Award Details - 099

RFP for Community-Led and Community-Operated Informal Mental Health Supports

RFP(PDF, 501KB) Q&A(PDF, 244KB)

The Department of Human Services (DHS), on behalf of Allegheny County, sought Proposals from qualified Proposers to create or expand Informal Mental Health Supports offered by Community-Led and Community-Operated organizations. Informal Mental Health Supports are non-medical supports for mental health provided by peers, friends and family, religious leaders or other non-health professionals. Proposers proposed Informal Mental Health Supports that: increased the availability of preventative and proactive supports that individuals or families can use for mental health and wellbeing; smoothed pathways to more formal services; broadened the ways in which people connect to care; and/or reduced both stigma and crises. Proposed Informal Mental Health Supports is hereafter referred to as a Project.

Successful Proposal

• Allegheny Family Network(PDF, 2MB)
• Amachi Pittsburgh(PDF, 1MB)
• Bible Center Church & A Second Chance, Inc.(PDF, 1MB)
• Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh(PDF, 1004KB)
• Casa San Jose(PDF, 3MB)
• Center of Life(PDF, 416KB)
• Focus on Renewal and Zellous Hope Project(PDF, 6MB)
• Homewood Children’s Village(PDF, 210KB)
• Infinite Lifestyle Solutions(PDF, 2MB)
• Macedonia FACE(PDF, 805KB)
• Persad Center(PDF, 7MB)
• Proud Haven(PDF, 632KB)
• Neighborhood Allies (Steel Smiling)(PDF, 939KB)
• Unity 133/Uzima Cares(PDF, 5MB)
• When She Thrives(PDF, 516KB)

Evaluation Information

• We received 68 proposals
• We invited 0 proposers to oral presentations

Contract Information

• Date of Contract Execution:
  • Allegheny Family Network – 10/24/2023
  • Amachi Pittsburgh – 07/05/2023
  • Bible Center Church & A Second Chance, Inc. – 08/21/2023
  • Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh – 06/15/2023
  • Casa San Jose – 06/15/2023
  • Center of Life – 06/02/2023
  • Focus on Renewal and Zellous Hope Project – 04/18/2023
  • Homewood Children’s Village – 05/26/2023
  • Infinite Lifestyle Solutions – 08/07/2023
  • Macedonia FACE – 12/22/2023
  • Persad Center – 08/14/2023
  • Proud Haven – 08/21/2023
  • Neighborhood Allies (Steel Smiling) – 06/15/2023
  • Unity 133/Uzima Cares – 12/01/2023
  • When She Thrives – 08/29/2023
• Length of Contract – 2 years
• Award Amount:
  • Allegheny Family Network – $625,000.00
  • Amachi Pittsburgh – $377,000.00
  • Bible Center Church & A Second Chance, Inc. – $600,000.00
  • Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh – $192,584.00
  • Casa San Jose – $340,652.00
  • Center of Life – $258,868.00
  • Focus on Renewal and Zellous Hope Project – $305,080.00
  • Homewood Children’s Village – $257,000.00
  • Infinite Lifestyle Solutions – $310,970.00
  • Macedonia FACE – $300,000.00
  • Persad Center – $227,150.00
  • Proud Haven – $489,700.00
  • Neighborhood Allies (Steel Smiling) – $650,000.00
  • Unity 133/Uzima Cares – $107,095.00
  • When She Thrives – $265,562.00