Opportunity Overview
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health has an active Willing & Qualified contracting pathway for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) — Jail Re-Entry/OBOT under CT NOI 0720260505. The State’s current PJF covers MAT in office-based opioid treatment settings, recovery-coach services linked to office-based medical centers and emergency-department induction, and MAT services within Maine county jails.
Active Period and Funding
The State’s current Willing & Qualified listing shows this pathway posted through June 30, 2027. The PJF establishes a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract period and lists total projected spend of $1,113,265 across eleven incumbent agreements. Those incumbent amounts are not a published ceiling or guaranteed amount for an additional provider.
The State does not publish a separate application deadline, closing clock time, or time zone for this W&Q pathway. Vendors interested in providing the described services are directed to the Department contract administrator identified in the PJF.
Service Scope
MAT — OBOT Behavioral Health: provide Medication Assisted Treatment using Suboxone in an office-based opioid treatment setting to people with opioid use disorder and expand statewide treatment access.
Recovery Coach: provide recovery coaching through an office-based medical center to people inducted through an emergency department, including patient navigation, outreach, retention and engagement in treatment and recovery services, and recovery-oriented support.
MAT — Jail Re-Entry: provide medications and evidence-based counseling services within Maine county jails for uninsured people with opioid use disorder who are currently incarcerated.
Qualification Controls
DHHS states that Willing & Qualified providers must hold specialized federal and State licenses and certifications, maintain appropriately licensed medical and clinical staff, comply with applicable federal opioid-treatment certification requirements and Maine law, and possess the resources and trained staff needed to deliver evidence-based care. The PJF specifically references 42 CFR Chapter 1, Subchapter A, Part 8, the Maine Criminal Code, and the Maine State Pharmacy Act. The Department states that it does not intend to RFP these Willing & Qualified services.
Current Contract Holders
The current attachment lists Mercy Hospital and ten Maine county or multi-county jail entities: Androscoggin County, Hancock County, Cumberland County, Penobscot County, Somerset County, Lincoln/Sagadahoc Multicounty Jail, Aroostook County, Washington County, Knox County, and York County. These are incumbent contract holders for this exact pathway and should not receive initial opportunity outreach merely to announce funding they already hold.
Atlas Assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 94/100. This is a substantial statewide correctional-health, behavioral-health, OUD-treatment, recovery, and re-entry contracting pathway with a public Willing & Qualified route for providers that can independently meet the State’s clinical and regulatory requirements.
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. The controlling PJF is for licensed MAT, recovery-coach, and correctional treatment services. It does not establish a remote-examination, diagnostic-device, telehealth-platform, or N9+ procurement path.
Dr. Miltie direct-vendor fit: 0/100 on current records. Atlas has not established that Dr. Miltie, LLC holds the specialized MAT/OTP/OBOT clinical licenses, certifications, staffing, correctional-service capability, and regulatory qualifications required by the State.
Next Action
For any additional prospective provider, first verify the precise service model, required federal and Maine licenses and certifications, licensed medical and clinical staffing, correctional or office-based treatment capacity, recovery-coach capability where applicable, and current contracting/funding availability with the DHHS contract administrator. Then complete canonical CRM Account, Contact, Lead, exact-opportunity Deal, Email Opt-Out, and actual sent-history deduplication before any outreach. Do not send routine initial outreach to the listed incumbent contract holders for this exact W&Q pathway.