Description
Alabama’s Department of Public Health is seeking a qualified provider to design, launch, and operate a Therapeutic Community residential treatment program funded by a one‑time $5 million opioid‑settlement appropriation. The contractor must acquire or lease a suitable facility, staff a full‑time program director and clinical team, and deliver a peer‑led, long‑term (minimum 24‑month) treatment model with comprehensive wrap‑around services, while establishing metrics for enrollment, graduation, sobriety, employment, and recidivism. The award will be for an initial 12‑month term with the possibility of up to four additional one‑year renewals, contingent on performance and continued funding.
• Scope includes program design, facility acquisition/renovation, staffing, and ongoing performance reporting.
• Funding is a reimbursement‑based $5 M appropriation; proposals must detail a sustainability plan for post‑fund operations.
• Mandatory qualifications: minimum three years operating a comparable therapeutic community or large‑scale treatment program and a full‑time program director (≥32 hrs/week).
• Submission requires a hard‑copy plus USB copy by 5 p.m. CST on Oct 19 2026, with a Q&A deadline of Sep 25 2026.