26 - 032 Home Base Mental Health Services

The Bibb County School District in Georgia issued RFP 26-032 seeking qualified vendors to provide home-based mental health services via telehealth for middle and high school students (grades 6-12) with Tier 3 intensive mental health needs or those for whom in-school or telehealth services are inappropriate. Deliverables include individual therapy services delivered in home settings, with compensation structured as flat per-session rates that must include all expenses such as travel, materials, preparation time, and scheduling coordination. Qualified vendors must demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience providing home-based adolescent mental health services, employ Georgia-licensed clinicians (LPC, LMFT, or LCSW), and may utilize provisionally licensed clinicians (APC, LMSW, or associate-level practitioners) under supervision in accordance with Georgia law. Vendors must maintain documented in-home safety protocols and possess professional liability and general liability insurance of at least $250,000 per occurrence, along with comprehensive general liability, automobile liability, workers' compensation, and umbrella liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 each. Proposals are evaluated on a 100-point scale comprising 30 points for clinical service delivery and approach, 20 points for cost, 15 points for staffing qualifications, 10 points each for safety and risk management, coordination and reporting, and scheduling and access, and 5 points for references. Key dates include a pre-bid meeting on March 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM via Microsoft Teams, written questions due by March 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM EST, and proposals due by March 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST through the BONFIRE portal, with contract commencement on March 15, 2026 through June 30, 2026, followed by potential renewal options for four additional one-year terms.

The RFP documents do not specify set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, small businesses, or other restricted vendor categories, allowing any qualified vendor to respond. No incumbent contractors are listed, as the Bibb County School District has not previously contracted for home-based mental health services for this student population. The district is open to contracting with up to two vendors based on capacity, qualifications, and cost, with all contract personnel required to complete fingerprinting and background checks through the Georgia Criminal Information Center System at the contractor's expense of $50 per individual, plus child abuse clearances prior to service delivery. The estimated budget allocation is approximately $240,000, though no guaranteed funding ceiling has been established, and the district estimates approximately 150 students may require services during the contract period, presented as an estimate only without constituting a minimum or guaranteed volume of referrals. Services cannot be billed to Medicaid or private insurance as they are fully funded through a state grant designated exclusively for direct student mental health services. Vendors must be compliant with Georgia's E-Verify federal work authorization verification requirements and the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act, with contracts subject to termination by the School District without cause upon 30 days' written notice or for cause upon failure to deliver conforming services or breach of material provisions.