Specifications include, but are not limited to:The County seeks proposals from qualified, experienced entities to provide the STEER: Response Team for Montgomery County residents and who will work collaboratively with The Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), Montgomery County Police Department(MCPD), local Emergency Rooms and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) providing quick response, linkage to treatment, coordination of services, and peer support services to drug overdose victims with substance use and co-occurring disorders. The County intends to award one contract as result of this Request for Proposal (RFP). The Contractor must: 1. Establish and/or maintain an actively working relationship with the STEER Program primary referral sources including: MCPD, MCFRS, and Local Emergency Rooms to initiate, and steadily increase the number of referrals into the STEER Program; 2. Establish and/or maintain a positive working relationship with Community Substance Use Disorder Treatment entities, DHHS-BHCS continuum of care, and other community supports and services. 3. Collaborate in the integration of the STEER Program with other SUD prevention and/or intervention efforts around the County; 4. Educate County Police Officers, Fire & Rescue, and Emergency Room personnel on STEER Program practices and procedures; 5. Promote the STEER Program at a local level; and 6. Provide the STEER Response Team Services for STEER Program participants.