LEONARDTOWN, MD (August 27, 2026) – The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) is seeking proposals from qualified organizations to design, expand, or implement mobile, home-based, community-based, or place-based health access strategies for residents of St. Mary’s County. 

For purposes of this RFP, “mobile health” is interpreted broadly. It may include traditional mobile health units, home-based services, community-based micro-access points, telehealth access points, digital health navigation, transportation-enabled access strategies, remote patient monitoring, Community Health Worker (CHW)/Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS)/peer outreach models, and other strategies that bring health care, care coordination, or health-related supports closer to residents.

SMCHD is particularly interested in proposals that:

• Improve access to primary care, behavioral health, oral health, maternal/child health, chronic disease prevention and management, or other preventive services;
• Strengthen care coordination, navigation, follow-up, and referral completion;
• Address social needs and other non-medical factors that affect health;
• Reduce avoidable use of emergency departments, emergency medical services, and urgent care when appropriate;
• Improve access for residents facing geographic, transportation, cost, disability-related, digital access, behavioral health, or other barriers to care;
• Support sustainable mobile, home-based, community-based, or place-based models of care.

Organizations eligible to apply for this RFP include:

• Healthcare providers, including health systems, primary care practices, Federally Qualified Health Centers, behavioral health providers, dental providers, and other clinical providers;
• Behavioral health and substance use treatment organizations;
• Emergency Medical Services agencies or organizations;
• Public agencies or governmental partners; 
• Community-based organizations;
• Nonprofit organizations;
• Public/private partnerships;
• Organizations with experience serving rural, underserved, uninsured, underinsured, high-risk, or hard-to-reach populations.

SMCHD will prioritize applicants that are locally or regionally anchored and have the operational, fiscal, and compliance infrastructure needed to manage public funds.

A virtual overview and Q&A for this RFP will be held on September 4, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Proposals submitted in response to RFP #27-05, Mobile Health Services Expansion Initiative, must be submitted by 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on September 17, 2026. The anticipated project period is October 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027. For more information or to submit a proposal for this request, please visit smchd.org/rfp.

# # #