Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) Early Intervention Behavioral Health Services and Supports: Children and Youth (0-25)

California is executing a transformative initiative under the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) to enhance early intervention services for children, youth, and young adults ages 0 to 25 across Solano County, aligning with statewide reforms that modernize mental health and substance use disorder care through integrated, county-administered systems. This solicitation seeks a contractor to deliver culturally and linguistically responsive early intervention services using clinic-based, home-based, community-based, school-based, and telehealth modalities, with a focus on outreach, screening, linkage, and brief evidence-based or community-defined interventions utilizing validated tools such as ACEs/PEARLS, PHQ-9, GAD-7, and DHCS ASAM criteria. The program must support the transition to Medi-Cal claims-based reimbursement through FYs 2026–2029, ensuring operational readiness and long-term sustainability while actively tracking and reducing disparities across race, ethnicity, language, gender, sexual orientation, and geography. The contractor will be expected to demonstrate robust organizational capacity, including experience with behavioral health services, Medi-Cal billing, qualified staff, supervision infrastructure, and a history of successful contract performance, with evaluations weighted heavily toward technical approach and program design (30%) and evaluation and quality assurance (15%), while organizational capacity remains a critical but unquantified factor in the best-value selection process. The contract, with an estimated value of $3,060,000, anticipates a three-year performance period ending June 30, 2029, with potential for two one-year renewals at the County’s sole discretion, and may be extended up to 90 days for continuity. Proposals must be submitted via the OpenGov portal by July 24, 2026, and must comply with strict formatting limits: a 25-page technical proposal excluding appendices, with specific sections capped at 10 and 6 pages respectively. The selected contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including $2 million professional liability, $1 million automobile and employer’s liability, $1 million cyber liability, and workers’ compensation as required by California law, and must indemnify Solano County except in cases of the County’s sole negligence or willful misconduct. As an independent contractor, the provider is required to maintain accurate financial and service delivery records under generally accepted accounting standards, submit monthly reimbursement claims compliant with 2 C.F.R. Part 200, and retain all documentation for three years post-contract. The