The Kentucky Board of Dentistry Well-Being Assistance Program, RFP 180 2700000074, is an active Kentucky professional-services procurement for a qualified individual or organization to provide comprehensive, confidential behavioral-health and whole-health support to dental licensees. This is a re-solicitation of RFP 180 2700000024, which closed August 28, 2026 without an award.
Current status and exact deadline
The submission window is now closed because the exact September 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM Eastern Time deadline has passed. Do not initiate a new pursuit unless the Commonwealth formally extends, reopens, or reissues the solicitation. The Commonwealth issued the re-solicitation on September 9, 2026. Proposals must be received and time-stamped by the Kentucky Board of Dentistry no later than September 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM Eastern Time. The RFP expressly states that all time references are Eastern Time. Online bidding is prohibited; in-person or courier-delivered proposals must reach the Board at 312 Whittington Pkwy, Suite 101, Louisville, Kentucky 40222. Building-security delays do not excuse a late proposal.
Scope of work
The selected provider will work with the Board’s Executive Director and Well-Being Committee to support licensees affected by stress, grief, depression and other debilitating mental conditions. Required services include immediate confidential access to licensed clinicians for emotional and psychological support; at least three scheduled wellness counseling sessions annually, available in person or electronically; referral to community or insurance-covered longer-term care when appropriate; and work-life consultation and referral services addressing matters such as childcare, elder care, adoption, estate planning, debt management and medical advocacy.
Mandatory vendor qualifications
This procurement has a material pass/fail experience gate. The offeror must document at least ten years of experience providing Employee Assistance Programs, Member Assistance Programs or similar well-being programs to a large group of professionals. The vendor must also provide effective technology-enabled services, including online resources, apps, a 24-hour hotline or comparable tools, and must use professionally licensed clinicians and counselors, preferably with at least master’s-level education. Licenses, certificates and examples of prior work must be included.
Proposal and evaluation requirements
Technical and cost proposals are evaluated separately. The technical evaluation carries up to 600 points, including the mandatory experience requirement, technology/service delivery capability and clinician qualifications. The cost proposal carries up to 500 points, and an oral presentation may add up to 200 points. Pricing must appear only in the cost proposal and must not be included in the technical proposal. The submission package also requires the signed solicitation, technical solution, cost solution, transmittal letter and applicable affidavits and organizational documentation. Offerors should use the Commonwealth’s solicitation package and attachments as controlling instructions.
Contract and insurance controls
The initial contract term is anticipated to run from October 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, subject to required Commonwealth approvals, with an option for one additional two-year renewal period. The solicitation does not state a contract ceiling or per-vendor award amount; offerors must submit their own cost proposal. Required insurance includes commercial general liability of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, with additional automobile and professional-liability coverage when applicable under the solicitation.
Atlas strategy
Atlas Opportunity Score: 82/100. This is a legitimate Kentucky behavioral-health procurement with a defined statewide professional population, technology-enabled service requirements and a fully verified deadline. N9+ Fit: 0/100. The procurement is for a mature EAP/MAP-style well-being service, not for a physical-examination or remote-diagnostic platform. The ten-year experience requirement is a pass/fail control, so only vendors able to document that history should pursue the opportunity.
Required next action
Qualified vendors should retrieve and review solicitation RFP 180 2700000074 in Kentucky Vendor Self Service, complete the controlling forms and affidavits, separate technical and cost submissions exactly as instructed, and ensure physical receipt before the September 16 deadline. Atlas should not classify a direct-vendor path as viable for any organization that cannot document the mandatory ten-year EAP/MAP or comparable well-being-program experience.