HB118 Suicide Prevention 2025

The Montana Department of Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide evidence-based services to prevent or decrease suicide in communities across Montana. The RFP was awarded to five vendors: Dynamic Recovery, Tamarack Grief Resource Center, Nate Chute Foundation, Yellowstone City-County Health Department, and Montana State University Center for Research on Rural Education-Youth Aware of Mental Health. The contract aims to provide services such as suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention, and to support high-risk populations, including American Indians and veterans. The vendors will provide services such as LOSS teams, lethal means counseling, QPR train-the-trainer, and 988 support. The contract has a total point value of 2000, with evaluation criteria including scope of work, offeror qualifications, and cost proposal. Some key points about this contract include: • The contract is for a total of 2000 points, with a technical subtotal of 1600 points and a cost proposal of 400 points. • The evaluation criteria include scope of work, offeror qualifications, and cost proposal. • The contract aims to provide services to high-risk populations, including American Indians and veterans. • The vendors will provide services such as LOSS teams, lethal means counseling, QPR train-the-trainer, and 988 support.