Awarded vendors
- Care Plus NJ, Inc.
- Family Connections, Inc.
Description
The State of New Jersey Department of Children and Families issued a competitive RFP to expand its Supportive Visitation Services (SVS) pilot in Essex County. The contract pays a fixed hourly rate of $146.10 for various visitation activities—including supervised, therapeutic, and after‑care visits—while requiring providers to handle intake assessments, visitation planning, transportation, and safety protocols. Awardees must be able to reach full operational capacity within 60 days and must report all activity through the NJ SPIRIT system. Up to three vendors may be awarded; in this award, two firms—Care Plus NJ, Inc. and Family Connections, Inc.—were selected. The RFP mandates attendance at a mandatory bidders conference and includes a 5 % allocation for senior‑lead salary costs.