Treatment Services for Newton County Resource Court

The Newton County Board of Commissioners, located in Georgia, issued Request for Proposal (RFP) 26-12 on January 28, 2026, seeking qualified providers to deliver comprehensive Treatment Services for Newton County Resource Court. The procured services target licensed behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment providers with demonstrated experience serving justice-involved adults with severe and persistent mental illness, substance use disorders, and co-occurring disorders. Deliverables include evidence-based outpatient treatment comprising individual counseling sessions (936 annually), group counseling sessions (400 annually using programs such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Moral Recognition Therapy), family counseling sessions (100 annually via Functional Family Therapy), clinical assessments utilizing ASAM and biopsychosocial evaluations (30 annually), case management with weekly updates (1,040 annual contacts), psychiatric and medication management services (240 annual encounters), crisis intervention and after-hours clinical response (30 annual incidents), staff training and continuing education for 75 staff members, residential substance abuse treatment placements (five 28-day inpatient programs), educational and vocational support (25 annual contacts), and community support services (120 annual contacts). Services must align with Council of Accountability Court Judges (CACJ) Standards, include weekly participant contact, weekly progress reports to the court within 72 hours, and 24-hour reporting of significant events over a typical 24-month program duration not exceeding 36 months. Evaluation will be based on Standards Compliance & Program Design (30 points), Clinical Quality & Evidence Base (20 points), Staffing Experience & Capacity (10 points), Data Reporting & Evaluation (10 points), Operational Readiness & Facilities (10 points), References (5 points), Equity Access & Community Partnerships (5 points), and Cost Proposal (10 points). All proposals must be submitted electronically through EUNA's Electronic Submission Portal by 9:00 AM local time on February 27, 2026, with questions due by February 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM.

The RFP does not specify set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendor information. Proposers must provide three references demonstrating similar scope of work within the past five years and maintain comprehensive general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, commercial automobile liability with $1,000,000 per occurrence limits, and statutory workers' compensation insurance with $1,000,000 employer's liability coverage. The solicitation does not identify a specific budget or award value; instead, proposers must submit detailed unit pricing for per-participant costs covering group sessions, individual sessions, family sessions, and assessments with total five-year cost projections aligned to projected census and dosing requirements. The contract term is one year with up to four one-year optional renewals, and multiple awards may be made from this RFP. All proposals must include required exhibits such as proposal certification, technical proposal (maximum 100 pages), price proposal, non-collusion affidavit, business and professional licenses, insurance certificate, immigration and security forms, employment eligibility affidavit, debarment certification, and acknowledgment of any addenda.