D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 27, § 1614
1614.1 Selection of a contractor through the use of CSPs shall be based on the following:
| Not-employed PIT | Monthly Base Compensation |
|---|---|
| 150 | $34,000 |
| 300 | $54,000 |
| 450 | $75,000 |
| 600 | $82,000 |
| 750 | $103,000 |
| 900 | $110,000 |
| Outcomes | Performance Standard | Incentive |
|---|---|---|
| Payment Point 1: Education or training program completion | A not-employed customer completes the education or training program(s) specified in the customer's Individual | $400 per customer who meets the performance standard for Payment Point 1. |
| payment | Responsibility Plan (IRP). Upon verification of the successful completion of the education or training program(s), the contractor determines that the customer is employable and is eligible to receive Job Placement Services. | The District shall pay the contractor a maximum of one education or training program completion payment per customer who meets the performance standard per 12-month calendar period. |
|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | Performance Standard | Incentive |
|---|---|---|
| Payment Point 2: Participation payment | A not-employed customer meets his or her full monthly participation requirements, through a combination of approved core and non-core TANF activities. | $200 per month per customer who meets the performance standard for Payment Point 2. |
| Payment Point 3: Work placement payment | The contractor places a customer in unsubsidized employment. Payment shall be made to the contractor when the customer successfully completes two weeks of work and has fully met his or her work participation requirements for those two weeks. Participation weeks do not have to be consecutive. | $400 per customer who obtains unsubsidized work either within four months of the education and work slot completion date or while still engaged in an education or work slot. $200 per customer who obtains unsubsidized work more than four months after the education and work slot completion date. The District shall pay the contractor a maximum of two work placement payments per customer per 12-month calendar period; however, should the contractor be eligible for two work placement payments of $400 each in a 12-month calendar period, the contractor shall be limited to only one $400 payment, with the second one being a $200 payment. |
| Payment Point 4: Higher wage payment | The contractor places a customer in unsubsidized employment, where the customer's wages exceed an amount equal to $2.50 per hour less than the District's Living Wage rate. Payment shall be made to the contractor when the customer | $300 per customer who meets the performance standard for Payment Point 4. The District shall pay the contractor a maximum of two higher wage payments per customer per 12-month calendar period. |
| successfully completes two weeks of work and has fully met his or her work participation requirements for those two weeks. Participation weeks do not have to be consecutive. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | Performance Standard | Incentive |
|---|---|---|
| Payment Point 5: Employment retention payment | A customer who is placed in unsubsidized employment by the contractor meets his or her full monthly participation requirements through a combination of core and non-core TANF activities. | $400 per month per customer who meets performance standard for Payment Point 5. The District shall pay the contractor a maximum of six employment retention payments (six months of full participation) per customer per 12-month calendar period. Participation months do not have to be consecutive. |
(C) Reimbursable costs - The District shall reimburse the contractor the following amounts for allowable incentives, stipends and discrete work-related expenses for which the contractor can provide documentation:
($1,250) per customer per twelve (12)-month calendar period; for a customer who enters unsubsidized employment, and retains the unsubsidized job for six (6) months. The employment retention incentives shall be calculated as follows:
a. Two (2)-week employment retention incentive: One hundred fifty dollars ($150) when the customer enters an unsubsidized job and works for at least two (2) weeks and has met his or her full work participation requirements over these two (2) weeks. Participation weeks do not have to be consecutive.
b. One (1)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred twenty dollars ($120) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for one (1) month.
c. Two(2)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred twenty dollars ($120) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for two (2) months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive.
d. Three (3)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred twenty dollars ($120) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for three (3) months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive.
e. Four (4)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred
twenty dollars ($120) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for four (4) months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive.
f. Five (5)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred twenty dollars ($120) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for five (5) months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive.
g. Six (6)-month employment retention incentive: Five hundred dollars ($500) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for six (6) months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive.
(iii) Stipends: Ten dollars ($10) per day per customer who participates in approved core and non-core TANF activities for at least four (4) hours per day. Stipends shall not be reimbursed for customers once he or she enters unsubsidized employment and has received his or her first paycheck.
