Request for Proposal (RFP) for Telehealth Services for Students and Youth
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Timeline
*Dates subject to change. Please note: Changes to the funding process and timeline may occur. DEEL will not provide individual notice of changes, and applicants are responsible for regularly checking the webpage for any updates, clarifications, or amendments.
- Request for Proposal (RFP) Opens: Monday, September 16 (open by invitation only to those that applied to the previous Request for Information)
- RFP Information Session Pre-recording Posted: Monday, September 23
- Technical Assistance/Information Session: Wednesday, October 2 at 4pm
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- Question and Answer Period: Monday, September 16 – Wednesday, October 16
- Last day to Submit Questions: Wednesday, October 16
- Application Deadline: Friday, October 18 by 11:59 pm
- Application Review, Scoring & Deliberation Period: Monday, October 21- Friday, November 22
- Notification of Qualified Applicants no later than: Monday, November 25
Introduction
The City of Seattle’s Department of Education & Early Learning (DEEL) is seeking proposals from eligible telehealth service providers to support the mental well-being of our diverse student population. Our goal is to identify services that are culturally specific and responsive and tailored to meet the unique needs of our community. The RFP will be open for submissions September 16-October 18, 2024.
This is a closed RFP process open by invitation only to organizations identified as eligible and having met the minimum criteria articulated in the Request for Information process. Previously published guidelines established that organizations interested in participating in future DEEL RFP processes related to student telehealth services MUST have completed that RFI process to be eligible. DEEL will consider awarding funds to multiple vendors via the RFP process, dependent upon the results of the community review, scoring, and deliberation period.
DEEL is implementing student mental health services in response to CB 119950 that directed funding to DEEL to expand educational supports at Seattle Public Schools (SPS), prioritizing mental health services including, but not limited to, school-based mental health counselors and culturally specific and responsive programming from community-based organizations. Telehealth is part of a multi-faceted City-wide youth mental health investment strategy that delivers supports for youth across the mental health continuum, that reaches youth in ways that are culturally responsive, localized to their communities, evidence-based, and informed by youth and family needs. Telehealth services should be accessible, inclusive, and adaptable to the needs of all students, especially those who may face barriers to accessing mental health services. Services by the selected vendor(s) are expected to be launched for middle and high school Seattle Public School students, and Seattle youth up to age 24, in the first quarter of 2025 and within SY2024-25.
Instructions
Submit a comprehensive proposal and plan describing how you will successfully deliver telehealth services to middle and high school students, and Seattle youth up to age 24. Proposals must respond to the prompts and focus areas below and include information on your experience with examples of similar projects or partnerships, demonstrating your expertise in each focus area.