age 60 and older, in Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn and/or Washington counties.  Heritage is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) to obtain service provider(s) for home and community based services in the region.  The agency will award contracts for up to a four year period.  Applications are for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025, with an annual update.

Heritage is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) to obtain a service provider(s) that can demonstrate the ability to provide quality services through the utilization of a cost effective and efficiently managed service delivery system.  Proposals are being accepted that serve the entire seven county Heritage region or individual communities or counties. 

Services delivered through Heritage funding are required to meet all federal and state obligations of the proposed service, including the Older Americans Act of 1965 (revised), funding source(s) and Heritage contractual terms. 

In fiscal year 2021, Heritage Area Agency on Aging funded the following services through the RFP process:  congregate meals, home delivered meals, adult day health services, assisted and standard volunteer transportation, chore, legal services, and respite services.  (An updated taxonomy/listing of services and their definitions open for consideration during the FY 2022 - 2025 RFP process will be released with the RFP documents on January 4, 2021.)

The RFP (Request for Proposal) documents can be accessed from the Heritage website at www.heritageaaa.org on Monday, January 4, 2021.

Two opportunities to attend a Bidders Conference will be held on Friday, January 8, 2021 via Zoom meeting (information on how to obtain login information will be posted on website). Session one will be held from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. and the second (duplicate session) from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.  Assistance in understanding the directions for preparing the application will be offered at these informational meetings and frequently asked questions will be posted on the Heritage website.  More information on the process and the opportunity to ask clarifying questions will be described in detail with the release of the RFP packet on January 4, 2021.

The RFP application and supporting documentation is due no later than 12:00 p.m. (Noon) on Friday, February 19, 2021.