NIGP 91803: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Consulting Services

NIGP 91803 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Consulting Services, an Item code, covers a wide range of substance use disorder prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery support services that state and local governments are actively procuring. The recent opportunities show demand across prevention education and opioid awareness programs; evidence-based residential and outpatient addiction treatment with detoxification capabilities; employee assistance programs bundling mental health counseling with substance abuse assessment and referral; peer support and recovery facilitation (including SMART Recovery for juveniles); case management and housing navigation for individuals in or transitioning from treatment; and specialized consulting on opioid epidemiology and treatment continuum design. Issuing bodies span state health authorities, county departments of health and human services, municipal governments, community supervision and corrections departments, transit authorities, and healthcare systems. The State of Texas, the City of Phoenix, Fulton County Georgia, Los Alamos County New Mexico, Volusia County Florida, Montgomery County Pennsylvania, and Denton County Texas have all posted solicitations under or closely aligned with this code in recent months.

Recent activity clusters in the Southwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions. Representative current opportunities include Fulton County, Georgia's RFP 26RFP1629089A-BKJ (due August 12, 2026) seeking prevention, response, education, and priority action services addressing opioid use disorders with a mandatory pre-proposal conference on July 22, 2026; the City of Phoenix's five-year RFPPS270001 Employee Assistance Program solicitation (due July 10, 2026) covering elder care, traumatic event counseling, and substance abuse professional services for approximately 15,000 city employees and 10,319 retirees; Los Alamos County, New Mexico's RFI27-01 (due August 5, 2026) for contracted facilitation of juvenile-focused SMART Recovery meetings; the State of Texas's 304270833WS Employee Assistance Program procurement (due July 28, 2026) structured on a per-employee-per-month model with mandatory HUB subcontracting participation; and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania's RFP 26-19 (due May 12, 2026) for youth prevention education and student assistance services across two regional clusters serving 114,452 students. These solicitations emphasize evidence-based programming, integrated service delivery models, performance metrics tied to treatment access and participant outcomes, and compliance with federal funding streams including opioid settlement proceeds and behavioral health grants.