Purpose: The Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington (AAADSW) is seeking qualified entities to support the Agency’s mission and implementation of the 2024-2027 Area Plan, and to increase the delivery of aging services throughout AAADSW’s five-county Program Service Area (PSA).

The goals of this funding program are to:

• Support AAADSW’s mission and implementation of the Area Plan;
• Address the need to support underfunded services;
• Promote AAADSW’s relations among community partners;
• Reduce the burden of isolation, disability and disease; and
• Promote long-term services and supports for people aging in place or affected by disabilities.

AAADSW Background: AAADSW is designated by the State of Washington as the Area Agency on Aging serving Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Skamania and Wahkiakum Counties. The agency plans, advocates, coordinates and supports a comprehensive service delivery system in the five-county region for persons who are 60 years of age or older, persons with disabilities who are 18 years of age or older, and caregivers of aging and/or disabled persons. For additional information about AAADSW and its Area Plan, see www.HelpingElders.org.

Eligible/Qualified Applicants: Applications will be accepted from government institutions (cities, counties, special purpose districts), organizations classified by the IRS as non-profit (501(c)(3), and private for-profit businesses with experience serving a particular target population of interest.

Applicants must be a verifiable legal public or private entity holding a valid Washington State Business License; and comply with all applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations, policies and contract requirements. Additional eligibility requirements will be required at the time of reviewing interested applicants’ qualifications (e.g., experience, bonding, insurance, past performance, fiscal and management references, independent financial audits, etc.). Organizations that have been debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or excluded from participating in a contract by any Federal or state agency will not be considered.

Informational Packet: Entitles interested in responding to this notice must request an RFP packet by email, which details the application process, criteria, and deadlines. Send a request by email to AAADSWContracts@dshs.wa.gov, and specify in the subject heading “Area Plan Grant Request.”

Requests received by other methods (e.g. faxing or mailing) will not be considered.

Deadlines: Interested entities must request the mandatory RFP packet and submit to AAADSW the Notice of Intent to Propose form(s) therein before 5:00 pm Pacific Time on May 17, 2024.  Submissions received after this deadline will not be considered.

AAADSW is an Equal Opportunity Agency

Women-owned, Minority-owned and Veteran-owned businesses

are encouraged to participate in this opportunity.