Strategic Consulting Services
- Client
- Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas (CACTX)
- Solicitation No.
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- Posted
- 10/20/2026
- Category
- Marketing and Branding
- Budget
- Looking for Proposal
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe buyer requires strategic consulting services to support its agency mental health programming. The scope of work includes developing clinical practice management operating standards and benchmarks, conducting an operational baseline assessment to inform pilot design, and performing market research on mental health electronic health record systems. Eligibility is limited to onshore vendors based in the USA, and performance of the work will take place offsite. Prospective applicants must submit all questions no later than October 27, 2026, and provide a proposal for the budget. The contract term for this opportunity will be one year.
Key solicitation details
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Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas is seeking strategic consulting services for a Children's Advocacy Center Mental Health Cohort Pilot across three workstreams. The contract will run from December 2026 to June 1, 2027. The opportunity is open to strategic consultants and consulting agencies with relevant expertise.
- Issued by
- Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas (CACTX)
- Issue Date
- October 16, 2026
- Applicant Questions Submitted to CACTX
- October 27, 2026
- CACTX Releases Q&A on Website
- October 30, 2026
- Proposals Due
- 5 p.m. CT on November 16, 2026
- Review & Follow-Up
- November 17-20, 2026
- Award Announced
- Estimated: November 23, 2026
- Contract Finalized
- Estimated: December 2026
- Initial Draft of Pilot Design Due
- Estimated: March 15, 2027
- Contract Period Ends and All Deliverables Due
- Estimated: June 1, 2027
- How to submit
- Submission details
- Proposals should be submitted in PDF format to Chelsea Woodworth.
- Contract term
- Anticipated to begin in December 2026, with all final deliverables completed by June 1, 2027, with option to extend or renew.
- Place of performance
- Offsite
- Funding
- Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and Office of the Governor (OOG)
How proposals are evaluated
| Prior and/or current experience working with clients similar to CACTX | 5-point scale |
| Relevant areas of expertise | 5-point scale |
| Ability to demonstrate solid understanding of CACTX's needs and goals | 5-point scale |
| Ability to meet the full scope of CACTX's requirements, deliverables, and timelines | 5-point scale |
| Costs and value to CACTX | 5-point scale |
Scope of work
- Develop clinical practice management operating standards and measurable benchmarks for CAC mental health programming
- Conduct targeted operational baseline assessment of CAC mental health operations
- Produce pilot readiness profiles and operational baseline summary
- Produce a CAC Mental Health Evaluation Plan defining data points and governance practices
- Conduct landscape assessment of mental health electronic health record (EHR) systems suitable for CAC use
- Produce vendor evaluation matrix, options brief, and implementation cost estimate for EHR systems
- Design viable cohort model structure for CAC clinical practice management and detailed pilot plan
- Translate workstream components into step-by-step pilot launch plans and FY28 operationalization plan
Minimum qualifications
- Proven track record and expertise in behavioral health systems and clinical practice management
- Expertise in nonprofit or healthcare organizational design
- Expertise in health information systems (including EHR evaluation and implementation) and implementation planning
- Applicant and principals not suspended or debarred from doing business with the state of Texas or federal government
Documents to include with the bid
- Proposal addressing relevant expertise, client experience, detailed scope of work, timelines, and team structure
- Process for working with clients and description of proposed subcontracting relationships, if applicable
- Fees, payment structure, and line-item budget broken down into monthly costs including travel
- Conflict of interest declaration regarding existing client base
- Compliance capabilities for working with publicly funded organizations
- At least three references
- Small business and/or minority-owned or woman-owned business status information
- Legal name, address, headquarters location, regional office presence, website link, and primary contact details
- Years in business and years providing requested services
- Previous three years of audited financial statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Cash Flows)
Verify important details
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