NIGP 948: Health Related Services (see Class 952 for Human Services)

NIGP 948 Health Related Services, a Class code, encompasses behavioral health crisis intervention, substance use disorder treatment, mental health counseling, and specialized medical services that state and local governments procure to address acute and chronic health needs across diverse populations—including justice-involved individuals, youth experiencing homelessness, individuals in custody, and vulnerable children. Recent solicitations show counties and health departments buying employment and emergency support services for reentry programs, residential and outpatient addiction treatment, in-home crisis stabilization, fentanyl education and naloxone training, child abuse medical evaluations, and full-service partnership wraparound care for children and transitional-age youth with serious emotional disturbance or serious mental illness. The code attracts a fragmented issuing-body mix: county health departments and county probation departments dominate (particularly California counties such as Orange and Tuolumne), alongside county social services agencies, state health departments, specialized district authorities (including transit authorities and regional detention facilities), and municipal housing and workforce agencies. Milwaukee County and the County of Orange appear as repeat solicitors across multiple service lines and funding streams.

Activity concentrates in California (Orange County, Tuolumne County, San Mateo County, Solano County) and Arizona/Utah (Utah DHHS, County of Orange Florida), with secondary presence in Wisconsin (Milwaukee County), Delaware, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the County of Tuolumne Probation Department's RFP for employment and emergency support services for Proposition 47-eligible justice-involved individuals (RFP20250130, proposals due August 9, 2026), the Orange County Health Care Agency's RFP for in-home crisis stabilization services (RFP 042-2930601-DV, proposals due February 18, 2026), Milwaukee County's open-enrollment Expression of Interest for ancillary behavioral health services including equine therapy and music therapy (DHHSBHSEOICCSANCILLARY, due August 20, 2026), and Orange County's solicitation for emergency shelter operations and services with trauma-informed case management (RFP 017-2968501-EA, proposals due July 8, 2026 with $2.074905 million available for the initial 18-month term). Funding sources span Medicaid (Drug Medi-Cal, Specialty Mental Health), federal block grants, Proposition 47 and Proposition 36 (criminal justice diversion in California), SAMHSA and HUD Continuum of Care grants, and state general funds. Minimum qualifications typically require three to five years of direct service experience, Medicaid or state licensure, proof of insurance, and background screening; evaluation criteria consistently weight service methodology and performance outcomes heavily alongside cost, with many awards supporting multi-year terms and renewal options contingent on performance and funding.