Event Description The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals from qualified, Minnesota-licensed mental health care practitioners interested in providing counseling and related services to DPS employees who work in law enforcement environments.

General Comments

* Special Notes to Responders:

If you responded to a previous RFP for DPS’s Peer Counseling Services Master Contract Program and are currently under contract with DPS you do not need to respond to this RFP

*Please upload your Technical Proposal as a separate single document (no cost information can be in your Technical Proposal) *Please upload RFP required Proposal Attachments A, B, C & D, E together as a single document

Cost Proposals will not be reviewed and scored by the evaluation team prior to the technical scores being finalized.

General Questions Question Ideal Response

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Is your business based in Minnesota and considered small according to the OSP small business size standards? The link below provides size standard requirements. Please note (all web addresses can be copied and pasted into a web browser for further review) https://mn.gov/admin/business/vendor-info/oep/sbcp/size/

And:

Is your business a for-profit business that is majority owned, operated and controlled by:

• a racial minority,

• a woman,

• a person with a substantial physical disability,

• a veteran or service-disabled veteran, or is your business

• located in, or the owner lives in, an economically disadvantaged county?

( http://mn.gov/admin/business/vendor-info/oep/sbcp/ed/counties )

If your company meets these basic criteria, it may be eligible for certification in the state’s Small Business Procurement Program. For more information on eligibility requirements please visit https://sbcp.mn.gov/.

You can also contact the Office of Equity in Procurement at Procurement.Equity@state.mn.us or 651-201-2402 for further information.

• Do you believe your company meets the criteria listed above?

• Your response to this question is for informational purposes only. If you select YES, and are not certified, a member of the Office of Equity in Procurement will contact you to provide additional information regarding the State’s Small Business Procurement Program. (Responders must select Yes or No to continue submitting their response.)

Event Details

Bidder: PUBLIC EVENT DETAILS

Agency: Public Safety Department Contact: Scharffbillig,Ashley Gene Phone: 651/201-7007 Fax #:

Email: Ashley.Scharffbillig@state.mn.us

Event ID Format Type Page P0701-2000018563 Sell RFx 1 Event Round Version 1 1 Event Name Peer Counseling Services Start Time Finish Time

09/01/2026 08:00:00 CDT 09/30/2026 16:00:00 CDT

Event Currency: US Dollar Bids allowed in other currency: No

In order to participate in this event YOU MUST BE REGISTERED as either a bidder or a supplier.

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Response Comments

Upload all required or requested attachments here.

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

A file attachment is required to satisfy this question.

Your bid will need to be edited online to include attachment responses.

Response Comments

If you fail to upload attachments requested in the solicitation, your response may be disqualified. Have you uploaded the required or requested attachments? (Yes / No)

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Response Comments

Do you accept the Terms and Conditions set forth in the sample contract? If no, detail all exceptions.

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Response Comments

Do you accept the General Requirements attached in the RFP? If no, detail all exceptions.

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Event Details (cont.)

Bidder: PUBLIC EVENT DETAILS

Agency: Public Safety Department Contact: Scharffbillig,Ashley Gene Phone: 651/201-7007 Fax #:

Email: Ashley.Scharffbillig@state.mn.us

Event ID Format Type Page P0701-2000018563 Sell RFx 2 Event Round Version 1 1 Event Name Peer Counseling Services Start Time Finish Time

09/01/2026 08:00:00 CDT 09/30/2026 16:00:00 CDT

Event Currency: US Dollar Bids allowed in other currency: No

Response Comments

Are you an independent contractor (Not a State employee)?

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Response Comments

Per the State of Minnesota - Affirmative Action Certification language in the Special Terms and Conditions attached to this event, select one of the following statements and provide any additional information required. If your company has employed more than 40 full-time employees on any single working day in Minnesota and does not have a Certificate of Compliance and/or Affirmative Action plan has not been submitted- the response will be rejected. Select One

Options: We did not employ more than 40 employees in the State of MN We have a current Certificate of Compliance (attch Cert.)

We have sumitted an AA plan to MDHR (submit date sent) We do not have an AA Certificate, or submitted an AA plan

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Response Comments

Is this company applying for a Veteran-Owned Preference? If yes, the following must be true and certified by the Responder to the Event.

- 1. Is An Eligible Veteran-Owned Small Business, As Defined In Minnesota Statute § 16C.16, Subd. 6A; and

- 2. Has Its Principal Place Of Business In The State Of Minnesota; and

- 3. Is CVE verified By The United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Center For Veterans Enterprise.

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Response Comments

Event Details (cont.)

Bidder: PUBLIC EVENT DETAILS

Agency: Public Safety Department Contact: Scharffbillig,Ashley Gene Phone: 651/201-7007 Fax #:

Email: Ashley.Scharffbillig@state.mn.us

Event ID Format Type Page P0701-2000018563 Sell RFx 3 Event Round Version 1 1 Event Name Peer Counseling Services Start Time Finish Time

09/01/2026 08:00:00 CDT 09/30/2026 16:00:00 CDT

Event Currency: US Dollar Bids allowed in other currency: No

If awarded, will you provide proof of insurance in the amounts outlined in the attached RFP? If no, detail those exceptions.

