SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · NEVADA COUNTY (CA)
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Nevada County Behavioral Health seeks proposals for substance use treatment services including prevention, outpatient, intensive outpatient, recovery services, and recovery residences for Medi-Cal beneficiaries. Contracts start July 2026 with possible renewals.
The Nevada County Behavioral Health Department is inviting proposals from qualified firms that specialize in substance abuse treatment who are interested in providing services included in the Substance Use Continuum of Care. Nevada County Behavioral Health is seeking proposals for following service types: Prevention, Early Intervention, Outpatient Services, Intensive Outpatient Services, Recovery Services, and Recovery Residences. Nevada County is a small, rural, mountain community, home to an estimated 103,000 individuals. The county lies in the heart of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and covers 958 square miles. Only 33% of Nevada County’s population live in incorporated areas, with 17% in the Town of Truckee, 13% in the City of Grass Valley, and 3% in Nevada City, while 67% live in the outlying unincorporated areas. Over 93% of the Nevada County residents identified their race as White, while over 3% of residents combined identified their race as African American, Asian, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander. An estimated 85.4% of the population identified as Non-Hispanic or Latino and 9.5% of the population of Nevada County identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino. Therefore, Nevada County’s one threshold language is Spanish. 23% of Nevada County’s residents are over 65 years of age as compared to the statewide average of 13.9%. As of January 2023, 28% or about 26,872 residents are Medi-Cal recipients. The contracts awarded to the selected proposers as a result of this RFP will be effective for an initial term of one year from approximately July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Nevada County reserves the right to renew these contracts for two additional one-year periods, based on satisfactory performance, mutual consent, and available budget. This Request for Proposals (RFP) is for Substance Use Outpatient, Intensive Outpatient, and Recovery Residence services to Nevada County Medi-Cal beneficiaries within the DMC-ODS system of care, for programs serving Western Nevada County. This RFP includes a description of the scope of work, proposal requirements, and instructions for submitting your proposal. Direct all inquiries regarding this RFP in writing to: Justin Howell, Buyer II Nevada County Purchasing Division 950 Maidu Ave. Nevada City, CA 95959 Phone: (530) 557-0146 Email: justin.howell@nevadacountyca.gov Do not contact County departments or other County staff directly. Information provided by other than the above contact may be invalid and proposals which are submitted in accordance with such information may be declared non-responsive. In the event that it becomes necessary to revise any part of this RFP, written addenda will be issued. Any amendment to this RFP is valid only if in writing and issued by the Nevada County Purchasing Division. All addenda for this RFP will be distributed via Nevada County’s website: https://www.mynevadacounty.com/734/Purchasing#RFP It is the proposer’s sole responsibility to monitor this website for possible addenda to this RFP. Failure of proposer to retrieve addenda from this site shall not relieve him/her of the requirements contained therein. Additionally, failure of proposer to return signed addenda, when required, may be cause for rejection of his/her proposal.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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