RFI for Crisis Counseling Program Services

The Alaska-based government authority is seeking information to identify vendors capable of providing crisis counseling program services to meet the behavioral health needs of disaster survivors. The agency requires non-clinical individual and group crisis counseling, brief educational or supportive contacts, and public education and outreach to help survivors understand their reactions, cope with their situations, and connect with recovery resources. This initiative aims to address the emotional and psychological aftermath of disasters by offering structured support, skills training, and community-wide information dissemination. The requested scope of work requires a dedicated staffing structure consisting of six full-time roles. The agency requires one Program Manager to oversee day-to-day operations and supervise staff, alongside three Outreach Workers to serve as the primary points of contact for survivors. Additionally, the staffing plan must include one Behavioral Health Specialist to support the outreach team and handle severe distress cases, and one Child Specialist to deliver age-appropriate counseling and coordinate with schools and family resource centers. Eligible respondents must be onshore organizations based entirely in the United States. The agency requires the selected vendor to perform all work offsite from the vendor's own office location. The agency is currently looking for proposals to determine budget parameters and has not disclosed a pre-determined funding limit.