The West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc. (WCFAAA) is seeking Letters of Interest and Statements of Qualification from qualified agencies and organizations interested in providing an array of supportive, nutrition, and caregiver services under the Older Americans Act (OAA) to older persons residing in the planning and service area known as PSA 6. PSA 6 encompasses Hillsborough, Polk, Manatee, Highlands, and Hardee Counties. Interested agencies are required to have the capability of providing an array of services throughout the entire county of interest effective January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.

The “Request for Letters of Interest and Statements of Qualification” (RFI) process will provide WCFAAA with information concerning the availability of qualified contractors for OAA services in the five county planning and service area. The information received from qualified contractors will be used to determine if a full Request for Proposal (RFP) is necessary (due to interest from two or more qualified service contractors for the same services in the same county) or if a sole source procurement process will be used.

The services to be provided include: Adult Day Care, Caregiver Support Services, Congregate Meals, Grandparent Support Services, Health Support, Homemaker, Home Delivered Meals, Housing Improvement, Legal Assistance, Nutrition Counseling (Individual), Nutrition Education, Outreach, Respite (In-Home and Facility Based), and Transportation. Caregiver Support Services, Grandparent Support Services, Housing Improvement, and Legal Assistance may be bid as part of the array of services or as individual services in each county.

Details for the RFI may be obtained beginning Friday, March 18, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) at the office of the West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc., or by accessing the Resources link on the agency’s web site (www.agingflorida.com).

Responses to this Request for Letters of Interest and Statements of Qualification are due at the office of the West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc., located at 5905 Breckenridge Parkway, Suite F, Tampa, Florida 33610-4239, by 3:00 p.m. (EDT) on April 1, 2011.