Competitive sealed proposals will be received by the Mid-Florida Area Agency on Aging dba Elder Options until 4:00 p.m., April 10, 2012, for the designation of Community Care for the Elderly Lead Agencies. The Community Care for the Elderly Lead Agency designation includes the provision of an array of home and community based services to frail older persons. A Community Care for the Elderly Lead Agency will be designated for each county in Planning and Service Area 3. These counties are: Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Sumter, Suwannee, and Union. The Community Care for the Elderly program is administered pursuant to provisions of Chapter 430, F.S. The proposal package and application instructions may be obtained from Elder Options’ offices on March 1, 2012 or thereafter. Elder Options’ office, 5700 S.W. 34th Street, Suite 222, Gainesville, FL. Elder Options reserves the right to reject any and all proposals.

A Bidders Conference will be conducted concerning this Request for Proposals at 2:00 p.m., March 9, 2012. Interested parties are encouraged to attend the Bidders Conference at the following location:

Elder Options

5700 S.W. 34th Street, Suite 222

Gainesville, Florida

Correspondence concerning this Request for Proposals should be addressed to:

Ms. Katina Mustipher, Director of Program Operations

Elder Options

5700 S.W. 34th Street, Suite 222

Gainesville, Florida 32608

(352)378-6649