Chaplain Services
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2138058
- State
- New York
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Point of contact
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- Patrick Sheehan patrick.sheehan@omh.ny.gov (518) 708-7424
Updated .
About this opportunity
The New York State Office of Mental Health is requesting bids for chaplain services at St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center and St. Lawrence Addiction Treatment Center under IFB 26-063, with bids due September 3, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. EST. A Notice of Intent to Bid is due August 14, 2026, and questions are due August 20, 2026 with responses by August 27, 2026.
The contractor will provide up to 25 hours per week, 52 weeks annually, conducting two Roman Catholic masses on Sundays—one at the adult inpatient building (which may include SLATC patients) and one at the Sex Offender Treatment Program building—and two nondenominational worship services weekly. Additional duties include spiritual care and counseling to patients and families; facilitation of faith, spirituality, and related classes; attendance at treatment team meetings as requested; support for religious and spiritual needs of pediatric patients in the Children & Youth inpatient building; attendance at community events; and facilitation of therapeutic group sessions. The contractor will routinely work 12 hours per week but may be required to work up to 25 hours weekly based on facility needs, with approval from the facility Business Office required for hours exceeding 25 in any one-week period.
Bidders must demonstrate three years of prior experience performing chaplain services and carry current New York State Workers' Compensation and Disability Benefits Insurance and general liability insurance. Background checks, including screening against the Staff Exclusion List and Statewide Child Abuse Registry, are mandatory. AHA Basic Life Support certification, HIPAA compliance, and federal health care program exclusion verification are required. MWBE participation goals are set at 0% based on availability of qualified certified firms.
The contract term runs from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031, with no renewal options. Compensation is hourly on a fixed basis of 25 hours per week for 52 weeks annually with no escalation permitted and no travel reimbursement. Bidders must submit a cost per hour rate for each year of the five-year period. Award will be made to the responsible and responsive lowest bidder meeting all mandatory requirements, with OMH reserving the right to negotiate further cost or contract terms prior to execution.
Opportunity text
The chaplain will work up to 25 hours per week, 52 weeks a year, providing Spiritual Services andconducting Roman Catholic Mass and nondenominational worship services for patients of the St.Lawrence Psychiatric Center and St. Lawrence Addiction Treatment Center (SLATC). Duties include: • Conduct two masses on Sunday (or other day mutually agreed upon between the facility and thecontractor). One mass at the adult inpatient building, which may include patients from the SLATC, andone mass at the Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP) building.• Conduct two nondenominational services weekly, as necessary, during the absence or unavailability ofa chaplain from another denomination. The date/time mutually agreed upon between the contractor andthe facility. One service at the adult inpatient building, which may include patients from the SLATC, andone service at the SOTP building. Additional Duties (Monday - Saturday), schedule to be mutually agreed upon by the facility and thecontractor:• Provide spiritual care and counseling to patients and their families;• Facilitate faith, spirituality, and related classes to patients in the adult inpatient & SOTP programs;• Attend meetings, including treatment team meetings, as requested by the facility, department, ortreatment team;• Attend to the religious and spiritual needs of patients in the Children & Youth inpatient building asrequested by the facility/treatment team;• Attend community events, as requested by the facility;• Facilitate therapeutic group sessions for patients;• Provide any of the aforementioned services to the patients at SLATC, when requested and approved bythe facility Business Office;• Complete other related duties as requested by the facility.The contractor will routinely work 12 hours/week but may be required to work up to 25 hours/week basedon the needs of the facility. Approval from the facility Business Office will be required if the contractor willwork more than 25 hours in any one-week period. The contractor will be paid hourly based on actual time spent at the facility. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: NONE Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 0.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 0.00% WBE Goal: 0.00% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE) DBE Goal: 0.00%
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| IFB 26-063 Q and A.pdf | ||
| IFB 26-063 ADDENDUM 1.pdf | ||
| OMH01-C203153-3650631.pdf | ||
| IFB 26-063.pdf |
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