UAC Special Population Continuum of Care Network

The Special Population Continuum of Care Network will establish a coordinated system of licensed and accredited care providers to deliver appropriately tiered, least restrictive services to unaccompanied alien children requiring specialized behavioral health support. The network will cover multiple levels of care including Secure, Diagnostic Center, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Residential Treatment Center, Therapeutic Group Home, Heightened Supervision Facility, and Partial Hospitalization Program, ensuring each child receives timely access to the right level of care based on clinical need. The program will be structured regionally with each Continuum of Care responsible for maintaining minimum bed capacity at each tier and facilitating seamless transitions between care levels, admissions, discharge planning, and family reunification processes. The initiative is managed under the Administration for Children and Families with a focus on operational efficiency and clinical excellence across a national network. Providers must operate within clearly defined geographic regions, and the system will prioritize rapid response, continuity of care, and adherence to accreditation standards. The forecasted contract opportunity, posted in May 2026 under NAICS code 561210, is open to service providers capable of meeting these operational and clinical benchmarks. Key stakeholders include Deborah Doyle as the Program Point of Contact and Mary Rainey as the Contracting Officer, both reachable through official HHS email channels, with the full opportunity details available via the designated HHS OSDBU portal.