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Response Comments

Are your products/services offered in response to this solicitation in compliance with the IT Accessibility Standards (applicable 508, Web content Accessibility Guidelines and Non Visual Access) as specified in the solicitation document?

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Response Comments

Does your response contain any material classified as trade secret as defined in Minnesota Statute §13.37? The State will NOT consider the prices submitted by the responder to be Trade Secret Materials.

Attach trade secret materials to the Trade Secret/ Non-public Information link on the Event Details page.

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Response Comments

Will you be subcontracting any of the services called for? If yes, provide the name, address, phone and fax number and what services the subcontractor(s) will provide, for each proposed subcontractor.

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Response Comments

Event Details (cont.)

Bidder: PUBLIC EVENT DETAILS

Agency: Public Safety Department Contact: Scharffbillig,Ashley Gene Phone: 651/201-7007 Fax #:

Email: Ashley.Scharffbillig@state.mn.us

Event ID Format Type Page P0701-2000018563 Sell RFx 4 Event Round Version 1 1 Event Name Peer Counseling Services Start Time Finish Time

09/01/2026 08:00:00 CDT 09/30/2026 16:00:00 CDT

Event Currency: US Dollar Bids allowed in other currency: No

Name, Title, e-mail and phone number of individual who prepared the response.

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Response Comments

Name, Title, e-mail and Phone number of individual authorized to contractually obligate company.

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Response Comments

By selecting the Yes button, you are officially approving the document and indicating you are authorized to submit this document on behalf of your entity or organization.

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Response Comments

Event Details (cont.)

Bidder: PUBLIC EVENT DETAILS

Agency: Public Safety Department Contact: Scharffbillig,Ashley Gene Phone: 651/201-7007 Fax #:

Email: Ashley.Scharffbillig@state.mn.us

Event ID Format Type Page P0701-2000018563 Sell RFx 5 Event Round Version 1 1 Event Name Peer Counseling Services Start Time Finish Time

09/01/2026 08:00:00 CDT 09/30/2026 16:00:00 CDT

Event Currency: US Dollar Bids allowed in other currency: No

Line Details No Bid:

Line: 1 Item ID: Line Qty: 1 UOM: LOT Bid Qty: 1 Required: No Reserve Price: No

Description:

Counseling Services

Question Response What is the price per unit?

Required: Yes Ideal Resp Reqd? No

Response Comments

Event Details (cont.)

Bidder: PUBLIC EVENT DETAILS

Agency: Public Safety Department Contact: Scharffbillig,Ashley Gene Phone: 651/201-7007 Fax #:

Email: Ashley.Scharffbillig@state.mn.us

Event ID Format Type Page P0701-2000018563 Sell RFx 6 Event Round Version 1 1 Event Name Peer Counseling Services Start Time Finish Time

09/01/2026 08:00:00 CDT 09/30/2026 16:00:00 CDT

Event Currency: US Dollar Bids allowed in other currency: No

Bidder Information Firm Name:

Name: Signature: Date:

Phone #: Fax #:

Street Address:

City & State: Zip Code:

Email:

Event Details (cont.)

Bidder: PUBLIC EVENT DETAILS

Agency: Public Safety Department Contact: Scharffbillig,Ashley Gene Phone: 651/201-7007 Fax #:

Email: Ashley.Scharffbillig@state.mn.us

Event ID Format Type Page P0701-2000018563 Sell RFx 7 Event Round Version 1 1 Event Name Peer Counseling Services Start Time Finish Time

09/01/2026 08:00:00 CDT 09/30/2026 16:00:00 CDT

Event Currency: US Dollar Bids allowed in other currency: No

Appendix A - Line Specifications Line: 1 Item ID: Line Qty: 1 UOM: LOT Description:

Counseling Services

Item Specifications

Manufacturer:

Mfg Item ID:

Item Length: 0 Item Height: 0 Item Width: 0 Dimension UOM:

Item Volume: 0 Volume UOM:

Item Weight: 0 Weight UOM:

Item Size: Item Color:

Shipping Information

Schedule: 1 Ship To:

Quantity: 1 Due Date: 10/05/2026 Freight Terms:

Ship Via:

Event Details (cont.)

Bidder: PUBLIC EVENT DETAILS

Agency: Public Safety Department Contact: Scharffbillig,Ashley Gene Phone: 651/201-7007 Fax #:

Email: Ashley.Scharffbillig@state.mn.us

Event ID Format Type Page P0701-2000018563 Sell RFx 8 Event Round Version 1 1 Event Name Peer Counseling Services Start Time Finish Time

09/01/2026 08:00:00 CDT 09/30/2026 16:00:00 CDT

Event Currency: US Dollar Bids allowed in other currency: No

Appendix B - Terms & Conditions

1. Please review the attached Terms and Conditions attached to the event.

Last Updated: 12/24/2018

Event Details (cont.)

Bidder: PUBLIC EVENT DETAILS

Agency: Public Safety Department Contact: Scharffbillig,Ashley Gene Phone: 651/201-7007 Fax #:

Email: Ashley.Scharffbillig@state.mn.us

Event ID Format Type Page P0701-2000018563 Sell RFx 9 Event Round Version 1 1 Event Name Peer Counseling Services Start Time Finish Time

09/01/2026 08:00:00 CDT 09/30/2026 16:00:00 CDT

Event Currency: US Dollar Bids allowed in other currency: No