Office of Contract Management and Compliance

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) 31-2020
MHSA Workforce Development, Education & Training – Community Mental Health Certificate Program

RFQ 31-2020  The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), Behavioral Health Services (BHS), is issuing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify agency/organization applicants to provide a Community Mental Health Certificate Program for unserved and underserved students. SFDPH/BHS is seeking an agency/organizational applicant(s) that has experience developing and providing services in college and/or university settings and experience working with undergraduate level students for a “whole student approach.” This project will be a part of MHSA’s Workforce Development, Education and Training (WDET) Programs.

 

The proposed program must encompass the following factors:

• Deliver an effective behavioral health workforce development program that delivers outcomes determined by the selected agency and SFDPH/BHS Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) program.

• A curriculum that includes a) career exposure and placement; b) academic support; c) wellness/wrap around services; and d) workforce development opportunities.

• Establish, operate and manage behavioral health internship placements with local mental health/ behavioral health industry partners for Mental Health Certificate Program students. Participate in ongoing collaborative efforts with SFDPH/BHS administration to develop, implement and manage this proposed workforce development program.

 

RFQ 31-2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Activities

ACTIVITY	TIME	DUE DATE
RFQ issued by the City		12/8/2020
E-Questions (begin)		12/8/2020
E-Questions (end)	12:00PM Noon	12/21/2020
Non-Binding Letter of Intent due	12:00PM Noon	1/15/2021
Applications Due	12:00PM Noon	1/21/2021
Estimated Dates
Application Panel	February 2021
Contract Selection and Negotiations	March 2021
Contract Development & Processing	April - May 2021
Contract Certification	June 2021
Service Start Date	July 1, 2021

 

 

To receive a copy of this RFQ, please go to:
http://www.sfdph.org/dph/comupg/aboutdph/insideDept/Contracts/
Or contact:
Lucinda Huang, Office of Contract Management and Compliance
(415) 255-3504 or sfdphcontractsoffice@sfdph.org

PROPOSALS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE 12:00 NOON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021