Designated Screening Services
- Client
- Trenton, New Jersey
- RFP Number
- SCREENING-2780
- Posted
- 10/8/2026
- Category
- Background Check, Screening or Investigation Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposal
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services within the New Jersey Department of Human Services seeks proposals to provide designated screening services across Burlington, Cumberland, Hunterdon, Mercer, Morris, and Sussex Counties. The selected vendor must operate a 24-hour hotline with clinical staff, deliver assessment, crisis counseling, emergency and consensual treatment, screening for commitment, and family support services. The scope requires 24/7/365 availability of psychiatrists for consultations, orders, and evaluations, alongside certified screeners for on-site and mobile community outreach. Applicants must be based in the United States and submit all questions by October 13, 2026. Bidders must submit proposals electronically by 4:00 p.m. on November 2, 2026, using three separate files: a PDF of the full proposal, a separate PDF of financial statements, and a completed pricing proposal using the provided Excel budget template. Proposals will be evaluated on criteria including facilities, logistics, equipment, and budget cost efficiency. Failure to submit required attachments will render the proposal ineligible for consideration.
Key solicitation details
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The New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services is issuing this RFP for Designated Screening Services in Burlington, Cumberland, Hunterdon, Mercer, Morris, and Sussex Counties. Total annualized funding is $10,083,749 to award six county-based service area contracts. Eligible applicants include non-profit, for-profit, or governmental entities licensed by the Department of Health Certificate of Need Licensing Office.
- Issued by
- New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services
- Notice of Funding Availability
- October 5, 2026
- Questions on RFP are due no later than
- October 13, 2026 no later than 4:00 p.m. ET
- Deadline to submit written intent to apply
- October 26, 2026 no later than 4:00 p.m. EST
- Deadline to request DHS secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) site login credentials
- October 26, 2026 no later than 4:00 p.m. EST
- Deadline for receipt of proposals
- November 2, 2026 no later than 4:00 p.m. ET
- Mental Health Board Letters of Recommendation due
- November 30, 2026
- Appeal deadline
- TBD no later than 4:00 p.m. ET
- How to submit
- Electronic via DHS SFTP site
- Submission details
- Proposals must be uploaded to the DHS SFTP site in three separate files: a PDF of the full proposal, an Excel budget template, and a separate PDF for financial audits/interim statements. Bidders must request login credentials via email to [email protected] by October 26, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Narrative is limited to 20 double-spaced pages, and attachments/appendices (excluding audits) are limited to 50 pages total.
- Estimated value
- $10,083,749 total annualized funding across six county service areas
- Place of performance
- Burlington, Cumberland, Hunterdon, Mercer, Morris, and Sussex Counties, New Jersey
- Insurance and bonding
- Proof of insurance naming the State of New Jersey, Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services as an additional insured.
- Funding
- State appropriations
How proposals are evaluated
| Bidder's Organization, History and Experience | 10 points |
| Project Description | 40 points |
| Outcome(s) and Evaluation | 10 points |
| Staffing | 15 points |
| Facilities, Logistics, Equipment | 5 points |
| Budget | 20 points |
| Fiscal Viability Score (Standardized Rubric based on audit) | 20 points |
Scope of work
- Provision of psychiatric emergency services available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year
- Operation of a 24-hour hotline answered by trained clinical staff
- Screening outreach capability available 24/7 throughout the designated geographic area
- Provision of extended crisis evaluation bed(s) (ECEBs) with 24-hour capability
- Provision of medication monitoring and emergency/consensual crisis treatment
- Integration of Peer Staff within crisis care service delivery
- Convening monthly acute care system review committee meetings
- Training and technical assistance to police and community gatekeepers
Minimum qualifications
- Non-profit, for-profit, or governmental entity
- Licensed by the Department of Health Certificate of Need Licensing Office
- Must be fiscally viable based on assessment of audit submission
- Must not appear on the State of New Jersey Consolidated Debarment Report
- Written Conflict of Interest policies and procedures that satisfy DHS Policy P8.05 requirements
- Valid Business Registration Certificate on file with Division of Revenue (for-profit entities)
Documents to include with the bid
- Funding Proposal Cover Sheet (RFP Attachment A)
- Department of Human Services Statement of Assurances (RFP Attachment C)
- Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion (RFP Attachment D)
- DHS Commitment to Defend and Indemnify Form (Attachment G)
- Excel Budget Template and Budget Notes
- Organizational chart and ownership chart
- Job descriptions and resumes of key personnel
- Copy of license from Department of Health Certificate of Need Licensing Office
- Most recent independent certified audit report and interim financial statements
- Policies prohibiting discrimination against individuals using prescribed medications
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