Request for Proposal: Mental Health Case Management for Adults
Issued By: Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency
The AACMHA desires to identify a provider or multiple providers of TCM in Anne Arundel County beginning July 1, 2026. The TCM provider(s) will be expected to serve adult individuals who have Medical Assistance or who are uninsured and meet specific uninsured criteria. The provider(s) will provide both general and intensive levels of TCM. Services should be person-centered, participant-driven and recovery oriented.
The population to be served may be homeless or at risk of homelessness, not linked to behavioral health or somatic health services, may be released from incarceration or psychiatric hospitalization and may have no social supports. These individuals may have complex behavioral health symptoms. Individuals may have lost their primary benefits and/or have never achieved eligibility for benefits. The provider(s) will be expected to assist individuals with obtaining all benefits and social supports needed to be successful in the community. The provider(s) is expected to assure that once the linkages to services have been provided that the individual has successfully transitioned to the new provider(s).
The major goals of Targeted Case Management are:
A. Linking
1. Assisting participants to access entitlements and needed medical, mental health, social, educational and other services.
2. Developing Comprehensive Assessments and Periodic Reassessments resulting in recovery oriented and dual diagnosis capable Care Plans.
3. Referrals and tracking activities to assure the participant has applied for, has access to, and is receiving the necessary services to meet the participant's needs, such as mental health, substance use and medical services, resource procurement, transportation, or crisis intervention.
The successful bidder shall:
• Be licensed by the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) Office of Licensing under COMAR 10.09.45 by July 1, 2026.
• Be approved or licensed in Maryland as a community mental health provider under COMAR 10.21.19, 10.21.20 or 10.21.21 or have three years’ experience as a mental health case management provider in Maryland
• Be enrolled as a TCM Provider in the Public Behavioral Health System (PBHS).
• Be approved by the Maryland Medicaid System as a TCM Provider.
• Have at least 3 years’ experience providing mental health services to, including serving high risk populations, adults with serious mental illness.
• Have a valid Medicaid Provider billing number by that date.
If the successful bidder is a new TCM provider in Anne Arundel County, assurance must be provided to the AACMHA that arrangements will be made to transfer all participants currently enrolled in TCM to the bidder’s program, with a valid authorization for TCM, unless the participant declines the offer or specific exemption is granted by the AACMHA.
PROCUREMENT PROCESS
Issuing Office
Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency, Inc.
1 Harry S Truman Parkway, Suite 101
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
(410) 222-7858
Issuing Officer
Adrienne Mickler
Executive Director
PRE-BID CONFERENCE
A pre-bid conference will be held on April 7, 2026 at 10:00 am via Zoom Video Conference. The purpose of the conference is to address questions concerning the expectations of the project. All interested parties should register with the Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency, Inc. via email to cbednarczyk@aamentalhealth.org.
QUESTIONS
All questions should be submitted in writing via email to cbednarczyk@aamentalhealth.org by 4:00 pm EST on April 15, 2026. Answers to all questions that are not deemed applicable only to the requestor will be posted on the Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency website at www.aamentalhealth.org within 5 business days. The statements and interpretations contained in responses to any questions, whether responded to verbally or in writing, are not binding on the Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency, Inc. unless it issues an amendment in writing.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION AND CLOSING DATE
The deadline for submission of proposals is 3:00 pm EST, Thursday, April 30, 2026 at Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency, Inc. (AACMHA).
Please note: there are two application forms as part of this RFP, one for the qualifications/technical proposal and one for the budget proposal. Please submit (1) one electronic copy of the qualifications/technical proposal and (1) one electronic copy of the budget analysis proposal in two separate emails.
Links for Application Forms:
1. AAC MHA FY27 TCM-A Grant Application 1 of 2: Qualifications and Technical Proposal
2. AAC MHA FY27 TCM-A Grant Application 2 of 2: Budget Analysis
Both applications must be emailed to cbednarczyk@aamentalhealth.org as Excel or Google Sheet attachments. All supporting documents linked in the applications must be saved in a shared Google Drive Folder with “editor” access granted to cbednarczyk@aamentalhealth.org. Modification to any shared documents is not permitted past the proposal submission deadline.