Award
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services DPHHS-RFP-2025-0602AB
HB118 Suicide Prevention 2025
Recipient
Dynamic Recovery; Tamarack Grief Resource Center; Nate Chute Foundation; Yellowstone City-County Health Department; Montana State University Center for Research on Rural Education-Youth Aware of Mental Health
Awarded
July 31, 2025
Identifier
DPHHS-RFP-2025-0602AB
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide evidence-based services aimed at preventing and decreasing suicide across Montana communities. The procurement was managed by the Montana Department of Administration, Director's Office, with Amanda Battin serving as the Contracts Officer. The award was granted to multiple organizations including Dynamic Recovery, Tamarack Grief Resource Center, Nate Chute Foundation, Yellowstone City-County Health Department, and Montana State University Center for Research on Rural Education-Youth Aware of Mental Health. The contracts focus on delivering suicide prevention services such as training, crisis intervention, postvention, peer support, and data reporting. The awards are for services only, with no specific start or end dates provided, but are implied to be within the year 2025. The awards cover statewide Montana locations, including rural and tribal communities. The procurement involved various commodity codes related to education, health services, crisis centers, suicide prevention, and mental health counseling. The primary contact for the award is Amanda Battin, reachable via email. The awards are part of Montana’s statewide effort to address mental health and suicide prevention, with a focus on evidence-based interventions and community engagement.
Description
The State of Montana, Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) DPHHS-RFP-2025-0602AB to provide evidence-based services to prevent/decrease suicide in communities across Montana. The project is awarded to multiple apparent successful offerors including Dynamic Recovery, Tamarack Grief Resource Center, Nate Chute Foundation, Yellowstone City-County Health Department, and Montana State University Center for Research on Rural Education-Youth Aware of Mental Health. The Notice of Intent to Award was posted on July 31, 2025, following the solicitation close date of June 20, 2025. The award is managed by the Montana Department of Administration, Director's Office, with Amanda Battin as the issuing Contracts Officer.