Request for Proposal: Systems Data Expert - Court Liaison Pilot Program

The Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health (JCMH) is seeking a Systems Data Expert to support the Court Liaison Pilot Program (CLPP) expansion from three to five additional counties. The Request for Proposal (RFP) calls for a highly qualified professional to develop comprehensive data infrastructure, including mandatory data points for grant applications, data collection platforms, technical training, and quantitative and qualitative analyses. Key deliverables include program development support through job descriptions and interview questions, defining data requirements for integration into Request for Applications, designing a data collection system, providing technical assistance training, and producing analytical findings reports. Minimum qualifications require a bachelor's degree in data science, information systems, public health informatics, statistics, public administration, or criminal justice, with a master's degree strongly preferred. Candidates must demonstrate expertise in Texas-specific systems like CARE, CMBHS, Odyssey, and court data, along with proficiency in data standardization, HIPAA/CJIS compliance, and technical skills including SQL and database management. The evaluation criteria will weight relevant experience in justice/behavioral health systems at 35 points, technical skill and data system development at 25 points, training capabilities at 15 points, analytical abilities at 15 points, and cost at 10 points. The RFP was posted on December 2, 2025, with proposals due by December 31, 2025, and selection anticipated for January 9, 2025.

The contract will be funded through appropriations from the 89th Texas Legislature, with the contract term extending from the purchase order execution date through August 30, 2030. While no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations were explicitly mentioned in the document, the comprehensive technical requirements suggest that only highly specialized firms or consultants with extensive experience in justice and behavioral health data systems would be competitive. The contract's compensation structure is performance-based, with payment contingent on JCMH's acceptance of specific deliverables, and the total compensation amounts and precise milestones will be negotiated after proposal acceptance. The successful vendor will be expected to provide ongoing data support and technical assistance throughout the full contract term, indicating a complex, long-term engagement rather than a simple one-time project. Proposals must be submitted electronically to JCMH@txcourts.gov and include completed questionnaires, objectivity statements, executed proposal documentation, and detailed cost proposals. While no specific budget range was provided, the comprehensive nature of the work and the five-year contract duration suggest a substantial investment in developing and maintaining the Court Liaison Pilot Program's data infrastructure.