Purpose/Background

The Boulder County Community Services Department is interested in exploring options related to the provision of mental health trainings to the community using ARPA (America Rescue Plan Act) funds. After a 2-year community engagement process, planning participants identified several recommendations regarding needed programs, services, and trainings that could support communities disproportionally impacted by COVID. The goals of ARPA funding specific to mental health trainings are to:

1. Provide suicide prevention trainings to service providers and/or community and family members who may be experiencing mental health needs
2. Provide outreach and marketing efforts to the general public / community on ways to talk about mental health issues, recognize related risk and protective factors, and identify resources.
3. Provide training to community/service providers about strength-based approaches around understanding and intervening around mental health needs.
4. Provide awareness trainings about mental health issues that are designed to reduce the fear and stigma associated with community/family members experiencing mental health struggles.
5. Develop an information campaign designed to help individuals struggling with mental health issues improve their timely access to mental health services.

Written Inquiries

All inquiries regarding this RFP will be submitted via email to the Boulder County Purchasing Office at purchasing@bouldercounty.gov on or before 2:00 p.m. August 7, 2023. A response from the county to all inquiries will be posted and sent via email no later than August 9, 2023.

Do not contact any other county department or personnel with questions or for information regarding this solicitation.

Submittal Instructions

Submittals are due at the email box only, listed below, for time and date recording on or before 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time on August 14, 2023. Vendors must answer whether line-item pricing information submitted with a bid is confidential or closely held.

Please note that email responses to this solicitation are limited to a maximum of 50MB capacity.

NO ZIP FILES OR LINKS TO EXTERNAL SITES WILL BE ACCEPTED. THIS INCLUDES GOOGLE DOCS AND SIMILAR SITES. ALL SUBMITTALS MUST BE RECEIVED AS AN ATTACHMENT (E.G. PDF, WORD, EXCEL).

RFP #7494-23