Certified Recovery Peer Advocates and Transportation Services

The government authority located in New York is seeking a vendor to provide certified recovery peer advocates and transportation services. The agency aims to solve the problem of court-involved individuals being at risk of opioid overdose by rapidly connecting them with lifesaving treatment and support services. This initiative seeks to integrate Certified Recovery Peer Advocates into the courts to strengthen access to recovery systems of care and to improve transportation options for individuals with substance use disorders. The scope of work requires the vendor to recruit and hire personnel to conduct screenings at multiple intercept points, such as arraignment, diversion, probation, release, and rearrests, to identify individuals at-risk for substance use disorders or co-occurring mental health concerns. The selected vendor must engage these individuals at key transition points and provide linkages to community-based services, including substance use treatment programs, medication for opioid use disorder providers, mental health services, and recovery support services. Additionally, the project covers providing recovery coaching, peer support, education, encouragement, and conducting follow-up outreach to support appointment attendance, service retention, recovery progression, and continuity of care. Eligibility is restricted to onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency requires the performance of the work to be conducted offsite at the vendor's own office location. The agency is currently looking for proposals to determine the budget, and no specific key dates or explicit evaluation criteria are provided in the sourcing details.