Opportunity Overview
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health, has an active Willing & Qualified contracting pathway for outpatient substance use treatment services. Current procurement record CT NOI 0520260319 covers services from July 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.
Service Scope
The State describes outpatient services as a community-based point of entry into treatment and recovery for opioid use disorder, substance use disorder, and alcohol dependence. Services include individual, group, and family counseling and are intended to reduce the need for higher and more costly levels of care.
Qualification Controls
DHHS states that providers must be licensed to provide the services, employ qualified licensed practitioners, be willing and qualified, and provide the services under MaineCare with a SAMHS/DHHS contract. The Department does not intend to competitively procure the service under this W&Q model.
Funding and Current Providers
The current PJF lists $2,514,617.09 in projected spend across 11 provider agreements through December 31, 2027. The incumbent list includes Spurwink Services, Crossroads for Women, MaineGeneral Community Care, Kennebec Behavioral Health, Catholic Charities Maine, Regional Medical Center at Lubec, Aroostook Mental Health Services, A Time to Rise, Day One, Health Affiliates Maine, and MaineHealth dba MBH. Those organizations are current contract holders and should not receive initial outreach merely to announce this exact funding.
Atlas Assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 87/100. This is a durable statewide behavioral-health and substance-use-treatment contracting pathway with a long current service period and clear qualification standards.
N9+ Fit Score: 5/100, conditional. The PJF notes that historical operating costs can include technology, but it does not expressly establish telehealth, remote-examination, diagnostic-device, or N9+ costs as allowable under this pathway. Do not infer technology allowability from that cost-history statement.
Dr. Miltie direct-vendor fit: 0/100 on current records. The State requires licensed treatment providers, qualified practitioners, MaineCare participation, and a SAMHS/DHHS contracting relationship that are not established for Dr. Miltie, LLC.
Next Action
For any additional prospective provider, verify required licensure, qualified practitioners, MaineCare participation, SAMHS/DHHS contracting requirements, and current incremental W&Q availability with the Department contract administrator. Treat the 11 listed organizations as incumbents. Complete CRM Account, Contact or Lead, exact-opportunity Deal, Email Opt-Out, and actual sent-history deduplication before any outreach.
Official sources: Maine Office of State Procurement Services — Willing & Qualified Vendor Agreements; Procurement Justification Form — Outpatient Services, CT NOI 0520260319.