Recovery Navigation and Community Support for Justice-Involved Individuals

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Behavioral Health, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP-2026-DBH-10-RECOV) to procure Recovery Navigation and Community Support services for justice-involved individuals with substance use disorder and co-occurring conditions. The solicitation seeks a single contractor to deliver comprehensive peer recovery support services across multiple stages of criminal justice involvement, including pre-trial, pre-release, release planning, reentry, and post-release stabilization, with statewide coverage coordinating with the Department of Corrections, ten county correctional facilities, and the Sununu Youth Services Center. Core service deliverables include in-person and virtual recovery support, substance use disorder screening, trauma-informed care, individualized wellness planning, vocational and educational support, employment services, housing and benefits navigation, family engagement programs, and collaboration with probation, parole, and judicial branch partners. The contractor must employ Certified Recovery Support Workers with lived experience in the criminal justice system, develop department-approved work plans with measurable goals, submit monthly performance reports, and maintain HIPAA compliance through a Business Associate Agreement. The evaluation criteria allocates 700 points for technical merit across five categories (work plan at 180 points, organizational ability at 170 points, experience and knowledge at 160 points, staffing plan at 120 points, and measurement and reporting at 70 points) and 300 points for cost proposals, with a maximum scale of 1,000 points; vendors must achieve a minimum preliminary technical score of 400 points to have their cost proposals evaluated. Key deadlines include a Letter of Intent and vendor questions deadline of March 6, 2026 at noon Eastern Time, department responses to questions published March 20, 2026, and proposal submissions due April 6, 2026 at noon Eastern Time, with contract effectiveness contingent upon Governor and Executive Council approval and an initial term through September 29, 2027, extendable for up to two additional years.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting eligible bidders are identified in the solicitation; however, all vendors must be registered with the New Hampshire Department of State, the Department of Administrative Services vendor system, and the Department of Justice Charitable Trust Unit if applicable, and must verify that neither they nor their affiliates are debarred from federal or state government work. Vendors must complete a thorough organizational assessment under Title VI Civil Rights Act requirements to ensure culturally and linguistically appropriate services for limited English proficiency persons, with mandatory language assistance services and detailed compliance documentation required within ten days of contract approval. The solicitation does not identify any incumbent contractors or current service providers, nor does it specify existing technology platforms that vendors must integrate, though the scope of services indicates that contractors must utilize the Department's closed loop referral system and care coordination platforms and comply with comprehensive information security requirements including data retention and breach notification procedures. Funding for this contract is provided through federal sources, specifically the State Opioid Response grant (Assistance Listing Number 93.788) with no local match requirements, and while the specific award value is not disclosed in the solicitation, the staffing list example demonstrates annual salary and fringe benefit costs ranging from approximately $187,500 in the initial year to $206,965 in year five for a single position, suggesting a contract value likely encompassing multiple full-time equivalent positions and operational costs throughout the performance period.