(iv) Discrete work-related expenses: No more than two hundred fifty ($250) per customer per twelve (12)-month calendar period for actual allowable costs to enable the customer to defray significant, discrete customer work-related expenses such as obtaining a medical test not covered by Medicaid or purchasing uniforms for customers who have a firm job offer. The total discrete work-related expense shall not exceed two hundred fifty ($250) per customer per twelve (12)-month calendar period, unless pre-approved in writing by
(A) Base compensation - The District shall make the monthly base payments set out in the table below depending on the contractor's not-employed PIT:
| Not-employed PIT | Monthly Base Compensation |
|---|---|
| 150 | $18,000 |
| 300 | $19,000 |
| 450 | $19,000 |
| 600 | $12,000 |
| 750 | $12,000 |
| 900 | $6,000 |
(B) Outcome-based compensation - The District shall pay the outcome-based compensation set out in following table based on the contractor's achievement of specific outcomes:
| Outcomes | Performance Standard | Incentive |
|---|---|---|
| Payment Point 1: Education or training program completion payment | This payment point is not applicable to the Job Placement Services solicitation. | This payment point is not applicable to the Job Placement Services solicitation. |
| Payment Point 2: Participation payment | A not-employed customer meets his or her full monthly participation requirements, through a combination of approved core and non-core TANF activities. | $150 per month per customer who meets the performance standard for payment point 2. |
| Payment Point 3: Work placement payment | The contractor places a customer in unsubsidized employment. Payment shall be made to the contractor when the customer successfully completes two weeks of work and has fully met his or her work | $400 per customer who obtains unsubsidized work within three months of the date DHS referred the customer to the contractor. $200 per customer who obtains unsubsidized work more than three months after the date |
| participation requirements for those two weeks. Participation weeks do not have to be consecutive. | DHS referred the customer to the contractor. The District shall pay the contractor a maximum of two work placement payments per customer per 12-month calendar period; however, s hould the contractor be eligible for two work placement payments of $400 each in a 12-month calendar period, the contractor shall be limited to only one $400 payment, with the second one being a $200 payment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | Performance Standard | Incentive |
|---|---|---|
| Payment Point 4: Higher wage payment | The contractor places a customer in unsubsidized employment, where the customer's wages exceed an amount equal to the District's Living Wage rate. Payment shall be made to the contractor when the customer successfully completes two weeks of work and has fully met his or her work participation requirements for those two weeks. Participation weeks do not have to be consecutive. | $300 per customer who meets the performance standard for Payment Point 4. The District shall pay the Contractor a maximum of two higher wage payments per customer per 12-month calendar period. |
| Payment Point 5: Employment retention payment | A customer who is placed in unsubsidized employment by the contractor meets his or her full monthly participation requirements through a combination of core and non-core TANF activities. | $300 per month per customer who meets the performance standard for Payment Point 5. The District shall pay the Contractor a maximum of six employment retention payments (six months of full participation) per customer per 12-month calendar period. Participation months do not have to be consecutive. |
(C) Reimbursable costs - The District shall reimburse the contractor the following amounts for allowable incentives, stipends and discrete work-related expenses for which the contractor can provide documentation:
(i) Employment retention incentives: A total incentive payment not to exceed one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250) per customer
per twelve (12)-month calendar period; for each customer who enters unsubsidized employment, and retains the unsubsidized job for six (6) months. The employment retention incentives shall be calculated as follows:
a. Two (2)-week employment retention incentive: one hundred fifty dollars ($150) when the customer enters an unsubsidized job and works for at least two (2) weeks and has met his or her full work participation requirements over these two (2) weeks. Participation weeks do not have to be consecutive.
b. One (1)-month employment retention incentive: one hundred twenty dollars ($120) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for one (1) month.
c. Two (2)-month employment retention incentive: one hundred twenty dollars ($120) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for two (2) months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive.
d. Three (3)-month employment retention incentive: one hundred twenty dollars ($120) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for three (3) months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive.
e. Four (4)-month employment retention incentive: one hundred twenty dollars ($120) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for four (4) months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive.
f. Five (5)-month employment retention incentive: one hundred twenty dollars ($120) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for five (5) months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive.
g. Six (6)-month employment retention incentive: five hundred dollars ($500) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for six (6) months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive.
(ii) Stipends: ten dollars ($10) per day per customer who participates in approved core and non-core TANF activities for at least four (4) hours per day. Stipends shall not be reimbursed for customers once he or she enters unsubsidized employment and has received his or her first paycheck.
