State of Alaska Department of Health, Division of Behavioral Health

Buyer is seeking a contractor to develop community crisis system mapping and implementation for both youth and adults in three of its nine 1115 Behavioral Health Demonstration Waiver Regions. The project aims to build intra and inter-systems bridges for coordinated crisis care. The selected contractor will facilitate discussions among regional stakeholders, create visual maps of crisis systems, and establish collaboration between crisis service providers. The work will result in detailed processes for regional crisis response and referrals using the Crisis Now Model.

• 4/14/2025 - Issue Date
• 4/25/2025 - Deadline to Submit Questions
• 5/5/2025 - Proposal Due Date
• 5/9/2025 - Proposal Evaluations Complete
• 5/12/2025 - Notice of Intent to Award
• 5/22/2025 - Contract Issued

• Experience with full range of behavioral crisis services
• Experience in virtual presentation using multiple platforms

• Create community crisis service maps for youth and adults in three specific regions
• Facilitate regional discussions among stakeholders including tribal entities
• Identify existing crisis services and behavioral health providers in each region
• Develop visual maps showing crisis service systems using Crisis Now model
• Create memorandums of agreement between 988/Crisis Call Centers and providers
• Form regional crisis committees with law enforcement and community representatives
• Develop a crisis services webpage with regional information
• Identify crisis service gaps and local/regional solutions
• Submit monthly reports with discussion summaries and metrics
• Establish crisis community facilitators to sustain discussions after funding ends