Opportunity Overview
Leeway, Inc. in New Haven has issued a request for proposals for a lead planning consultant for Beyond Barriers: Advancing Integrated Care & Housing. The engagement is funded through a Connecticut Community Investment Fund planning grant and is intended to produce a unified blueprint for an integrated housing, healthcare, recovery and supportive services continuum for people with complex medical and social needs.
Atlas Opportunity Score: 84/100. The procurement is highly relevant to integrated care, behavioral health, substance use recovery, supportive housing and healthcare facility planning. It is not a strong Nonagon N9+ device and platform or QC Healthcare opportunity, so Atlas does not force a technology or direct vendor fit.
Deadline
Proposals are due September 14, 2026. Leeway does not publish a specific clock time or time zone on the controlling RFP page. Respondents should therefore submit well before the date cutoff rather than assume an end of day deadline.
Funding and Contract Value
The planning engagement is supported by a Connecticut Community Investment Fund Planning Grant. Leeway does not publish a maximum contract value or award range on the public RFP page. Each proposal must include a project budget and hourly rate schedule. Because this is a professional services procurement rather than an applicant grant, there is no applicant match or cost share requirement stated in the RFP.
Who Should Respond
Leeway seeks firms or multidisciplinary teams with demonstrated experience spanning integrated healthcare, housing development, behavioral health services, substance use disorder treatment services, community planning, economic development and capital project planning. A lead firm may perform work directly or coordinate named subconsultants and specialty consultants.
Scope of Work
- Project management, consultant coordination and strategic planning oversight.
- Community needs assessment and stakeholder engagement.
- Integrated care continuum design.
- Legal and regulatory assessment.
- Site selection and facility planning.
- Environmental review and due diligence.
- Predesign, facility programming and schematic design.
- Market and financial feasibility analysis.
- Funding strategy development and economic impact analysis.
- Final strategic plan and implementation roadmap.
Required Proposal Components
The complete proposal must include a cover letter, firm profile, relevant experience, project team resumes, work plan, schedule, budget, hourly rate schedule, three references, insurance information, diversity statement and sample work products. Prior to contract execution, the selected consultant must provide evidence of professional liability, general liability, workers compensation and customary professional insurance coverage.
Evaluation
Leeway states that proposals will be scored on relevant experience and past performance (25%), understanding of the project and scope (20%), project team qualifications (20%), community engagement and equity approach (15%), methodology and work plan (10%), and budget and cost reasonableness (10%). Final award is subject to applicable Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development and Community Investment Fund requirements.
Submission Method and Contact
Submit the complete proposal by email to info@leeway.net, attention Jay Katz, Executive Director, no later than September 14, 2026. Questions about the scope or submission requirements go to the same address.
Dr. Miltie, QC Healthcare and N9+ Fit
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. The RFP is for multidisciplinary strategic, regulatory, facility, financial and implementation planning rather than procurement of remote examination or patient monitoring technology.
QC Healthcare / Dr. Miltie direct vendor fit: 20/100, unverified. The engagement includes integrated care planning, but Atlas has not verified that Dr. Miltie or QC Healthcare meets the RFP’s broad lead consultant experience, multidisciplinary team, references, sample work and capital planning requirements. No direct vendor pursuit is recommended on the current record.
Official Source
Review the full requirements, deliverables, evaluation criteria and submission instructions on Leeway’s official Beyond Barriers RFP page.