NIGP 95221: Counseling

NIGP 95221 Counseling, Item code, encompasses the mental health counseling, crisis intervention, substance abuse counseling, financial guidance, and peer support services that state and local governments procure for employees, residents, vulnerable populations, and individuals under court involvement. State and local solicitations under this code show a diverse mix of counseling modalities—EAP services with crisis and traumatic event response, homeownership education paired with foreclosure prevention counseling, behavioral health treatment for court-involved and forensic populations, peer recovery support specialists, school-based mental health therapy, substance abuse treatment, and financial empowerment counseling. Issuing bodies include city housing and community development departments, county behavioral health agencies, state departments of corrections and human services, school districts, transit authorities, and municipal courts. Recent activity reflects strong demand from county community supervision departments (Harris County, Texas), state Departments of Human Services and Corrections (Mississippi, Colorado, Washington), county and city housing authorities (St. Petersburg, Boulder County, Albuquerque), school districts (Griffin-Spalding County, Tacoma, DeKalb), and specialized agencies managing judicial and forensic referrals. City and county behavioral health and community services departments are repeat buyers, often procuring multiple service categories—EAP administration, substance abuse treatment, forensic evaluations, and crisis residential services—within single fiscal years.

Geographic spread of recent opportunities spans the Sun Belt and Upper South (Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Colorado, New Mexico) alongside the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon), Northeast (New Jersey, Maryland), and Midwest (Ohio, Kansas). Representative recent solicitations include the City of St. Petersburg Housing and Community Development Department's RFP 26300 for HUD-certified homeownership education and foreclosure prevention counseling (proposals due October 1, 2026); Harris County Community Supervision & Corrections Department's RFSQ 260267 for substance abuse treatment and cognitive interventions for female offenders (qualifications due November 2, 2026); Mississippi Department of Corrections' IFB 1551-27-R-IFBD-00001 for an Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 crisis intervention and mobile tool accessibility serving approximately 2,000 employees (bids due November 13, 2026); and the City of Phoenix's RFP PS-26-0265 for peer recovery support specialists providing 24/7/365 coverage in behavioral health co-response units with law enforcement (initial term March 31, 2027 through March 30, 2029, with three optional one-year extensions). Colorado's Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health and multiple Texas state agencies are active under the code, soliciting forensic evaluations, neuropsychological assessments, and sex offender treatment services on rolling-basis Request for Applications (RFAs) with applications accepted through mid-2027.