The Contractor will serve as a Third-Party Administrator (TPA) on behalf of Los Angeles County (County or LAC) Department of Mental Health (DMH) to: 1) develop and release a solicitation to Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) selected by the LACDMH Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Community Stakeholders; 2) contract directly with 10 CBOs resulting from the solicitation; 3) administer the day-to-day contracted services provided by CBOs; 4) evaluate and report on the contracted CBOs performance and services outcomes; and 5) perform as the fiscal intermediary and pay CBOs directly for contracted services. 1.1 CBOs A. CBOs will be selected across LAC Supervisorial Districts (SD). B. The CBOs will provide program services in their distinct LAC Service Area (SA). 1.2 CBO Program Services A. CBOs shall serve individuals across the age spectrum, families, and members of historically unserved and underserved cultural groups or large community groups that have mental health needs. B. The programs must be designed to achieve the following goals: 1) increase an individual’s sense of wellbeing and self-worth; 2) address individual’s needs 3) reduce internal and external barriers to receiving temporary and permanent housing; 4) increase the communities awareness of the programs and referrals to various networks; and 5) engage and connect individuals with their community
