RFP - 2027-MH-0001 - specialized residential services

The Richmond Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA), a public body within the Commonwealth of Virginia, is requesting proposals for the operation of a specialized Assisted Living Facility serving ten mixed-gender adults with serious mental illness, with proposals due August 11, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and written inquiries due by noon on July 21, 2026.

The contractor must be licensed by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and/or Department of Social Services to provide residential and assisted living care. The facility will serve individuals recently discharged from psychiatric hospitals or re-entering from incarceration who have severe and persistent mental illness, possible co-occurring substance use disorders, and histories of high-risk behaviors.

The facility must operate twenty-four hours daily, 365 days per year with a minimum staffing pattern of two qualified individuals from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and one qualified individual from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The contractor delivers residential care, medication administration, behavioral management, therapeutic activities, and crisis access; RBHA provides psychiatric services, case management, substance use treatment, peer supports, and psychosocial rehabilitation. The contractor must maintain comprehensive record-keeping systems, submit monthly reports and financial statements, and submit independent audits annually by October 1.

The estimated annual budget is $400,000, funded through consumer fees, Commonwealth of Virginia grants, local and federal grants, and City of Richmond funding. The initial contract period is twenty-four months with three optional two-year renewal periods.

Evaluation criteria are qualifications and experience (25 points), technical approach to services (25 points), specialized qualifications and licenses (20 points), fees for services (20 points), and overall quality of proposal (10 points). Insurance requirements include workers' compensation, commercial general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), professional liability ($2,000,000 per claim), sexual abuse and molestation liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), and cyber liability coverage. Proposals must be submitted electronically through eVA or by mail or hand delivery to RBHA.