DHS SS for State Opioid Action Plan

Illinois awarded a State Opioid Response contract valued at $938,125 to Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., effective September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2027. The Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery, issued this sole source procurement (27-444DHS-ALCHS-P-102988) utilizing federal funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration State Opioid Response grant (FAIN TI-087748). The contract is structured with personnel costs of $592,457, fringe benefits of $203,509, travel expenses of $5,368, miscellaneous costs of $14,427, and indirect costs of $122,364.

Under this contract, Advocates for Human Potential will perform a comprehensive State Opioid Response program evaluation and manage opioid-related strategic initiatives through the contract completion date. Primary deliverables include conducting comprehensive program evaluations for all State Opioid Response-funded treatment and recovery services; convening and managing the Illinois Opioid Crisis Response Advisory Council with quarterly meetings and six subcommittees; overseeing the Illinois Opioid Remediation Advisory Board; implementing State Opioid Action Plan recommendations with documented goals and metrics; conducting focus groups and key informant interviews; and preparing semi-annual implementation reports. The contractor will coordinate with multiple state agencies including the Departments of Public Health, Children and Family Services, Corrections, and Juvenile Justice, as well as Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Insurance, and the Criminal Justice Information Authority to support the state's ongoing opioid crisis response efforts.