Illinois BidBuy #27-586SBE-COMRE-B-54591

Statewide student mental health screening platform and implementation for Illinois schools

Illinois is seeking a statewide mental health screening platform and implementation services for students in grades 3–12. - Government buyer: Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), through the Community Residential Services Authority (CRSA). - Procurement: A configurable platform and validated screening tools to support annual, no-cost screening for an estimated 1.3 million students statewide. - Products and services: Screening platform and licenses; implementation and onboarding; system integration and data exchange; secure hosting, maintenance, and updates; training, technical assistance, help desk, referral workflows, consent tracking, and reporting. - Requirements: Screening must be brief (no more than 10 minutes under standard conditions), evidence-based, validated, trauma-informed, suitable for universal screening, and include student self-report. The platform must support internalizing, externalizing, and trauma-related indicators, accessible and grade-appropriate content, and at least Spanish, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, and Polish. - Required interoperability includes ISBE-designated systems and the named systems BEACON and ICARRS, as well as applicable district and state-approved systems. - Screening must be available by the 2027–28 school year and at no cost to students. - OEMs and vendors: No OEM, branded product, or vendor is specified. BEACON and ICARRS are referenced as systems for integration, not as identified vendors. - Budget: Maximum stated procurement budget is $7 million: up to $1 million for initial implementation and up to $3 million for each of Years 2 and 3.

Description

The Illinois State Board of Education is seeking comprehensive implementation of universal mental health screening for students in grades 3–12 across Illinois. The procurement includes screening tools and a platform, licensing, implementation and onboarding, system integration and data exchange, hosting and security, maintenance and updates, training, and professional development. The platform is intended to support annual, no-cost screenings for students by the 2027–28 school year and provide early identification of behavioral health needs. The stated procurement budget is not to exceed $7 million: up to $1 million for initial implementation and up to $3 million each for Years 2 and 3.

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