Substance Use Disorder Narcotic Treatment Program and Medication Assistance Treatment Service Providers

The San Benito County Behavioral Health Department herein after "County" is soliciting proposals from qualified agencies to provide comprehensive substance use disorder (SUD) Narcotic Treatment Program (NTP) and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) services to adult and adolescent clients. The purpose of this Request for Proposals is to seek proposals from providers who specialize in evidence-based treatment modalities for individuals suffering from substance use disorders, and to assist in substance use treatment, and recovery to reduce the impact of substance use and addiction on individuals, families and our community.

All agencies submitting a proposal shall provide administrative and direct program services to County’s Medi-Cal clients as defined in Title 9, Division 1, Chapter 11 of the California Code of Regulations. For clients under the age of 21, the Contractor shall provide all medically necessary SUD services required pursuant to Section 1396d(r) of Title 42 of the United States Code (Welfare & Institutions Code 14184.402 (e)).

The primary goal of the program is to offer services to those in need of stabilization as a result of use from alcohol and/or other substances and to help each individual become stable so they can function in the community with coping skills necessary for recovery. The program shall provide evidenced based practices for each substance use disorder service. Services are in congruent with the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) requirements.

San Benito County has a population of approximate 67,000 residents, inclusive of two incorporated cities, the City of Hollister, and the City of San Juan Bautista. The County is located 30 minutes of Monterey Bay and 45 minutes south of San Jose, and is a General Law County that operates under a County Board of Supervisors, a County Administrative Officer, and elected and appointed Department Heads.

The proposed period of the contract is 3 years.

The funding or portions of this funding for the contract resulting from this RFP may be contingent upon the State budget; receipt of funds from and/or obligation of funds by the Federal government to the State and from the State to the County; and inclusion of sufficient funding for the services hereunder in the budget approved by the County’s Board of Supervisors for each fiscal year covered by said contract. If such approval, funding, or appropriations are not forthcoming, or are otherwise limited, the contract may be immediately terminated, reduced or modified without penalty.

The County will select the proposal that presents the best value and is most advantageous to the County and the public. Accordingly, the County may not necessarily award the proposer with the lowest price proposal if doing so would not be in the overall best interest of the County. The County reserves the right to expand or reduce the proposed scope of work during the contract negotiations based on budget constraints and to award to a single or multiple proposers.