What the county is buying
by RFPFinder from the notice; the solicitation governsOrange County, CA is seeking proposals for inpatient behavioral health services for Medi-Cal eligible youth, adults, and older adults. The county intends to establish two master contracts with all eligible applicants, evaluated based on meeting eligibility and submission requirements.
Scope
- Provide inpatient behavioral health services for Medi-Cal eligible individuals.
- Services include psychiatric treatment, SUD care, stabilization, and transition planning.
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How to get the bid documents
- Open the notice on California DGS - Cal eProcure / California State Contracts Register (CSCR)
- Read the notice; the source lists no attachments
- Submit before 4:00 PM PT on Mar 31, 2027
The source notice lists no attachments.
Open the original listing on the agency portalDetails
- Place of performance
- California
- Buyer type
- County
- Notice type
- RFA
- Solicitation no.
- RFA-042-3019403-II
- Contract type
- IDIQ from notice
- Local presence
- Not required
- Amendments
- None since Mar 31
- Contact
- Imelda Iler · Procurement and Contract Analyst
- Office
- Health Care Agency
- iiler@ochca.com
- Phone
- (714) 834-3812
Not stated in the notice: estimated value, period of performance. Check the bid documents.
Contact details from the source notice. Contact the buyer only about this solicitation, and note the question deadline has passed.
Key dates
Change log
verified Thu, Oct 8 · 11:15 AM PTNo amendments since posting on Tue, Mar 31, 2026; verified Thu, Oct 8 · 11:15 AM PT.
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Notice as published
Inpatient Behavioral Health Services
Released: March 31, 2026 12:00 AM PDT Questions due (RFA Q&A Deadline): April 24, 2026 4:00 PM PDT Responses due (Initial Application Deadline): March 31, 2027 4:00 PM PDT
The primary goal of this program is to provide services to Medi-Cal eligible youth, adults and/or older adults, with a serious mental health condition, often a co-occurring medical/substance use disorders, or stand-alone severe substance use disorder requiring acute inpatient psychiatric treatment in a safe, secured environment to stabilize symptoms occurring as a result of their mental health condition.
The County intends to establish two
- Master Contracts which are dependent on State licensure but have the same required services as outlined below, pursuant to which County intends to execute contracts with all applicants who meet eligibility and submission requirements.
The Master Contracts will be for one of the following service provisions:
Inpatient Behavioral Health Services, for the facilities that are an Acute Free-Standing Psychiatric Hospital (AFSPH)
Medi-Cal Mental Health Managed Care Inpatient Hospital Services for the facilities that are a General Acute Care Hospital (GACH)
The County intends that the successful Applicant shall provide Inpatient Hospital Services or Inpatient Behavioral Health Services to include but not limited to: high quality, compliant, person centered, trauma informed inpatient psychiatric services (including co-occurring Substance Use Disorder (SUD) care or stand-alone SUD care), from admission through stabilization and transition to lower level of care, with strong coordination, discharge, and follow up as proposed in accordance with contract requirements set forth in the solicitation and Model Contract, including Attachments.
UNSPSC codes: 85100000 Comprehensive health services; 85101504 Psychiatric hospital services; 85270000 Diagnoses of mental and behavioral disorders
Other timeline events: Final Application Deadline: March 31, 2027 4:00 PM PDT Board of Supervisors date (for Initial Application Deadline): Anticipated:
Earlier updates (1)
August 11, 2026
Addenda issued: 3
Listing collected from California DGS - Cal eProcure / California State Contracts Register (CSCR). Always confirm requirements in the original solicitation before you bid.