2021 Provider Contracting
Somerville Cambridge Elder Services, Inc. (SCES) 61 Medford Street, Somerville, MA 02143 is a non-profit organization designated by the Massachusetts Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) as an Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) to provide certain Home Care services to elders living in Somerville and Cambridge. Somerville Cambridge Elder Services is dedicated to building healthy and more livable communities where critical home and community-based services and supports are fully accessible to older adults, people living with disabilities and their caregivers.
The Executive Office of Elder Affairs determines the types of services that Somerville Cambridge Elder Services can offer. At this time, we are accepting applications for Non-Homemaker Service contracts. The Executive Office of Elder Affairs is responsible for approving agencies interested in providing Homemaker/Personal Care Services. For more information, visit their website.
We value our relationship with our carefully selected provider network. The philosophy of SCES procurement is to provide superior service to our consumers and build solid relationships with our providers. SCES continually assesses our existing provider network and consumer base to determine our needs.
Accepting applications begins on April 1, 2021 and will end on April 30, 2021 at 5 pm.
Please note for the contracting period commencing on October 1, 2021, SCES will have standard rates for all Homemaker/Personal Care, Supportive Home Care Aide and Companion Services
Steps to Producing a Bid
During the open Request for Proposal (RFP) process, we invite proposals from Homemaker & Non-Homemaker organizations who want to contract for the provision of any of the services listed below. Proposals will be evaluated based on past performance, financial and technical resources, cost, quality of proposed services, ability to meet service needs in the towns we service, and agency need. We reserve the right to negotiate with the applicant, any item(s) contained in the proposal(s). Minority business enterprises(MBEs) and Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) are encouraged to apply.
To submit a bid to Somerville Cambridge Elder Services, please follow the steps below.
All forms must be type-written
Click here for the Contracting Checklist
- Step 1 – Read Notice to Bidders
- Step 2 – NOI Online Application(Homemaker only. If already complete, continue to Step 3)
- Step 3 – Review all Elder Affair and Commonwealth of Massachusetts documents
- Step 4 – Complete General Administrative Overview w/required attachments (policies (see below for list), licenses, resumes, org charts, training schedules, etc.)
- Step 5 – Complete all Service Specific Administrative Overviews for services bidding on (see list below)
- Step 6 – Complete the SCES Rate Sheet for all services bidding on. (Only choose services from the list in Notice of Bidders)
- Step 7 – Sign off on Insurance Requirement Form and provide proof of insurance
- Step 8 – Fill out W-9
- Step 9 – Read Notice Regarding Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
- Step 10 – Email proposals to providercontracts@eldercare.org
PLEASE NOTE:
If a contract is awarded, additional forms for the MassHealth Frail Elder Waiver will need to be filled out unless Provider has already met this requirement and can produce approval letter.
Please provide the following policies with your submission:
- Personnel Policies, including supervision, annual performance evaluation, work rules, etc.
- Conflict of Interest
- Privacy & Confidentiality/HIPAA
- Non Discrimination in employment and service deliver
- 105 CMR 155.00, including the procedure on the required DPH registry check (Homemaker Agencies, Home Health Agencies, and Skilled Nursing Facilities only
- MassHealth All Provider Bulletin 196: The Office of the Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals and Entities
- GSA/SAM exclusion list
- CORI (PI-09-19)
- Reportable Incidents/Emergencies in the Home/Consumer not at Home
- Theft, Loss, or Damage to Consumer Property
- Service Priority for High Risk Consumers (PI-11-06) (Homemaker and Home Health Agencies only)
- Prohibitions on Fees and Gratuities
- Shopping/Money Handling (Homemaker and Home Health Agencies, Companion Providers, Grocery Shopping Providers)
- Service Priority for High Risk Consumers (PI-11-06) (Homemaker and Home Health Agencies only)
- Written Information Security Program (WISP)
- Affirmative Action
- Working with Subcontractors
Please provide the service specific administrative overviews relevant to your bid :
Environmental Accessibility Adaptations
Home Care/Personal Care/ Supportive Home Care Aide
Home Based Wandering Response System
Personal Emergency Response System
SCES is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable federal state, and local fair employment practices laws. SCES strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
SCES complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state of local law.