Specifications include, but are not limited to: 3.2.1.1 The Contractor must be able to directly provide at a minimum fifty-one percent (51%) of all deliverables outlined in this solicitation.; 3.2.1.2 The Contractor will include a narrative, with at least one (1) example from the last three (3) years demonstrating experience working with state and/or local coalitions supporting programmatic and policy efforts within the domains of behavioral health, housing and homelessness, and LGBTQ+ communities. The Contractor must demonstrate proof of experience and reach to these communities by providing documentation of membership and affiliation with said coalitions, certification of training or professional development in drug user health, behavioral health, working with unhoused populations, LGBTQ+ cultural humility and culturally affirming services, organizational policies and/or procedures relevant to nondiscrimination in areas of behavioral health, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, past project narratives and/or evaluations reflecting their expertise in these areas (formative, process, outcome, impact, or summative).; 3.2.1.3 The Contractor will include a narrative, with at least one (1) example for each scenario, demonstrating how at least two (2) of the scenarios below are true for their agency, and/or subcontractors, and/or proposal: A. Employ, or sub-contract with entities that employ individuals whose identities or demographics are disproportionately represented in substance use disorder and homelessness due to extrinsic and intrinsic factors.;; B. Exhibit and demonstrate expertise in recruiting, retaining, and providing operational support for a coalition or affinity group that develops resources and promotes structural change for under sourced and marginalized communities of persons in Maryland (e.g., LGBTQ+, BIPOC, persons who are unhoused, persons with substance use disorder, persons with mental illness, persons living disabilities).; C. Employ, or sub-contract with entities that employ, individuals who are either a) LGBTQ+; b) BIPOC; c) persons who are unhoused; d) persons with substance use disorder.; 3.2.2 Recruit, retain and provide operational support to the PRIDE in Health Steering Committee: 3.2.2.1 Recruit qualified persons to serve on the PRIDE in Health Steering Committee: A. The Contractor shall be responsible for all of the administrative tasks and processes necessary to successfully recruit and retain fourteen (14) persons living within Maryland to serve for a minimum of one (1) year on the PRIDE in Health Steering Committee. The Contractor shall make every reasonable effort to achieve geographical parity consistent with the Maryland HIV Planning Regions (see Attachment C) in the enrollment of membership to the PRIDE in Health Steering Committee.;; The composition of the PRIDE in Health Steering Committee shall be as follows: i. Seven (7) persons having direct experience with receiving, developing programming for, directly delivering and/or managing behavioral health services in Maryland, of which: 1. A minimum of four (4) persons shall identify as a person of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+) lived experience, and; 2. A minimum of 66% of persons shall identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC); 3. One (1) Co-Chair will be selected by the members of this cohort; ii. Seven (7) persons having direct experience with receiving, developing programming for, directly delivering and/or managing housing access and entry services in Maryland, of which: 1. A minimum of four (4) persons shall identify as a person of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+) lived experience, and; 2. A minimum of 66% of persons shall identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC); 3. One (1) Co-Chair will be selected by the members of this cohort; iii. One (1) Coordinating Co-Chair (nonvoting, no honorarium) staffed by the Contract Monitor will also be part of the Steering Committee, whose sole function is to ensure coordination across domains and facilitation of working meetings.; B. The Contractor shall work with the Department to develop and provide to prospective and enrolled members to the PRIDE in Health Steering Committee the following documentation related to their participation on the Committee: i. An invitation letter describing the purpose of the PRIDE in Health Steering Committee, opportunity to participate, scope of effort, time commitment and frequency of meetings, and honorarium available: and upon acceptance of the invitation; ii. An acceptance application to collect basic demographic and contact information, statement of intent, and details of expertise provided by the member to the Committee; iii. A Letter of Agreement stating the roles and responsibilities of parties, financial arrangements, terms of membership and termination, code of conduct, statement of confidentiality, conflict of interest statement, permission to publish the name and affiliations, if any, of the member, and general terms and conditions related to the maintenance of the Agreement.; 3.2.2.2 Retain qualified persons to serve on the PRIDE in Health Steering Committee: A. The Contractor shall, within thirty (30) days of successfully recruiting and enrolling the required number of Members, schedule and hold the inaugural meeting of the PRIDE in Health Steering Committee.; B. The Contractor shall pay each PRIDE in Health Steering Committee Member an honorarium of $50.00 (fifty dollars) for each PRIDE in Health Steering Committee meeting they attend. The Contractor shall institute a mechanism for tracking Member attendance and participation, to ensure that payments of honorarium are made in a timely and accurate manner.; C. The Contractor will secure food and refreshments for consumption by the PRIDE in Health Steering Committee members, as well as any Subject Matter Experts presenting to or working with the PRIDE in Health Steering Committee, at a limited number of in-person meetings not to exceed four (4) times during the term of the contract.; D. The Contractor shall provide technical assistance as requested by the PRIDE in Health Steering Committee members, or the Contract Monitor on behalf of the Committee, in navigating and using online meeting platforms maintained by the Contractor to host virtual meetings or facilitate virtual access to meetings of the PRIDE in Health Steering Committee.
