First Episode Psychosis and Navigate Training and Consulting Services

The Network180 government authority located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is seeking a qualified vendor to provide first episode psychosis and navigate training and consulting services. The agency requires these services to support and train statewide navigate staff, community mental health providers, and family caregivers. The project aims to enhance clinical capabilities and community outreach through specialized therapy training, educational webinars, and consistent public communication. The scope of work covers six distinct program areas to be delivered by the selected vendor. The vendor must provide cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis training to statewide navigate staff, as well as written exposure therapy training. The vendor must also deliver four monthly case consultation calls on compassionate focused therapy for psychosis, utilizing at least two trainers to support four distinct groups of statewide navigate staff. For family support, the vendor must host the psychosis reach program family ambassador online webinar and facilitate support groups for family caregivers. Community engagement and information sharing represent additional core requirements of the contract. The vendor must plan and conduct virtual, monthly, one-hour lunch and learn meetings on relevant topics for community mental health providers and other organizations. To maintain ongoing communication, the vendor must develop a quarterly newsletter featuring articles, resources, and interviews with individuals who have lived experience. Finally, the vendor must create and post content on Facebook and Instagram at least once per week, while actively responding to comments and questions on these platforms. Eligibility is strictly limited to onshore vendors located within the United States. The agency requires the performance of the contract work to be conducted onsite. Bidders must submit their proposals digitally, with the agency accepting submissions via email or through their online portal. The agency has not disclosed a set budget and is looking for cost proposals within the submitted bids. No specific evaluation criteria or key dates are provided in the source materials.