Maine CDC is operating School Based Health Center services under a current Willing & Qualified contracting framework through June 30, 2028. The State’s procurement record identifies School Based Health Care Services as an active Maine DHHS/Maine CDC service and explains that qualified providers can participate under the W&Q model, subject to the Department’s requirements and available funding.
Current contracting framework
Official procurement record CT NOI 0720260546 covers School Based Health Care Services for Maine CDC / Disease Prevention and Control. The current contract period is July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028. The procurement justification states that Maine’s School Based Health Centers provide medical and behavioral health care to more than 2,500 adolescents statewide and are built through local partnerships between a health care organization and a school department.
School districts provide clinic space, administrative staffing and oversight, and in-kind support. The local health care entity provides medical and behavioral health clinicians, clinical oversight and supervision, and referrals to outside care. Sites receiving Enhanced and Boost funding may provide additional services such as dental care and care coordination.
Eligibility and qualification controls
The procurement justification states that providers must have the specific partnerships, staffing and facilities needed to operate School Based Health Center services. Vendors must have existing Memoranda of Agreement with local school districts or health care organizations, licensed and qualified staff, and facilities meeting minimum standards. The current providers were originally selected under RFA 202206096 before the Department shifted the service to a Willing & Qualified model.
The State’s W&Q page explains that these agreements can be provided by multiple providers when they are willing to provide the specified services and meet minimum qualification criteria. The Procurement Justification Form remains posted for the duration of the contract, and interested providers are directed to the Department’s contract administrator to discuss contracting. The record does not guarantee that incremental funding is available to every new qualified provider.
Funding
The current procurement attachment lists ten agreements totaling $2,842,763 for the July 1, 2026-June 30, 2028 period. Current listed providers include the City of Calais, MaineHealth dba LincolnHealth, RSU #38, Penobscot Community Health Center, Portland Community Health Center, Bucksport Regional Health Center, MaineHealth dba Western Maine Health, Maine School Administrative District #75, Sebasticook Family Doctors, and Augusta School Department.
These ten organizations are current funded contract holders for this service period. They should not be treated as unsent applicants who need an introductory message about this exact W&Q funding. Any outreach to an incumbent must instead have a separately verified implementation, partnership, subcontract, or technology-support purpose.
Base funding is calculated by the Department using the number of students eligible for care, clinic locations, and student need. The procurement justification also states that alternate funding has been made available to increase mental-health and dental services across School Based Health Centers.
Atlas assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 90/100. This is a durable, statewide school-health funding and contracting pathway tied directly to clinical services, with a current two-year contract window and identified provider organizations. It is not a conventional competitive grant round and does not publish a single new-applicant award ceiling.
N9+ Fit Score: 74/100, conditional Model B/C. N9+ is a legitimate functional fit for school-based medical services where clinician-directed remote physical examination can extend clinical access, support school-health workflows, or connect onsite staff with remote clinicians. However, the current procurement justification does not expressly authorize N9+ devices, telehealth platforms, or technology purchases as reimbursable line items. Any equipment or platform role must be validated with the participating provider and Maine CDC before budgeting or representing the cost as allowable.
Dr. Miltie direct W&Q prime fit: 25/100. The primary provider requirements center on operating School Based Health Center services through existing school/health-care MOAs, licensed clinical staffing, oversight, and qualifying facilities. Dr. Miltie should not be represented as independently meeting those prime-provider requirements without verified evidence. A partnership, subcontract, or technology-support role with an eligible SBHC provider is the more defensible pathway.
Recommended next action
Treat the ten organizations in the current SFY27 attachment as incumbent funded contract holders, not new applicants for this exact funding. For any prospective new W&Q provider, verify an existing school/health-care MOA, licensed and qualified clinical staffing, qualifying facilities, and current incremental funding availability with the Maine CDC contract administrator before applicant outreach. For incumbents, pursue only separately justified implementation, partnership, subcontract, or technology-support evaluation, with full CRM sent-history and deduplication controls.
Official sources: Maine Office of State Procurement Services — Willing & Qualified Vendor Agreements; Procurement Justification Form — School Based Health Care Services, CT NOI 0720260546.