NIGP 91867: Human Services Consulting (to Include Mental Health Consulting Services)

NIGP 91867 Human Services Consulting (To Include Mental Health Consulting Services) is an Item code under which state and local governments currently procure mental health assessment, crisis intervention, and counseling support services; employee wellness and stabilization programs; and consultation services for vulnerable populations including children, seniors, and incarcerated individuals. Recent solicitations show municipalities and counties contracting for school-based mental health therapy, first-responder mental wellness programs, pre-employment psychological evaluations, perinatal health consultation, and Area Agency on Aging service model reviews. The range of issuing bodies includes county governments (Augusta-Richmond, Fulton, Waukesha, Spalding, Ventura, Montgomery), city governments (Dallas, Atlanta, Detroit, College Park, Columbus, Orlando), state health authorities (Texas HHSC, Washington HCA, Oregon Health Authority), school districts (Wicomico County, Barrow County, City Colleges of Chicago, Austin ISD, Maricopa County Community College District), and special-purpose bodies such as transit authorities and community colleges. The code sees activity from state departments and regional commissions as well, indicating broad issuing-body participation across multiple jurisdiction types.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas, Georgia, Washington, and Florida, with additional solicitations from Oregon, Pennsylvania, Illinois, California, and South Dakota. Representative recent work includes the City of Dallas seeking a nonprofit subrecipient to administer Youth Homeless and Housing Services delivering case management and emergency shelter to unaccompanied youth age 24 and younger (NOFA posted July 16, 2026, due July 31, 2026); Augusta-Richmond County requesting proposals for a clinician-led annual mental wellness program for approximately 1,500 public safety personnel across eight departments, emphasizing preventative mental health and psychological stabilization with coverage through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (RFP posted July 16, 2026, due August 19, 2026); and Fulton County, Georgia soliciting providers for Mobile Wellness Clinic services delivering Medicare preventive benefit services to seniors age 65 and older at four county facilities (RFP posted June 1, 2026, due July 6, 2026). The Washington State Health Care Authority released concurrent RFPs for tribal-focused health care consulting (multiple service categories, due July 31, 2026), an External Quality Review Organization supporting Medicaid managed care ($12.07 million over five years, due August 7, 2026), and a Mental Health Assessment for Young Children Workforce Collaborative ($350,000 maximum for fiscal year, due May 27, 2026). Activity is robust and diversified across mental health, substance use prevention, workforce development, and health equity initiatives.