attachment-8-rfp-2027-dbh-16-facil-app-h.pdf

This is an Official Q&A document from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Behavioral Health, addressing vendor questions regarding RFP-2027-DBH-16-FACIL for a Facilitating Organization for Student Assistance Programs. The document clarifies three key areas of vendor inquiry: back-office support service requirements have been removed from the RFP per Addendum #1, with no requirement for schools or contracting organizations to receive such support through this procurement; indirect rate caps apply to non-federal funds, and vendors' approved NICRA rates will be considered for federal funding; and vendors may submit additional attachments beyond those specifically requested if the documents are relevant to responses for Mandatory Questions. The RFP seeks a single contractor to provide centralized coordination, technical assistance, training, and oversight for a minimum of 40 Student Assistance Programs statewide, with key deliverables including facilitating Communities of Practice, maintaining a public-facing website, providing systems development technical assistance, and supporting substance use disorder treatment providers and youth behavioral health data analytics.

The contract term runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, with potential renewal options for up to two additional years. Funding is allocated at $4,950,000 for the first fiscal year and $3,475,000 for the second fiscal year, totaling $8,425,000, sourced from Federal and General funds through the Governor's Commission and Other Funds from Opioid Abatement under Assistance Listing 93.959. A minimum of 85 percent of total available funding must be budgeted for distribution as grant agreements to participating organizations, with the remainder supporting the facilitating organization's administrative and operational costs. The vendor must be New Hampshire-based and cannot receive SAP subawards or assist school districts in applying for SAP provider status, though current SAP subaward holders may respond without eligibility for future subawards. The evaluation allocates 700 points for technical response and 300 points for cost proposal, with vendors scoring below 400 points subject to disqualification. Performance requirements include 85 percent of technical assistance recipients reporting at least one action step resulting from services, 85 percent reporting satisfaction, and 35 percent of SAP professionals receiving GAIN-Short Screener training. The selected vendor must maintain commercial general liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate and comply with extensive federal requirements including workers' compensation, drug-free workplace certification, and strict information security protocols.