Request for Proposal (RFP) For a Wellness and Recovery Center For Adults
Issued By:
Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency
5/9/2025
Anne Arundel County has had a Wellness and Recovery Center (WRC) for over twenty years. The WRC is a peer-led recovery center for adults. A “peer” is an individual with lived experience of mental heath and/or substance use. Peers share a mutual understanding of the experiences of living with mental health or substance use challenges with the individuals seeking support and community through the WRC. Peers provide one on one support and group support at the center. Individuals attending the center can engage in a wide variety of activities including social and wellness activities, peer support, self-advocacy and empowerment activities, connections with community-based service, training opportunities and assistance with benefits programs.
Since the 1980s, the “On Our Own” affiliated network of Wellness & Recovery Centers (WRCs) across Maryland have been providing welcoming, supportive, and peer-run spaces for people to engage with one another and work toward their wellness and recovery goals. WRCs in the On Our Own of Maryland affiliated network are independent nonprofit organizations, staffed and run by peers who self-identify as having lived experiences with mental health and/or substance use challenges. On Our Own of Maryland can provide WRCs with training, mentoring for new WRC programs, legislative advocacy, and technical assistance to WRCs. The WRC is funded by grants from the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA).
The Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency (AACMHA) is seeking a provider to run a Wellness and Recovery Center.
Scope of Work
The WRC will, at a minimum;
1. Develop/provide a site that allows individuals living in or seeking behavioral health recovery to meet at least 1,500 hours per year.
2. Provide Wellness Recovery Center services to an unduplicated count of seventy (70) individuals per fiscal year. To calculate this data, each unique individual receiving Peer to Peer services should only be counted once per Fiscal Year.
3. Facilitate forty-five (45) one on one peer contacts; each lasting at a minimum of 15 minutes and documented using either the “Documentation of Peer Support Session” form or another form of documentation that contains the same information. One-on-one Peer Support Sessions can be facilitated in person, virtually or telephonically.
4. Facilitate forty- five (45) behavioral health peer support groups focused on a specific topic. Peer Support Groups can be facilitated in person or virtually.
5. Facilitate twelve (12) activities designed to promote social connection and reduce isolation.
6. Provide ten (10) informational presentations delivered by outside speakers about specific community resources.
7. Expend the allocated 1% on training activities and supplies identified in term #7 identified within the associated Conditions of Awards document.
8. Participate in a minimum of two (2) management/fiscal training.
9. Provide ten (10) outreach presentations to community organizations.
10. Facilitate (1) annual Community Wellness and Recovery Needs Assessment.
11. Publish and distribute (12) monthly newsletters and/or calendars.
12. Track the number of individuals who obtained Recovery Support Services in the following categories: housing, funded benefits, resource assistance, employment, enrolled in a formal education program, vital documents, accompanied to court or medical appointment, and enrolled in a treatment program.
13. Ensure an Annual Independent financial Audit is completed.
14. Maintain a relationship with a Registered Peer Supervisor (RPS) (as evidenced by a RPS certificate on file) who will provide supervision hours to staff and/or volunteers seeking or maintaining their Certified Peer Recovery Specialist credential.
15. Maintain a library of resources to assist individuals utilizing funded services that reduce barriers and enhance connections which support long term recovery and wellness.
16. Maintain a “warm-line” to provide assistance to individuals who have non-urgent behavioral health needs.
17. Sponsor staff, individuals receiving support and/or board members to attend a peer-led conference in the State of Maryland.
18. Collect data on Individuals who Obtained Recovery Support Services in the Following Categories: Housing, Funded Benefits, Resource Assistance, Employment, Enrolled in a Formal Education Program, Vital Documents, Accompanied to Court, Accompanied to a Medical Appointment, Enrolled in a Treatment Program.
19. Collect demographic data.
20. Submit monthly reports by the 10th of the previous month’s service
21. Meet the contract monitor at AACMHA and BHA as requested.
Pre-Bid Conference
A pre-bid conference will be held on May 19, 2025 at 10 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. by May 16, 2025 via email to cbednarczyk@aamentalhealth.org.
Closing Date
The deadline for submission of proposals is 3:00 pm EST, June 6, 2025 at:
Please submit (1) one hard copy and (1) one electronic copy of the qualification, technical, and price proposals. An electronic copy can be emailed or provided on a flash drive in either .doc or .pdf to cbednarczyk@aamentalhealth.org.