The Executive Office of Aging and Independence (AGE) contracts with 25 Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) to administer programs for persons 60 years of age and over. The Boston Consortium is made up of three ASAPs (Boston Senior Home Care, Central Boston Elder Services, & Ethos) that administer the homecare and special programs in the city of Boston. Each ASAP determines the consumer’s eligibility for services and contracts directly with the provider agency.
Services purchased through our contracted vendors include:
Adult Day Health; Assistive Technology; Behavioral Health Services; Chore; Companion; Competency Evaluations; Emergency Shelter; Environmental Accessibility Adaptations; Electronic Comfort Pet; Evidence-Based Education Programs (EBPs); Goal Engagement Program; Grocery Shopping and Delivery; Habilitation Therapy (Alzheimer’s coaching); Home Delivered Meals; Home Delivery of Prepackaged Meds; Home Health Services (Skilled Nursing care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Home Health Aide); Home Based Wandering Response System; Laundry; Legal Services; Medication Dispensing System; Orientation and Mobility (O&M); Peer Support; Personal Emergency Response System and Enhanced PERS; Short Term Respite Care; Supportive Day Program; Supportive Home Care Aide; Translation/Interpretation; Transportation; Video Communication and Monitoring; and Wanderer Locator Service.
*For all contracted services including all of the above and Homemaker/Personal Care/Supportive Home Care Aide, please consult the Provider Contract Management System website, https://noi.800ageinfo.com/
The Request for Proposal does not commit any individual ASAP to award a contract or to pay for costs associated with the preparation of this proposal. Each ASAP negotiates its own rates and reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal. Successful proposals will result in contracts effective October 1, 2025. Each ASAP will make an individual determination to award a one, two, or maximum of a three-year contract.
Women, minority-owned, and small businesses are encouraged to apply.
Ethos is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
The deadline for Proposal submission is May 30, 2025 at 12:00PM.
All proposals must be submitted, in their entirety, on a thumb drive (USB or USB-C accepted) enclosed in a sealed envelope or package marked “Sealed Bid” and mailed to each member of the Boston Consortium you intend to contract with. Proposals must be mailed or hand-delivered to each ASAP.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE RFP MATERIALS:
RFP Instructions and Application
RFP Service Specific Attachments
RFP State Policies and Regulations
Virtual Home Care Bidders Conference Via Zoom
Thursday April 17, 2025
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89787721516?pwd=YKaViXuW69n47VXMyJP3fCpvlOUwnF.1
