Opportunity Overview
Richland County, Illinois, through the Richland County Drug Court, is requesting proposals from qualified individuals, licensed professionals, agencies, or organizations to provide mental and behavioral health counseling services to Drug Court participants. The work is supported by Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority funding under Agreement No. 423046.
Funding and Contract Structure
The RFP sets a maximum hourly rate of $120, an estimated maximum of 452 hours, and a maximum available contract amount of $54,240. The County does not guarantee that all hours or the full allocation will be used. The provider contract will begin upon execution and terminate no later than June 30, 2027 unless otherwise authorized in writing.
Deadline and Submission
Proposals are due October 15, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.. The controlling RFP does not separately publish a time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. Questions are due October 8, 2026, and the anticipated award date is October 22, 2026. Proposals are directed to the Richland County Circuit Court, Attn: Zachary Holder, Grant Administrator.
Scope and Qualifications
Services may include behavioral-health assessments, individual counseling, cognitive behavioral interventions, trauma-informed counseling, anger management, emotional-regulation and coping work, specialty counseling, referrals, coordination, monthly reporting, and immediate safety notifications when clinically appropriate and legally permitted. Respondents should document applicable Illinois licenses or credentials, relevant behavioral-health experience, substance-use or co-occurring-disorder experience, justice-involved or problem-solving-court experience where applicable, CBT and trauma-informed capability, availability, proposed rate, service location and method, proof of licensure/certification, insurance if applicable, and at least two professional references. The proposal form also asks whether telehealth is available.
Atlas Assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 90/100. This is a verified, active Illinois behavioral-health procurement with a clear contract ceiling, defined scope, and documented submission requirements.
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. The procurement is for licensed counseling services, not connected physical-examination technology. Dr. Miltie/QC direct-vendor fit is conditional and low until the required Illinois behavioral-health licensure, qualified staffing, justice-involved/co-occurring-disorder experience, references, insurance, and other proposal requirements are independently verified. Atlas should not infer or fabricate those qualifications.
Next Action
Maintain as a direct-vendor review opportunity. Advance only if the actual proposing entity can document all required credentials, staffing, experience, references, insurance, service-delivery capacity, and compliance obligations before the deadline.
Official source: Richland County, Illinois Mental Health Counseling RFP FY2027.