School Based Health Centers (SBHC), Behavioral Health Therapist
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 4164
- State
- Wisconsin
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- NIGP codes
- 91867 Human Services Consulting (To Include Mental Health Consulting Services)
- 948 Health Related Services (See Class 952 For Human Services)
- 94807 Administration Services, Health
- 94876 Psychologists/Psychological And Psychiatric Services (Including Behavioral Management Services)
- 95262 Mental Health Services: Vocational, Residential, Etc.
- Point of contact
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- Dana Scheel bids@madison.k12.wi.us (608) 204-7819
Opportunity details come from vendornet.wi.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) in Wisconsin is requesting proposals for School Based Health Centers (SBHC) behavioral health therapist services at two high schools, with proposals due August 12, 2026 and questions due July 27, 2026. The District is seeking a 5% diverse-owned business preference in evaluation.
The scope comprises one full-time equivalent licensed mental health therapist at Madison East High School and one 1.0 FTE therapist at Vel Phillips Memorial High School, both delivering year-round individual and group behavioral health interventions to students with unmet mental health needs. Therapists will allocate approximately 80% of time to reimbursable clinical services and 20% to care management, staff collaboration, and school staff consultations. Mandatory qualifications include demonstrated experience providing culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and family-based mental health services; proven school-based partnership capacity; compliance with industry quality standards; established third-party reimbursement capability including BadgerCare/Medical Assistance; confidentiality and record-keeping infrastructure; data sharing and reporting systems; and active participation in biweekly Leads Team meetings with District leadership.
MMSD will fund up to $60,000 per 1.0 FTE therapist for non-reimbursable services, totaling up to $120,000 across both schools, with remaining costs covered through third-party insurance billing by the partner organization. The contract term runs from the effective date through June 30, 2028, with an option to renew for four additional one-year periods by mutual agreement.
Evaluation criteria are cost (25%), organizational ability to meet service and support requirements (35%), organizational qualifications and experience (30%), diverse-owned business certification (5%), and references (5%). A vendor conference is scheduled for July 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT if necessary. Interviews are estimated for August 31, 2026, with board approval anticipated by September 28, 2026. The District currently operates the SBHC program at West and LaFollette High Schools through an existing partner scaling back operations.
Opportunity text
School Based Health Centers (SBHC), Behavioral Health services seek to improve well-being among students with mental health concerns, enhance school environments for all students, and support an integrated and responsive health system. SBHCs expand the school's continuum of mental health supports so that all of our students can be college, career, and community ready. This vision is built on a partnership among community-based organizations dedicated to nurturing a culturally responsive, trauma-informed, strengths-based, and school-linked system of mental health practices and supports.
SBHCs, Behavioral Health programming focuses on addressing students' unmet mental health needs. The program integrates mental health therapists into the schools, where they provide individual treatment year-round to students who are experiencing barriers to accessing community-based mental health care. Therapists actively collaborate with the Student Services team (e.g., work closely with school-based SBHC coordinator, attend Student Services meetings, etc.). Approximately 80% of the therapist's time is spent delivering reimbursable services. The remaining time is focused on care management, collaboration/coordination with school-based staff, and school staff consultations.
The SBHC therapist is a licensed mental health provider who delivers primarily individual behavioral health interventions and occasionally may offer group interventions that reflect a culturally responsive approach that facilitates the connection of students and families with their 'natural supports', strengths, and culturally specific resources. Interventions are time-effective and responsive to the changing needs of the student and school community. SBHC therapists work with school staff so they have a better understanding of how to support students with mental health concerns. SBHC therapists are also a bridge to healthcare, homes, community- based mental health resources, and intensive mental health interventions that are indicated (i.e., referrals). This program is modeled after a successful national model that reflects best practices in expanded school-based mental health.
We currently have in-person, on-site SBHC therapists in 2 of our four comprehensive high schools. The purpose of this RFP is to continue the program in MMSD's additional 2 comprehensive high schools. Applicants must apply to provide an in-person, on-site 1.0 FTE behavioral health therapist at Madison East High School and an in-person, on-site 1.0 FTE therapist at Vel Phillips Memorial High School.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFP 4164 SBHC Behavioral Health Therapists final.docx | DOCX document | |
| RFP 4164 SBHC Behavioral Health Therapists QI_R.docx.pdf |
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