Service Description: The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is committed to working with an organization that has demonstrated experience in the public sector. The organization must be able to demonstrate a history of successfully managing both behavioral health services and implementing large-scale, statewide behavioral healthcare initiatives. The Department is seeking a Contractor with a Connecticut based infrastructure and extensive management experience to actualize our Guiding Principles and Strategies towards the Vision, as referenced in Section II.A. of this RFP. The Department recognizes that the defined scope of the BHRP is both broad and complex and as such, subcontractors may be utilized as appropriate. The resultant Contractor will be held directly accountable and liable for all of the contractual provisions resulting from this RFP whether the resultant Contractor chooses to subcontract its responsibilities to a third party or not. Clinical and Recovery Support Services to be managed under the BHRP: • Acute or Subacute psychiatric hospitalizations • Basic Needs / Gift cards • Food assistance • Utilities • Independent Housing Services / Security Deposit • Supportive Recovery Housing Services • Transportation
