The City of Burlington seeks an experienced social-service provider to develop a team of clinicians and medical professionals (the Team). The Team will respond to real-time calls for service involving mental-health conditions, substance-use disorder, trauma-related conditions, and other emotional, medical, psychological, or behavioral health needs. In most cases, the Team’s objective will be to respond to active crisis situations and deploy de-escalation techniques grounded in person-centered, trauma-informed approaches, prior to or in lieu of any law-enforcement interaction. The City of Burlington requests proposals for a social-service model that will respond to crises in a manner separate from, although parallel to and at times coordinated with, law enforcement. The social-service model will work in partnership with a variety of stakeholders, and act under medical direction from the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) through its Emergency Department (ED).
Issued Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Questions / Clarification / Comments Due By: Friday, April 1, 2022 @ 3:00 pm EST.
Answers Posted By: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 [Posted as attached Addendum]
Proposals Due By: Friday, April 15, 2022 @ 3:00 pm EST.
All Questions, requests for clarification, and/or comments must be made to:
Lacey Smith via email: lsmith@bpdvt.org
All submissions must be submitted prior to the Due By Deadline to:
Jordan Redell
Chief of Staff, City of Burlington
Via email: Jredell@burlingtonvt.gov
RFP Crisis Team.Final_.PDF (1.6 MB)
