DCS outlines vendor scorecard under SEA 5; pilot to focus on three program areas

Aug 27, 2026

DCS procurement director Molly Morgano presented a vendor-management scorecard to meet SEA 5 requirements: contracts over $500,000 must include success metrics; pilot in 2026 will cover Healthy Families Indiana, intensive foster care, and community-based contracts with annual evaluations and a four-tier scoring system.

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Molly Morgano, the new director of procurement at the Department of Child Services, told the task force that implementing Senate Enrolled Act 5 requires DCS to adopt clearer contract success metrics and a standardized vendor-management framework.

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