Vital Strategies strives to purchase high-quality goods and services at the best value in a timely and transparent manner, which includes the publication of all solicitations. All of our open solicitations for business and consulting opportunities are listed in this section for any prospective supplier to see and consider. Instructions on how to respond are included within each solicitation.

Current Opportunities

These solicitations are for goods and services to be provided to Vital Strategies in any countries it works in.

Expanding Access to Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention Services Across Wisconsin Counties, Municipalities and Native Nations: Opioid Settlement Fund Matching Request for Proposals

Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal

Due Date: June 30, 2025

Site of Work: United States

Description: This Request for Proposals seeks to support local governments and Native nations receiving Opioid Settlement Funds by offering a one-year matching grant from Vital Strategies for sustainable, evidence-based harm reduction and overdose prevention programs.

Culturally Based Harm Reduction by and for Native Communities in New Mexico

Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal

Due Date: July 7, 2025

Site of Work: United States

Description: Vital Strategies is partnering with the New Mexico Tribal Behavioral Health Providers Association and Americans for Indian Opportunity to request proposals from Native nations, Tribal health programs, and Native-led organizations that share geography with New Mexico. This includes Native communities both on- and off-reservations and Tribal lands. Organizations and Native nations providing services to Native communities in urban areas and border towns are welcome to apply. The Request for Proposal is focused on reducing harm and deaths by overdose among Native people who use drugs and seeks applicants interested in adopting or deepening the use of harm reduction principles including Indigenous harm reduction principles.

Request for Proposals (RFP): Rewriting the Narrative: New Jersey’s Harm Reduction Story

Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal from independent consultant

Due Date: August 15, 2025

Site of Work: United States

Description: The New Jersey Narrative Project is a multimedia storytelling initiative that highlights the impact of harm reduction and good governance in reducing overdose deaths by showcasing the work of front-line organizations, government agencies, and advocacy leaders across New Jersey.

Opportunity with Vital Strategies for Public Health Communication Consultant

Type of Solicitation: Request for bid

Due Date: August 1, 2025

Site of Work: United States

Description: The purpose of this consultation is to support the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) to improve overdose prevention strategies through effective data translation and equitable public health communication. This consultancy will provide technical support to translate complex epidemiological data into actionable and accessible public health messaging, with a focus on harm reduction and health equity.

The consultant should have experience working in substance use and overdose prevention, with a demonstrated ability to translate complex data into accessible, equity-centered communication products for diverse audiences. Experience in North Carolina’s public health or harm reduction landscape is strongly preferred.

Recruitment of a Labor Management Agency for Vital Strategies China

Type of Solicitation: Request for bid

Due Date: June 30, 2025

Site of Work: China

Description: In recent years, Vital Strategies has been engaged in public health work and has required the recruitment of consultants in specialized technical fields or personnel in program management fields to support our work. In order to improve the efficiency of labor personnel management, a public tender is now being launched to recruit a labor management agency for the China office.