DBH - Establishing Behavioral Health Workforce Development Academy

Solicitation No.

SRC0000036892

Type / RFx

RFP

Status

Open for Bidding

Level

state

Published Date

February 25, 2026

Due Date

March 19, 2026

NAICS Code

611430AI guide

Jurisdiction

Ohio

State

Ohio

Agency

Ohio Government

PART FOUR: EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS EVALUATION PROCESS DBH's evaluation process of responses submitted to this request may consist of up to four distinct phases: DBH’s initial review of all proposals for timely submission; An evaluation committee review of the proposals for defects and scoring; DBH’s request for more information (clarifications, interviews, presentations, and/or demonstrations); and, Negotiations or best offer requests. At its sole discretion, DBH will determine whether phases three and/or four are necessary under this RFP, reserving for itself the ability to eliminate or add phases three or four at any time during the evaluation process. DBH may add or remove sub-phases to phases 2 through 4 at any time if DBH believes doing so will improve the evaluation process. PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA In the proposal evaluation phase, DBH staff or reviewers selected by DBH (the committee) will rate the proposals submitted in response to this RFP based on the following criteria and weight assigned to each criterion. Evaluation Criteria Weight Rating Extended Score Alignment with Academy vision and learning domains 20 Quality of proposed curriculum, learning goals and training delivery 20 Demonstrated experience in effective professional development training 20 Capacity to incorporate ethics and ethical practice into curriculum 15 Experience with the behavioral health field 15 Quality of proposal and demonstrated experience in professional development marketing, registration and course administration 10 Proposer submits a cost proposal that is complete, reasonable, and competitive 10 Total:

1. February 25, 2026Published
2. March 19, 2026Responses Due