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Selected providers will deliver culturally responsive clinical mental health services to support the emotional wellbeing of families during pregnancy and the first year postpartum. Responsibilities include responding to referrals within three business days, providing short-term counseling, and maintaining HIPAA-compliant documentation.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Perinatal Mental Health Services
Healthy Start San Diego & Riverside
A paid contracting opportunity for individual clinicians, small practices, group practices, and community-based providers
RFP Number | HSSD+R Mental Health RFP-26-08. |
Issue Date | August 27, 2026 |
Questions Due | September 4, 2026, at 5:00 PM Pacific Time |
Proposals Due | September 11, 2026, at 5:00 PM Pacific Time |
Global Communities is seeking licensed and licensed-eligible mental health providers to partner with our Healthy Start program in San Diego and Riverside Counties. We welcome responses from solo clinicians and small community practices as well as larger organizations. Providers with the ability to offer services in Haitian Creole, Spanish, Dari, and/or Pashto are highly encouraged to apply. We are particularly interested in expanding access to mental health services for linguistically diverse families enrolled in Healthy Start.
This is a paid opportunity. Selected providers will deliver culturally responsive clinical mental health services that support emotional wellbeing, strengthen families, and reduce the impact of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs).
Global Communities’ Healthy Start programs support families from pregnancy through the baby’s first year of life. Services include home visiting, health education, lactation support, care coordination, and mental health referrals for mothers and fathers/partners. We prioritize communities experiencing barriers to care and disparities in birth outcomes, including Black/African American families, refugee and immigrant communities, and other historically underserved populations.
Our goal: Make it easier for pregnant and postpartum families to receive timely, trusted, culturally responsive mental health care. |
We are looking for providers who can offer:
Healthy Start may cover up to 15 therapy sessions per enrolled adult participant. If services continue beyond that period, the provider may use insurance, another funding source, or the practice’s regular payment arrangements. When a participant has applicable insurance or another funding source accepted by the provider, that source should be billed first.
Please send a clear, concise proposal. A response of approximately 2 to 5 pages, plus resumes and required attachments, is generally sufficient. You may use the headings below or answer in another easy-to-follow format.
Selected contractor(s) will provide clinical mental health services to eligible Healthy Start participants. Referrals may be based on elevated depression or anxiety screening results, trauma history, or another identified mental health need.
Global Communities anticipates awarding one or more cost reimbursement contracts. The anticipated performance period is October 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029, with funds obligated annually and contingent on the continuation of our federal Healthy Start grant. Final scope, service volume, rates, and available funding will be established in the executed contract, with limited opportunities for amendments.
Global Communities will select the proposal or combination of proposals that provides the best overall value based on both service quality and cost. The lowest price will not automatically receive the award.
# | Review Criteria | Points |
1 | Service approach and understanding of the scope, including referral response, PMAD capacity, documentation, and service delivery | 25 |
2 | Qualifications and availability of proposed clinicians; Cultural responsiveness and experience with Healthy Start priority communities, including language capacity | 25 |
3 | Referral & Administrative Readiness, including systems in place to receive and respond to referrals in a HIPAA compliant manner (referral platforms, etc.) and proposed process for documentation of services and billing. | 20 |
4 | Partnership & Collaboration Capacity, including availability to participate in core partner meetings, Consortium activities, and/or staff trainings | 10 |
5 | Cost and overall value | 20 |
Total possible points: 100
Submit questions by September 4, 2026, at 5:00 PM Pacific Time to Laura Herzig at lherzig@globalcommunities.org. Global Communities may share answers with all interested applicants when appropriate so that everyone receives the same information.
Done | Include with your response |
☐ | Brief proposal narrative |
☐ | Clinician resume(s) or CV(s) |
☐ | License and credential information |
☐ | Pricing Information or rate sheet |
☐ | Professional references |
☐ | Contact information and authorized signature/name |
We value the expertise of community-based providers and have designed this process to be as clear and manageable as possible while meeting Global Communities’ procurement requirements.
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