****Amendment #3 issued on 4/28/14, serves two purposes:  1) To extend the solicitation due date to 11:59 pm on April 30, 2014; and 2)  To clarify the submittal process.  To view the amended solicitation in GEMS, follow the link provided below and click on the solicitations tab located in the upper left corner under the State of Alaska seal.****

****Amendment #2 issued on 4/16/14, serves four purposes:  1) Clarifies item #5 under the previous amendment posted on 3/14/14;  2) Extends the proposal due date to April 25, 2014;  3) Provides additional instructions for completing 4.04 question #7; and, 4) Provides answers to questions submitted on or before the written inquiries deadline.  To view the amended solicitation in GEMS, follow the link provided below and click on the solicitations tab located in the upper left corner under the State of Alaska seal.****

****Amendment #1 issued 3/14/14 serves five purposes:  1) summarize pre-proposal teleconference questions and provide answers and further clarification; 2) extend the proposal due date; 3) extend the deadline for written inquires; 4) update criteria 4.04 #7 and; 5) update subsection 1.06 Program Funding.  To view the amended solicitation in GEMS, follow the link provided below and click on the solicitations tab located in the upper left corner under the State of Alaska seal.****

The Department of Health and Social Services, Office of Children's Services, seeks proposals from eligible applicants to provide services through the Community Based Support Services to Promote Safe Children, Strong Families program.

A pre-proposal teleconference will be held on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM. To participate dial 1-800-315-6338 and enter the participant pin 8272 when prompted.

To view details of this solicitation, including key dates and the contact person, please log in to GEMS at

https://gems.dhss.alaska.gov/ .