2026 RFQ - Providers of Summer Camp and Alternative Recreational Services Programs to offer One-To-One Support Services to Youth with Developmental Disabilities served by the Children's System of Care

The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) Children's System of Care (CSOC) announces its intent to qualify providers of Summer Day Camp and Alternative Recreational Session programs to offer additional complementary one-to-one support services to the children, youth, and young adults (hereinafter youth) they serve, who are under the age of 21 with developmental disabilities (DD).

Respondents who become qualified through this Request for Qualification (RFQ) process to offer one-to-one support services at their Summer Day Camp and Alternative Recreational Session programs will be included on the Qualified Provider list located at www.performcarenj.org

Only those on the qualified provider list as a one-to-one support services provider are eligible to receive the DCF contribution toward the costs of the one-to-one support services of eligible families of youth with DD eligibility.

Respondents will only be qualified to provide one-to-one support services to youth attending their own DCF-qualified Summer Day Camp or Alternative Recreational Session programs. Respondents will not be qualified to provide one-to-one support services to overnight camp participants.

Qualified providers of one-to-one support services shall work directly with eligible DD youth enrolled in DCF summer camps and alternative recreational sessions and their families to:

• Provide support to assist the youth in developing life skills and enhancing personal relationships through community integration, while increasing safety awareness in various camp settings.
• Assess whether the youth to be served is willing to accept instruction and assistance from the assigned service staff and substitute staff.
• Assess whether the youth is able to respond to direction and to comply with evacuation procedures in the event of an emergency.
• Assist with planning for any crisis related issues and assess those issues.
• Assess and review any risk or safety issue for youth at camp and determine resolutions.

Qualified providers shall:

• Ensure staff receives training and meet the minimum requirements for employment in accordance with any other licensing, certifying or accreditation entities by which your agency is regulated.
• Provide authorized services within 30 days of the authorized start date or inform the CSA of the reason for delay.
• Submit invoices within 90 days of the date of service delivery or inform the CSA of the reason for delay.
• Attend at least one annual camp CYBER billing training offered by the CSA.
• Attend at least one new camp provider webinar offered by CSOC.
• Limit their billing procedure to receive payment for only the unit of service(s) authorized to and received by the youth.

Funding is for the provision of one-to-one support services from June through August for up to seven hours a day, and a maximum of ten days for traditional Summer Day Camp programs, 20 sessions for Alternative Recreational Session programs, or a hybrid of five days for traditional Summer Day Camp programs and ten sessions for Alternative Recreational Session programs.

Response Submission Instructions

All responses must be delivered **ONLINE** by **12:00 P.M. on November 18, 2026**. Responses received after this deadline will not be considered.

To submit online, respondent must first complete an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) registration form found at AOR.pdf (nj.gov) no later than five business days before the response due date. AOR registration forms received after close of business Wednesday, **November 11, 2026** may not be processed in time for the response due date.

The completed AOR registration form must be signed and dated by the Chief Executive Officer or designated alternate and sent to DCF.ASKRFP@dcf.nj.gov. Only one AOR registration form is required, even if the respondent intends to file multiple responses.

Submit in response to this RFQ two (2) separate PDF documents labeled as follows:

• PDF 1: (Section II - Required Performance and Staffing Deliverables ending with a Signed Statement of Acceptance)
• PDF 2: (Section III - Documents Requested to be Submitted with This Response)

Funding

Funding is for the provision of summer camp services from June 2027 through August 2027. Each respondent that meets the qualifications and requirements set forth in the RFQ shall be reimbursed for their provision of one-to-one services on a fee-for-service basis. The published rate is **$7.69** per 15 minutes.