(iii) Discrete work-related expenses: No more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per customer per twelve (12)-month calendar period for actual allowable costs to enable the customer to defray significant, discrete customer work-related expenses such as obtaining a medical test not covered by Medicaid or purchasing uniforms for customers who have a firm job offer. The total discrete work-related expense shall not exceed two hundred fifty ($250) per customer per twelve (12)-month calendar period, unless pre-approved in writing by DHS.
(d) Notwithstanding (a) and (b), above, for services provided under the District of Columbia Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Program, implementing the Self-sufficiency Promotion Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-241), the Chief Procurement Officer sets forth the following prices to be paid to contractors in the solicitation, and no price evaluation factor will be required for procurement of these services:
Employability Assessment Completed and IRP Developed and
Signed:
| Customer referred directly by DHS to the vendor | $400 |
|---|---|
| Customer who volunteers for services without being referred | $100 |
Participation Fee Customer Participates in Employment-Related Activities(limited to six weeks per calendar year):
| More than 4 hours but less than the TANF hourly requirement: | $15/week |
|---|---|
| TANF Hourly Requirement or more: | $50/week |
Unsubsidized Employment Placement
| Customer is Placed in Unsubsidized Employment And is expected to work for the TANF minimum number of Required Hours or more: | $200 |
|---|---|
3 Month Retention Fee
| Customer Is Still Employed (in an unsubsidized job for the TANF hourly requirement 3 months after initial placement: | $1,200 |
|---|---|
| Customer is a single-parent with a child under age six who works an average of at least 20,but less than 30 hours over the 3 month period: | $800 |
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6 Month Job Retention
| Customer worked the TANF hourly requirement over the 6 month period. | $1,200 |
|---|---|
| Customer is a single-parent with a child under age six who works an average of at least 20, but fewer than 30, hours over the 6 month period. | $800 |
|---|---|
Higher Wage Bonus
| Customer earned $7.50/hour at a 3 month retention point | $300 |
|---|---|
Home Visiting Recruitment
| Contractor conducts a home visit to a customer who has not been participating and the customer subsequently participates in on-site activities with the vendor beyond the orientation and assessment. | $200 |
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For Contractors That Have Agreed to Provide Optional Services to Sanctioned Customers, as defined and described in the solicitation:
Employability Assessment Completed IRP Developed and Signed:
Customer sanctioned at time of referral by DHS $600
Participation Fee for Sanctioned Customers-Customer Participates in Employment-Related Activities (limited to six weeks per calendar year):
More than 4 hours and less than the TANF hourly requirement: $15/week
TANF hourly requirement or more: $50/week
Initial Placement Fee for Sanctioned Customers
Sanctioned Customer referred by DHS, placed in unsubsidized employment and expected to work for The TANF minimum number of hours $500
3 Month Retention Fee for Sanctioned Customers
Customer Is Still Employed (in an unsubsidized job) 3 months after initial placement $2,000
6 Month Job Retention Bonus for Sanctioned Customers
Customer worked the TANF hourly requirement over the 6 month period $1,200
Customer is a single-parent with a child under age six who works an average of at least 20, but fewer than 30, hours over the 6 month period $800
Higher Wage Bonus for Sanctioned Customers
Customer earned $7.50/hour at a 3 month retention point $300
Home Visiting Recruitment
Contractor conducts a home visit to a customer who has not been participating and the customer subsequently participates in on-site activities with the vendor beyond the orientation and assessment $200
1614.2 Source selection procedures in this chapter shall be designed to accomplish the following:
(d) Ensure selection of the source whose proposal has the highest degree of realism and whose performance is expected to best meet stated District requirements.
1614.3 The contracting officer shall be responsible for source selection.
1614.4 The contracting officer shall be responsible for contractual actions related to the CSP process, including, but not limited to, the following:
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1454 (February 26, 1988); as Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 8464 (October 22, 1999); as Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 2168 (March 9, 2001); as Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 3038 (April 5, 2002); as Emergency Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 10653 (November 19, 2004)[EXPIRED]; as Emergency Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 5767 (June 17, 2005) [EXPIRED]; as Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 6354 (July 8, 2005); as amended by Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 5199 (June 17, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 6411 (July 29, 2011).