Following actions taken by the state to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for their role in the opioid crisis, the City of Syracuse in 2023 received its first disbursement of $1.1 million, to support prevention and treatment, using systematic strategies related to addressing the opioid crisis in the city of Syracuse. The city has received additional settlement funds and is issuing a new RFP, in the amount of approximately $2M, again focusing on treatment and prevention programs that are innovative, using evidence-based approaches to change, addresses the root cause of this crisis and supports with dignity our community members living with and/or recovering from substance use disorders.
Contracts will be for two (2) years with one (1) possible one (1) year extension requiring mutual consent from the City and the Vendor, for a total of three (3) years.
RFP Timeline
RFP Opens: April 5, 2026
Pre-Proposal Meeting (Mandatory): April 22, 2026 at 2:00pm
Question Submission Deadline: April 24, 2026 at 11:59pm
Response Submission Deadline: May 28, 2026 at 2:30pm
Start of Proposal Evaluations: June 1, 2026
Anticipated Project Award by Common Council: August 1, 2026