Mental Health Counseling Services / WPS

The City of Worcester issued an open RFP (CR‑7915‑W3) to provide on‑site mental‑health counseling services for Worcester Public Schools. The contract covers in‑person individual, family, and group counseling, assessment, mentoring, trauma support, and related services for students from pre‑K through 12 across roughly 10‑15 schools. Contractors must staff at least one licensed counselor per school, delivering a minimum of 20 direct billable hours per week per school for the academic year. The award was split among three vendors, with the initial contract term ending 30 June 2023 and two one‑year renewal options available. The solicitation required separate technical and price proposals, strict compliance with licensing, insurance, and performance‑bond requirements, and a submission deadline of 2 Nov 2022. • Service scope: full‑suite mental‑health counseling (individual, family, trauma, mentoring, assessment, etc.) on school campuses. • Staffing requirement: ≥1 licensed counselor per selected school, ≥20 hours/week of billable services. • Contract term: until 30 Jun 2023, with up to two optional one‑year extensions. • Procurement: open competition, multiple awards, evaluation based on experience, staff qualifications, and service capability.