Date of Posting: 6/6/2025
Updated: 7/1/2025
The United States Probation Office for the District of Minnesota intends to procure treatment services for federal offenders using Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) for the following:
Sex Offender Treatment: required services may include, but are not limited to, sex offense-specific evaluations, counseling (individual, group, and/or family), chaperone training and support, and transportation.
- 0864-26-SO04 Sex Offender Treatment for McLeod County
- 0864-26-SO03 Sex Offender Treatment for Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Scott, Carver, and Washington Counties
Mental Health Treatment: required services may include, but are not limited to, psychiatric evaluations, mental health assessments, mental health counseling (individual, group, and/or family, which may also include dual diagnosis counseling), psychotropic medication, and transportation.
- 0864-26-MH04 Mental Health Treatment for Anoka, Dakota, and Washington counties
- 0864-26-MH05 Mental Health Treatment for Hennepin County
- 0864-26-MH06 Mental Health Treatment for Ramsey County
Substance Abuse Treatment: required services may include, but are not limited to, urinalysis collection, sweat patch application/removal, assessments, substance abuse cognitive based counseling (individual, group, and/or family), and transportation.
- 0864-26-TX09 Substance Abuse Treatment for Ramsey County
- 0864-26-DT01 Drug Testing for Hennepin County
- 0864-26-DT04 Drug Testing for Ramsey County
- 0864-26-CG01 Cognitive Manualized Group Treatment for Minnesota
- 0864-26-EX01 Mental Health Intake and Assessments for Identified populations for Minnesota
Additional service agreements to include:
- 0864-26-HH03 Provisional Shelter for Duluth
- 0864-26-HH02 Provisional Shelter for Ramsey County
- 0864-26-HH04 Provisional Shelter for St. Paul
- 0864-26-JV02 Provisional Shelter for juveniles only, within the state of Minnesota
- 0864-26-2C03 Mentoring Services for Anoka, Ramsey, and Hennepin Counties
- 0864-26-2C05 Emergency and Transitional Housing, Hennepin and Ramsey Counties
Pre-Solicitation Conference
An online pre-solicitation conference was held on June 25, 2025, for interested vendors. Meeting minutes, powerpoint slides, and Zoom presentation recording are available below for reference and for any interested vendors unable to attend:
The Request for Proposals (RFP) for this BPA will be posted to the U.S. Probation Office web page at https://www.mnp.uscourts.gov/solicitation on July 8, 2025.
QUESTIONS: All questions regarding this Request for Proposal must be submitted in writing to Contracting Officer Sam Casselton via email at Samuel_Casselton@mnp.uscourts.gov no later than 12:00 pm Central Standard Time on July 18, 2025.
RESPONSES: All responses to vendor questions will be provided on the following website: www.mnp.uscourts.gov/solicitation-questions-and-answers no later than 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on July 23, 2025.
SUBMISSIONS:
For all proposals, an original and one (1) copy must be received by the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office no later than 4:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on August 8, 2025.
Interested vendors must respond on time, and clearly show: (1) they can provide services within the catchment area with a facility available for use, (2) such services will be provided by a professional meeting the criteria required, and (3) prices of such treatment shall be as low or lower than those charged the vendor’s most favored customer for comparable quantities under similar terms and conditions.
Interested treatment providers should submit a letter of interest to Sam Casselton at Samuel_Casselton@mnp.uscourts.gov or via mail to the U.S. Probation Office, 300 South 4th Street, Suite 406, Minneapolis, MN 55415. Please provide e-mail contact information as interested providers will receive e-mail notification when the Request for Proposals (RFP) have been posted on the U.S. Probation Office web page at https://www.mnp.uscourts.gov/solicitation (under Treatment Services).