Opportunity Overview
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services published DPHHS-SolSour-2027-0685AP as an intent to sole source infant and early childhood mental health services to Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies. The original public notice opened September 3, 2026 and stated a response close of September 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM MDT.
Current Verification Status
Verification Hold as of September 17, 2026. The solicitation is no longer present in the current public Montana eMACS active-opportunity register, while the direct sourcing-event URL now requires vendor authentication. A non-controlling procurement mirror reports an award on September 16, 2026, but Atlas does not treat that secondary report as authoritative. Current open-versus-awarded status therefore cannot be verified from an authoritative accessible source.
Deadline and Outreach Gate
The originally published response deadline was September 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM MDT. Fewer than 48 hours remain before that published deadline, so Atlas will not begin or continue new outreach to previously unsent applicants or vendors for this opportunity.
Scope
The contemplated procurement is for infant and early childhood mental health services. Respondents should not assume general behavioral-health capability alone is sufficient; any equivalency response would need to demonstrate the specific qualifications, service model, staffing and deliverables required by the controlling eMACS package.
Funding
No contract ceiling or guaranteed contract value has been authoritatively verified in the accessible public materials. Atlas does not infer one.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 0/100 while on Verification Hold. N9+ Fit remains 2/100 and Dr. Miltie Direct Vendor Fit remains 0/100 under the verified public scope. No direct-vendor pursuit or new outreach is authorized while current status is unresolved.
Next Action
Do not initiate new outreach. Any provider already engaged before the 48-hour cutoff should confirm the current event status, controlling qualifications, deliverables and response mechanics directly inside Montana eMACS before taking further action.
Source
Controlling system: Montana eMACS, solicitation DPHHS-SolSour-2027-0685AP. The current direct event requires vendor login, and the solicitation is not visible in the current public active-opportunity register.