Discharge Transitional Living Program for ODMHSAS

The Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES), Central Purchasing Division, is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) on behalf of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) to procure services for the Discharge Transitional Living Program in Oklahoma County. This is a cost reimbursement contract seeking qualified service providers to assist individuals discharged into homelessness from psychiatric hospitals, crisis stabilization units, urgent recovery centers, and residential care facilities. The primary objectives include providing immediate transitional housing through master leasing or tenant-based rental assistance, delivering intensive recovery support services, connecting participants with community mental health treatment, and facilitating transition to permanent independent housing. Bidders must demonstrate a minimum of 24 months of experience delivering similar collaborative programs and must propose staffing of at least one full-time case manager and one full-time peer support specialist per 25 housed participants. Required qualifications include financial management systems capable of tracking expenditures by category and participant, timely payment capabilities to landlords and utility providers, internal control procedures ensuring accurate documentation and accountability, demonstrated partnerships with community agencies and Continuum of Care systems, and a clear service delivery strategy with coordination among treatment providers and community partners. Evaluation criteria emphasize technical response quality—including experience, qualifications, and compliance with mandatory specifications—alongside proposed costs, with preference given to bidders following suggested cost allocation percentages (Housing Assistance 50 percent, Salaries and Wages 30 percent, Travel 10 percent, Equipment and Supplies 10 percent). The bid response due date is 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on March 2, 2026, with the last day to submit questions being February 12, 2026, and requests for administrative review due by January 21, 2026; submissions must be made exclusively through the Oklahoma Supplier Portal.

This RFP contains no specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting eligible respondent types, though the federal terms attachment indicates affirmative action preferences for minority and women-owned businesses and service-disabled veteran business enterprises that can provide appropriate documentation of certification status. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. Bidders must comply with both state-level certifications—including the OMES CP004 Non-Collusion Certification, OMES CP076 Responding Bidder Information form, and certification regarding boycotts of Israel or energy companies—and federal compliance requirements applicable to any federal financial assistance, including 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance), Executive Order 11246, and various civil rights and environmental statutes. All bids must remain firm for a minimum of 120 days after the response due date, and bidders must secure a Certificate of Insurance meeting specified standards with commercial general liability of $2,000,000 per occurrence, automobile liability of $2,000,000 combined single limit, workers' compensation coverage, and security/privacy liability of $5,000,000 per occurrence if accessing state data. The contract budget totals $269,820.00 for the partial fiscal year 2026 (January 1 through June 30, 2026), $539,640.00 for fiscal year 2027 (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027), and $539,640.00 for fiscal year 2028 (July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2028), with the initial contract term running through June 30, 2026, and two optional one-year renewals extending through June 30, 2028. The contracting officer is Brandy Kennedy (brandy.kennedy@omes.ok.gov, 405-522-8120).