Bronx Psychiatric Center Wellness Center - NG-OMH01

OMH is a seeking proposal from a trusted, culturally grounded non-profit organization with significant history providing services to Bronx residents or significant knowledge of the needs of the Bronx community to operate a Wellness Center at Bronx Psychiatric Center.  As envisioned, this Wellness Center will bolster access to wellness services, community activities, skills development, personal enrichment, and other services and supports across the lifespan by incorporating the principles of community engagement and a sense of belonging. 

The Center will be located on the campus grounds in a renovated, 17,000-square foot space (floor plans provided as a link on OMH’s website where the RFP is found) that includes a professional kitchen, a greenhouse, and both large and small rooms for groups and activities.  The Center will welcome community members across the lifespan (both staff and recipients from the BPC campus as well as children, youth, adults and families who have a strong connection to the Bronx). 

As stated in the Introduction above, OMH is seeking a proposal from a Bronx-based or Bronx-knowledgeable, trusted, culturally grounded, innovative non-profit organization to operate a Wellness Center on the campus of the Bronx Psychiatric Center.  As envisioned, this Wellness Center will bolster access to wellness services, community activities, skills development, personal enrichment, and other holistic services and supports by incorporating the principles of community engagement and a sense of belonging.  The provider non-profit partner will be expected to work closely with OMH In the start-up phase and provide guidance relevant to the ongoing operation of the Center including governance considerations such as a dedicated Board subcommittee or a separate subsidiary, review of the Center’s leadership job descriptions, organizational chart, reporting structure, etc.), continuous quality improvement, and fiscal health of the organization (grant applications, revenue from programs that regularly participate in the programming, etc.).  OMH is also in the process of forming an Advisory Group (that has broad representation that focuses on trusted messengers and ambassadors from the Bronx stakeholder community) that can advise OMH and its partner agency to assure the success of this new, innovative model of wellness programming so that learning can be shared in other parts of the state where there may be similar need and opportunities for a wellness center.

Applications must be emailed to Carol Swiderski at carol.swiderski@omh.ny.gov.

All not for profit applicants must Prequalified by due date and time of RFP. 

A complete application would include all responses and documentation required/requested in the following sections:

• 4.2 Administrative Proposal
• 4.3 Technical Proposal
• 4.3.2 Cover Letter and Proposal Response Forms
• 4.3.3 Executive Summary
• 4.3.4 Qualifications and Experience
• 4.3.5 Project Approach
• 4.4 Financial Proposal

All documents found on the documents tab must be submitted as part of the application (refer to Section 4.2 Administrative Proposal).