Community Stabilization Services Infrastructure Expansion

Summary

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), through its State Procurement Services Division, is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) to expand the infrastructure required for community-based stabilization services across Montana. The primary goal is to strengthen local capacity for mental health and addiction stabilization, thereby reducing forensic mental health facility waitlist times. Eligible applicants are counties, municipalities, or multi-county entities within Montana. The RFP mandates thorough completion and submission of required documentation, including the business information form, scope of work, qualifications, and budget worksheet. Additional compliance requirements include possible contract exceptions, certification of nondiscrimination against firearms entities, disclosure and certification regarding artificial intelligence use, and redaction/trade secret affidavit for confidential claims. Proposals complying with Montana's Equal Pay for Women Executive Order will receive bonus points in scoring. The RFP's impact will be statewide, focusing on rural access and bolstering professional and facility capacity for behavioral health stabilization.

Eligibility

Offerors must be a county, municipality, or multi-county entity within the State of Montana.

Requirements Checklist

• Offerors must: complete and upload the Business Information document; download and respond to the Scope of Work document; address all items in the Offeror Qualifications document; complete and upload the Budget Worksheet as instructed; submit contract exceptions using the provided template by the specified deadline; certify nondiscrimination against firearms entities/trade associations; disclose any artificial intelligence used and provide expert certification if applicable; upload a Trade Secret Affidavit if claiming confidential information, and a redacted version of the proposal if confidential information is claimed; optionally certify compliance with Equal Pay for Montana Women for bonus scoring.