Community Rehabilitation Programs Contracts

CRP/IL Contract #2023-01 Solicitation Documents

Open Enrollment
Responses will be evaluated upon submission of all documentation listed below. Please contact Angela Merritt, Community Program Manager at crpil.dvr@dshs.wa.gov if you are considering applying for a CRP/IL Contract.

Performance Period: July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025

For New Contractors:

Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRP/IL) Contracts –

DVR may purchase vocational services from Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRPs) through Client Service contracts to provide rehabilitation services to maximize our customers’ ability to seek and maintain employment. The CRP contracts typically begin July 1 for a two-year term ending June 30.

CRP Client Service contracts are uniformly defined statewide and include:

Services
Expected outcomes of services
Outcome based fee payments

Potential Contractors are required to complete a Request for Qualifications - RFQ to receive a DVR CRP contract. The RFQ indicates the requirements a Contractor must meet to be granted a contract.

Potential contractors who have never had a DVR CRP contract are granted a two-year period to meet additional requirements for subsequent CRP contracts. Depending on the contracted service(s) additional requirements may include:

CVE certification
CRC certification
CARF
RSAS
Licensed in Employment Services by the Department of Health
State Certified by the Department of Health as a Mental Health Clubhouse
Proof that your organization has completed the International Center for Clubhouse Development - ICCD Basic Clubhouse Training Program
For Individual Providers (Job Placement, Job Retention and Intensive Training Services only):
- ACRE Certificate of Achievement in Employment Services
- Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP)

IL Contractors must provide a resume and educational transcripts for each staff person seeking to provide IL services under the DVR CRP/IL contract.

Contract Resources

Required DVR CRP Training

Thirteen courses developed for DVR by the WISE Learning Center of the Washington Initiative for Supported Employment are directed as core training for CRPs. They are available on our DVR Supported Employment Training page. This training is not required for contractors who only provide Independent Living (IL) services.

The following CRP Staff are required to take the training:

The Contractor’s current direct client service providers and program staff shall complete all 13 courses within 12 months of the contract start date, if they have not previously taken it; and
Newly hired employees are required to complete all 13 courses within 90 days of the employee’s hire date

The agency is responsible for verifying their employee has completed the required training.
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Optional CRP/IL Contract Overview Videos

**This training is not mandatory. It is intended to assist you in understanding your contract.**
General overview of 2020 contract including each service. Specific trainings regarding each service to come!

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