Opportunity Overview
Putnam County, Tennessee is soliciting sealed bids for Mental Health Transports. The procurement is a direct transportation services opportunity associated with the County’s mental health transport responsibilities.
Deadline and Submission
Deadline: September 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST. The published procurement notice uses the abbreviation CST. Atlas preserves the issuer’s published wording rather than converting or inferring a different time zone designation.
Outreach status: The 48-hour new-outreach cutoff has passed. Atlas will not initiate cold outreach to previously unsent applicants or vendors for this IFB. Existing pre-cutoff contacted-party work may continue only when otherwise permitted.
Bids must be mailed or hand delivered to the Putnam County Mayor’s Office, ATTN: Mental Health Transports, 300 E. Spring Street, Room 8, Cookeville, TN 38501. Faxed and emailed bids are not accepted. The public notice states that the envelope must be clearly marked MENTAL HEALTH TRANSPORTS BID and that bidders must provide three complete copies.
Specifications and Contact
Specifications are available from Angela Vaughn at the Putnam County Mayor’s Office, 931 526 2161, angela.vaughn@putnamcountytn.gov. The official Putnam County website independently confirms the Mayor’s Office address and main telephone number.
Funding and Contract Value
The public bid notice reviewed by Atlas does not state a maximum contract value, total procurement value, or award range. Atlas does not substitute third party estimated values for an issuer stated amount.
Vendor Requirements and Terms
The public notice states the sealed bid mechanics, but the complete specifications were not publicly accessible through the web sources reviewed by Atlas. Contract term, insurance requirements, licensing or certification requirements, detailed service standards, references, pricing form, and any other vendor qualifications must therefore be confirmed from the specifications obtained from the County before a vendor responds.
Program Context
Putnam County Commission records document prior State of Tennessee Mental Health Transport grant funding used to support transport of court ordered mental health individuals to designated treatment facilities. That public record supports the County’s ongoing mental health transport function, but it should not be treated as the current bid’s contract value or funding ceiling.
Atlas Fit Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 72/100. N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. This is a transportation services procurement. The verified scope does not establish a role for the Nonagon N9+ device and platform, remote physical examination technology, telehealth, or clinical staffing. Dr. Miltie and QC Healthcare are therefore not being advanced as bidders.
Source Control
The solicitation was originally advertised by Putnam County through a physical newspaper notice. Atlas verified the current deadline and bid mechanics against a public reproduction of that notice and independently verified the Mayor’s Office address and phone through Putnam County’s official website.
Public notice reproduction: Mental Health Transports — Putnam County
Official county contact source: Putnam County Mayor
Official county program context: Putnam County Commission Minutes
Last verified: September 14, 2026.