Invitation for Bids for Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment

The Gulf Coast Center, a behavioral health organization serving Galveston and Brazoria Counties in Texas, has issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for a comprehensive Community Needs Assessment focused on Mental Health (MH), Substance Use Disorder (SUD), and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) within the Galveston and Brazoria County communities. The successful bidder is expected to review existing data, engage stakeholders, map services, assess community needs, and provide a detailed report with findings and recommendations. The IFB has a bid submission deadline of March 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM CST, and the project is expected to commence on April 15, 2024. The evaluation criteria include proposed cost (up to 30 points), bidder's experience and references (up to 20 points), clarity of timelines and milestones (up to 20 points), and fit of services to identified organizational gaps and needs (up to 30 points).

The IFB indicates that the Gulf Coast Center will make a good faith effort to contract with Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) and reserves the right to negotiate with and award contracts to multiple bidders. The total budget or award value for this opportunity is not explicitly stated in the provided information.