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Sullivan County purchasing office issues RFP for mobile crisis services; responses not yet received
Summary
County purchasing staff told the Government Services meeting an RFP for mobile crisis services is due tomorrow; no responses had arrived at the time of the meeting. Committee members and the public discussed transparency of RFPs later in the meeting.
Sullivan County purchasing staff told the Government Services Committee that a request for proposals for mobile crisis services is due tomorrow and that procurement staff are actively managing several open projects.
The monthly report was attached to the meeting agenda, and Purchasing staff said, "We have an RFP due tomorrow for mobile crisis services for Sullivan County," according to Allison, the purchasing office representative.
The statement came during the committee’s regular purchasing and central services update. Committee members asked whether any responses had been received; Allison said, "Not yet. Hopefully, by tomorrow." The committee did not record any formal motion or vote on the RFP during this meeting.
A member of the public later raised procedural concerns about access to procurement documents, saying RFPs should be easier for the public to find. That commenter said RFP submissions "are available to the public at any time" once proposals come in, and urged the county to make the issuing documents and contract modifications more accessible online.
The procurement update also noted other routine projects in the purchasing pipeline but did not specify vendors, contract numbers or timelines for award. The committee did not take formal action on the mobile crisis RFP in this meeting; the RFP deadline and next procurement steps were described as operational matters by purchasing staff.
If awarded, a mobile crisis services contract would be a county procurement; no contract award, vendor selection or budget authorization was reported at this meeting.
