Mental Health Peer Patient Representative Services

The Vermont Department of Mental Health is seeking one or more contractors to recruit, hire, supervise, and provide full-time-equivalent peer patient representatives for youth and adults across designated hospitals and residential mental health facilities.

Vermont > Agency of Human Services > Department of Mental Health


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RFP 143
Oct 28, 2026 08:00 PM
Sep 04, 2026 12:00 PM
1 year base + 4 × 1 year options
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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+18022410090
166 Horseshoe Drive, Waterbury, VT, USA
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Description

The Vermont Department of Mental Health seeks one or more contractors to provide peer patient representative services for youth and adults in designated hospitals, River Valley Therapeutic Residence, Intensive Recovery Residential programs, and a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility. The scope includes recruiting, hiring, and supervising peer support providers; educating patients about their rights; advocating for patients; fostering communication; supporting self-advocacy; attending treatment meetings when requested; and providing individual or group peer support informed by Intentional Peer Support and Vermont's peer-support ethics standards. Representatives must work in person at assigned facilities, maintain strict confidentiality, comply with facility policies, complete required training and background checks, and support monthly and quarterly reporting. Proposals may cover only selected facilities, and the State may make multiple awards. The contract term is one year with up to four additional 12-month renewal periods. The solicitation requires responses through VTBuys and includes a completed questionnaire, one-year budget, proposed timeline, sample reporting, Certificate of Compliance, and at least two recent business references.

Classification Codes
NAICS624120Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
PSCAN56MENTAL HEALTH - MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT
Smart Codes
peer support servicesmental health advocacypatient representative services
Specifications
Service Only
Timeline
Sep 25, 2026-Questions Due Date
Oct 14, 2026-Answers Posted
Oct 28, 2026-Proposal Due Date
Nov 03, 2026 09:30 PM-Proposal Due Date (Addendum 3)
Requirements
Required
  • Sexual Abuse and Molestation — $1,000,000.00
Scored
  • Minimum 2 references
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
Location
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