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NJDCF-CSOC-STAS-2026-REISSUE

New Jersey DCF Stabilization and Assessment Services 5-Bed Youth Mental/Behavioral Health RFP 2026

New Jersey DCF Children's System of Care is offering up to two statewide five-bed Stabilization and Assessment Services contracts for youth ages 11-17 with behavioral/emotional challenges associated with complex trauma. Total initial state funding is $1,792,998, up to $896,499 per contract. No match is required. Responses are due October 27, 2026 at 12:00 noon; the RFP does not expressly state a timezone.

Funding$1,792,998 total state funding; up to $896,499 per contract for the initial six-month term, including up to $814,796 operating and $81,703 start-up. No match required.
DeadlineOctober 27, 2026 at 12:00 noon; the RFP does not expressly state a timezone
Last verifiedSeptember 15, 2026
Required next actionProspective applicants should complete AOR registration by October 20, 2026 and submit online by October 27, 2026 at 12:00 noon. Organizations that submitted to DCF's May 1, 2026 STAS RFP and did not receive an award may elect the current RFP's prior-response reuse pathway, which requires newly submitted Section II materials, a revised Program Approach section, and a signed agency letter requesting reuse of the remaining prior response. Because the RFP does not expressly state a timezone, verify the operative submission timezone before relying on the cutoff.

Broad Eligibility

New Jersey-registered business entities or New Jersey institutions of higher education that are fiscally viable, in good standing, appropriately licensed, and capable of operating a fully staffed statewide five-bed STAS program within 120 days and enrolling/billing as an NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid provider.

Atlas Analysis

High-value statewide behavioral-health procurement requiring a fully staffed five-bed statewide program, NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid enrollment and billing, and substantial in-person youth assessment and treatment. The RFP allows limited telehealth for parent or guardian participation only when significant barriers prevent in-person attendance.

The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF), Children’s System of Care (CSOC), is accepting proposals for Stabilization and Assessment Services (STAS) serving youth ages 11 through 17 with behavioral or emotional challenges associated with complex trauma. Up to two contracts may be awarded, each supporting one five-bed, community-based, homelike statewide program.

Funding

DCF identifies $1,792,998 in total state funding. Each contract may receive up to $896,499 for the initial six-month term from January 1 through June 30, 2027, including up to $814,796 for operating expenses and up to $81,703 for one-time start-up costs. Operating reimbursement is based on a current per diem of $895.38 per occupied bed; CSOC does not guarantee 100% occupancy. Medicaid billing is the reimbursement methodology. No matching funds are required. DCF anticipates up to $1,634,069 per contract for the July 1, 2027-June 30, 2028 period, subject to appropriations and renewal.

Key dates and submission

Non-mandatory virtual conference: September 22, 2026 at 10:30 AM.
Questions due: September 24, 2026.
AOR form due: October 20, 2026.
Response deadline: October 27, 2026 at 12:00 noon. The RFP does not expressly state a deadline timezone.

Responses are submitted online after DCF processes the Authorized Organization Representative registration. A standard new response requires four separate PDFs covering performance/staffing deliverables and signed acceptance, organizational prerequisites, additional supporting documents, and narrative responses.

Eligibility and operating requirements

Respondents must be business entities duly registered to conduct business in New Jersey, including for-profit or nonprofit corporations, partnerships and LLCs, or New Jersey institutions of higher education; must be fiscally viable and in good standing on State/Federal grants and contracts; and must hold applicable State licenses. Awardees must be able to enroll and bill as NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid providers and make the program operational and fully staffed within 120 days of award.

Clinical requirements and technology fit

The program requires substantial licensed clinical capacity, including child/adolescent psychiatry or psychiatric APN services, pediatric assessment, nursing, treatment planning and ongoing face-to-face clinical care. The RFP permits telehealth for parent/guardian participation only when in-person attendance is prevented by significant barriers, while multiple youth clinical contacts are expressly required in person.

Official source: NJ DCF 2026 STAS RFP.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.nj.govAtlas last verified this record September 15, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