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Ohio statewide behavioral health crisis system consulting services

Ohio’s Department of Behavioral Health is seeking statewide consulting support to develop and improve its behavioral health crisis system of care. - Government buyer: Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH); statewide scope. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, brands, or vendors are named. This is a consulting-services opportunity, not a product purchase. - Requested service: One service item, “Ohio's Crisis System of Care Consultant FY27 Project Cost,” covering policy development and implementation, provider-network design, adult mobile crisis service models, stakeholder engagement, financing and fiscal analysis, performance and data frameworks, and project management. - System components: The work is intended to coordinate 988, adult mobile crisis services, Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS), crisis stabilization settings, hospitals, and first responders into an accessible, person-centered system. - Notable requirements: Relevant experience includes behavioral-health crisis systems, multi-agency public-sector projects, actuarial and cost modeling, payment and reimbursement structures, braided funding, Administrative Services Organization (ASO) models, and engagement with people and families with lived experience. - Deliverables and capabilities: Expected work includes implementation guidance, policy materials, reports, dashboards, financing recommendations, performance measures, data and reporting strategies, and provider-readiness planning. - Quantity and part number: One project-cost service item is listed; no part number or numeric quantity is provided. - Estimated value: No contract value is provided. A rough planning estimate is $250,000–$1,000,000, subject to the final scope and cost proposal.

Description

The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health seeks a qualified contractor to advise on the strategic financial, operational, and structural development of Ohio’s statewide behavioral health crisis system of care. The scope includes support for adult crisis service rules and practice guidance, provider network design, adult mobile crisis services, stakeholder engagement, and system-wide monitoring, quality, and data strategies. The contractor will also develop financing pathways, fiscal-impact scenarios, actuarial modeling, payment methodologies, and phased implementation plans. The intended outcome is a sustainable, accessible, person-centered, outcomes-driven crisis system integrating services such as 988, mobile crisis, and place-based stabilization.

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