Opioid Settlement Funds

Johnston County Public Health Department Request For Proposals: Opioid Settlement Funds Proposal Date of Issue: February 19, 2026 Notice of Intent to Apply: March 6, 2026 Proposal Due Date: April 2, 2026 Informational Session Dates: March 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM (EST); March 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM (EST) Registration Link: ( https://forms.gle/fxZB2cReATHViD2i6) Questions Due Date: March 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM (EST) Direct all inquiries concerning this RFP to: Mary Banks Mary.Banks@johnstonnc.gov Proposals shall be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of this RFP and any addenda issued hereto. Opioid Settlement RFP Page 2 Table of Contents 1.0 PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND 2.0 PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS & REQUIREMENTS 2.1 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DOCUMENT 2.2 PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL 2.3 PROPOSAL QUESTIONS 2.4 INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS 2.5 RFP TERMS & CONDITIONS 3.0 NOTICES TO APPLICANT 3.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS AND CONFIDENTIALITY 3.2 PROPOSAL COMPLIANCE 3.3 PROPOSAL EVALUATION PROCESS 3.4 EVALUATION CRITERIA 3.5 METHOD OF AWARD 4.0 SCOPE OF WORK & APPLICANT’S PROPOSAL CONTENT REQUIREMENTS 4.1 ELIGIBILITY 4.2 APPLICANT’S PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS A. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS 4.3 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS 4.4 REFERENCES 5.0 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS 5.1 E-VERIFY 5.2 CONTRACT CHANGES 5.3 CONTRACT TERM 5.4 PRICING 5.5 LAWS AND ORDINANCES 5.6 INVOICES 5.7 PAYMENT TERMS 5.8 APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS 5.9 FINANCIAL STABILITY 5.10 INSURANCE 5.11 GENERAL IDEMNITY 5.12 ENTIRE CONTRACT 5.13 CONTRACT CANCELLATION 5.14 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS 5.15 CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATION ATTACHMENT A: INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT ATTACHMENT B: EXECUTION OF PROPOSAL ATTACHMENT C: BUDGET TEMPLATE Opioid Settlement RFP Page 3 ATTACHMENT D: CERTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL CONDITION 1.0 PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND North Carolina will receive $1.5 billion from a series of national opioid settlements totaling $56 billion. These funds will help bring desperately needed relief to communities impacted by opioids. These funds will be used to support treatment, recovery, harm reduction, and other life-saving programs and services in communities throughout the state. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the State and local governments directs how opioid settlement funds are distributed and used in our state. To maximize funds flowing to North Carolina communities on the front lines of the opioid epidemic, the MOA allocates 15 percent of settlement funds to the State and sends the remaining 85 perce