26-032 Home Base Mental Health Services

Bibb County Public Schools (BCSD) in Georgia has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP 26-032) for home-based mental health services targeting middle and high school students in grades 6-12. The procurement seeks qualified vendors to deliver individual therapy and related mental health services to students with Tier 3 intensive needs or those for whom in-school or telehealth services are inappropriate. Vendors must provide flat per-session rates for individual therapy that include all expenses such as travel, materials, preparation time, and scheduling coordination, with no additional fees permitted and no billing to Medicaid or private insurance. Minimum qualifications include five years of experience providing home-based adolescent mental health services, Georgia-licensed clinicians (LPC, LMFT, or LCSW), documented home-visit safety protocols, and ability to provide services during evenings, weekends, and school breaks. All staff must complete comprehensive background checks and maintain professional liability, general liability, and worker's compensation insurance. Proposals are evaluated on a 100-point scale with primary weight on clinical service delivery and approach (30 points), cost proposal (20 points), staffing qualifications (15 points), and secondary considerations for safety management, coordination and reporting, scheduling capacity, and references. Key deadlines include a pre-bid meeting on March 3, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. EST via Microsoft Teams, questions due by March 6, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. EST, and proposals due March 17, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. EST via the BONFIRE submission portal, with a contract term running from March 15, 2026, through June 30, 2026.

The RFP contains no identified set-asides or restrictions limiting responses to specific organizational types or disadvantaged enterprises. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed in the procurement documentation. The project is exclusively funded through a state grant designated for direct student mental health services, and no specific budget range or award value is provided in the available materials. BCSD anticipates contracting with up to two vendors to ensure adequate coverage and flexibility in service delivery. Interested vendors should direct inquiries to Elaine M. Wilson, Executive Director of Procurement, at Elaine.Wilson@bcsdk12.net, with the potential for contract renewal if deemed necessary by the district.