Peer Support Specialist at Heartland Behavioral Healthcare

Location:	Ohio
Posted:	Apr 3, 2025
Due:	Apr 14, 2025
Agency:	State Government of Ohio
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Solicitation No:	SRC0000029519
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Solicitation ID:	SRC0000029519
Solicitation Name:	Peer Support Specialist at Heartland Behavioral Healthcare
Original Begin Date:	4/3/2025 8:12:06 AM
Begin Date:	4/3/2025 8:12:06 AM
End Date:	4/14/2025 2:00:00 PM
Inquiry End Date:	4/12/2025 2:00:00 PM
Commodity:	Mental health interventions or procedures
MBE Set Aside:	MBE Set Aside
Agency:	DMH102109 Med Dir Admin - HCM ONLY JRST11
Solicitation Status:	Open for Bidding
Solicitation Type:	Request For Proposal (RFP) (Double Envelope)

Solicitation General Information

In an MBE set-aside solicitation, only those bidders/suppliers with an active MBE certification at the time the solicitation closes can submit a response

Solicitation ID

SRC0000029519

Solicitation Name

Peer Support Specialist at Heartland Behavioral Healthcare

RFx Type

Request For Proposal (RFP) (Double Envelope)

Lot #

Solicitation Status

Open for Bidding

Round #

MBE Set Aside

Begin Date

4/3/2025 8:12:06 AM (ET)

Amendment?

End Date

4/14/2025 2:00:00 PM (ET)

Inquiry End Date

4/12/2025 2:00:00 PM

Summary

MISSION & GUIDING PRINCIPLES

The mission of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) is to provide statewide leadership of a high-quality mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery system that is effective and valued by all Ohioans. OhioMHAS strives to be a national leader in implementing a comprehensive, accessible, and quality-focused system of addiction and mental health care and wellness for all Ohio citizens.

PURPOSE

The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services ( Ohio MHAS) is seeking proposals from qualified contractors to Provide therapeutic group activities that promote interpersonal skill, recovery-based concepts, healthy leisure without the need for drugs and alcohol, decision making and self-esteem. Co-facilitating AA groups. Reviewing right with new admissions upon arrival to the hospital. Assisting with supervision of patients during privilege time. Completing caring contact phone call. 1:1 Mentoring with patients in recovery. Working collaboratively with unit staff, treatment mall staff and others. Other duties as assigned by client rights specialist.

BACKGROUND

Heartland Behavioral Healthcare is a 152 bed inpatient care facility for acute mentally ill adults. The service contractor shall provide Therapeutic group activities and for our patients which can greatly enhance their healing process.

SCOPE OF WORK AND DELIVERABLES

Contractor will provide peer support services on the grounds of Heartland Behavioral Healthcare working with multi-cultural adult populations. The Peer Support service provider will have therapeutic community outings with patients. The Peer Supporter must be a consumer recovering from mental illness and be certified in Peer Support. Duties include, but not limited to, conducting peer activities, groups, and provide guest speaking engagements to share personal recovery experiences beneficial to patients and staff of Heartland Behavioral Healthcare . The contractor shall ensure compliance with the established standards of the Joint Commission, conditions of participation of CMS, and evidenced based practices.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTOR

The Peer Supporter must be a consumer recovering from mental illness and be certified in Peer Support.

Process

EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS

EVALUATION PROCESS

MHAS’s evaluation process of responses submitted to this request may consist of up to four distinct phases:

1. MHAS’s initial review of all proposals for timely submission;
2. An evaluation committee review of the proposals for defects and scoring;
3. MHAS’s request for more information (clarifications, interviews, presentations, and/or demonstrations); and,
4. Negotiations or best offer requests.

At its sole discretion, MHAS will determine whether phases three and/or four are necessary under this RFP, reserving for itself the ability to eliminate or add phases three or four at any time during the evaluation process. MHAS may add or remove sub-phases to phases 2 through 4 at any time if MHAS believes doing so will improve the evaluation process.

PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

In the proposal evaluation phase, MHAS staff or reviewers selected by MHAS (the committee) will rate the proposals submitted in response to this RFP based on the following criteria and weight assigned to each criterion.

Evaluation Criteria	Weight	Rating	Extended Score
Consumer Recovering from Mental Illness	25
Certified by the State of Ohio in Peer Support	25
At least one year of experience working with patients with mental illness	25
Willing to work nights and weekends	25

		Total:	500

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DMH102109 Med Dir Admin - HCM ONLY JRST11

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RFP	RFx Commercial Documents (Approved)	OB RFP-Peer Support 2.pdf

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