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

NIGP 91867 Human Services Consulting (To Include Mental Health Consulting Services), an Item code, encompasses direct consulting services to state and local government agencies across workforce and organizational assessment, behavioral health program development, employee wellness initiatives, and specialized health services support. State and local buyers under this code span county boards of commissioners, city and county public health departments, school districts, community colleges, and regional social service authorities, with recent activity concentrated across Georgia, California, Oregon, Washington, Pennsylvania, and Texas. The work being solicited ranges from comprehensive job classification and compensation studies (Whitfield County Board of Commissioners, RFP, due November 2026) to school-based behavioral health screening and brief intervention programs (Clackamas County Juvenile Department, RFP, due November 2026), supportive services delivery for neuro-inclusive housing (Boulder County Housing Department, RFP, due October 2026), and early childhood mental health services (Rockland County Department of Mental Health, RFP, due October 2026). County government and regional public health authorities emerge as repeat buyers; behavioral health services targeting vulnerable populations—youth in crisis, seniors, persons experiencing homelessness, and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities—dominate the pipeline.

Recent opportunities reveal sustained demand for evidence-based program implementation and clinical workforce capacity building. Ventura County Behavioral Health is procuring both school-based SBIRT services and day treatment intensive / day rehabilitation programming through separate RFPs, while San Mateo County and Ventura County are operating crisis residential units and youth crisis stabilization facilities. Smaller procurements include psychological evaluation services for law enforcement (Fairfax County, RFP, October 2026), health advocacy and navigation services for municipal employees (City of Long Beach, RFP, November 2026), and employee benefits consulting (Los Alamos County, RFP, October 2026). Geographic distribution spans urban centers (Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta) and mid-size counties (Clackamas, Rockland, Montgomery), with particular concentration in California and Georgia. Pricing structures vary: some contracts operate on reimbursement or fee-for-service models; others employ hourly rates, firm fixed fees, or PEPM (per-employee-per-month) models. Insurance requirements are standard across the code—general liability from $1 million to $5 million per occurrence, professional liability from $1 million to $10 million, and increasingly, cyber liability coverage. Contract terms typically run one to five years with renewal options, and evaluation often weights qualifications and relevant experience heavily alongside technical approach and cost, with pre-proposal conferences and Q&A cycles standard in the larger procurements.