The Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families (DSCYF) in Delaware is seeking proposals from individual licensed mental health professionals to provide Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (ECMHC) services. The submission deadline is January 21, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Proposals must be submitted via email. The contract is expected to start as soon as possible and extend through September 30, 2027. The estimated annual compensation for the consultants is approximately $78,**** bidders must have a Delaware business license at the time of contract execution. Criminal background checks are required. The evaluation criteria are included in Appendix A of the RFP. Bidders must answer the questions in the RFP and include required documents. The state reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
The submission deadline is Tuesday, January 21, 2026, by 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Proposals must be received by email by **** by 2: 00 pm et.
The successful bidders must accept full payment by electronic direct deposit to a bank account.
The criteria for evaluating the proposals are included as appendix a of this rfp.
Only proposals from individually licensed mental health professionals i. e. , lcsw, lmft, lpcmh and psychologist with experience in providing services to children in the early childhood age range includes birthto 5 years of age will be accepted as eligible for consideration for contract award.
Any contractor failing to comply shall be guilty of a class a misdemeanor and punished accordingly. The contractor shall also be subject to a civil penalty of not less than 1, 000 nor more than 5, 000 for each violation.
A prebid meeting will not be held for this request for proposal.
It is anticipated that total annual compensation for the countybased early childhood mental health consultants will be approximately 78, 500.