Two of the companies chosen are currently providing non-emergency services in other Regions. Logisticare, which serves Region 8 (York County and parts of Southern Oxford County), was chosen in four Regions - Region 1 - Aroostook County; Region 2 - Washington and Hancock Counties; Region 6 - Cumberland County; and Region 7 - Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin Counties.
Penquis Community Action Program, which currently serves Region 3 - Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties, was selected in Region 4 - Kennebec and Somerset Counties. Waldo Community Action Program was chosen to serve Region 5 - Lincoln, Knox, Waldo and Sagadahoc Counties.
This Request for Proposal drew a total of 32 bids from 11 bidders for the six regional contracts. Each proposal was scored in five areas: organizational qualifications and experience; scope of work to be performed; bidder's cost; bidder's cost narrative to explain the bid's rationale; and economic impact on the State of Maine.
Three significant changes were made in the scope of work that was defined by the State/ The changes included additional protections for young children, including the requirement that parents give permission for
