DADS Case Study

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To request approval to procure contracts for the provision of guardianship services for Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) wards in areas of Texas not currently being served.
In 2004, The Department of Family and Protective Services transferred the Guardianship Program to DADS through a memorandum of Understanding. House Bill 6, 79th Legislature Regular Session, 2005, transferred statutory authority to DADS effective September 1, 2005. Rules relating to the DADS Guardianship Program were adopted September 1, 2006. When the Guardianship program transferred to DADS, the contracts to provide guardianship services in Texas were transferred to DADS. Since 2004, two Requests for Proposals (RFPs) were procured. The recent procurement

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