Comprehensive Prevention and Diversion Services for Youth

The County of Shasta, through its Department of Support Services - Purchasing Unit, invites responses to a Request for Proposals to provide comprehensive prevention and diversion services for youth. These services are essential in supporting at-risk youth, addressing underlying needs, and reducing involvement in the juvenile justice system.

Through this RFP, Shasta County Probation seeks innovative and collaborative providers county-wide who can deliver comprehensive services that meet youth where they are, respond to their unique needs, and create pathways away from Probation involvement and the juvenile justice system.

Project Details

• Reference ID: RFP 26-15
• Department: Purchasing Department
• Department Head: Leticia Swanson (Purchasing Manager)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-07T21:00:09.938Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Respondent’s Background and Experience in Performing Similar Projects (25 pts)
• Approach to Providing Services/Personnel (25 pts)
• Price Identified for the Services Provided (20 pts)
• Performance Measures/Program Evaluation (20 pts)
• Community Partnerships/Collaboration/Community Involvement (10 pts)

Submission Requirements

• Evaluation Criteria - Background and Experience
• Provide a narrative outlining relevant experience in providing successful evidence-based services as stated in the Scope of Work. (required)
• Evaluation Criteria - Approach to Providing Services/Personnel
• Provide narrative detailing proposed approach to providing services including description of the personnel who will be providing services including qualifications. (required)
• Evaluation Criteria - Price Identified for Services Provided
• Pricing Proposal (required) —

  Please upload your completed Pricing Proposal. Pricing should be clear and unambiguous. 

• Evaluation Criteria - Performance Measures/Program Evaluation
• Provide a narrative describing how the effectiveness of proposed services is tracked and evaluated for successful outcomes. (required)
• Evaluation Criteria - Community Partnerships/Collaboration/Community Involvement
• Provide a narrative describing experience and approach to collaborating with community partners and/or law enforcement in the provision of services. (required)
• Insurance
• Do you agree to provide all required insurance policies including but not limited to Commercial General Liability with limits of $2 million per claim and $4 million aggregate, Professional Errors and Omissions with $2 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate? (required)
• If no, please state why. (required)
• Request for Confidentiality of Proprietary Information —

  If a Responder believes that any portion of its Proposal is subject to a legal exception to public disclosure, the Responder shall: (1) clearly mark the relevant portions of its proposal “Confidential”; and (2) identify the legal basis for exception from disclosure. By submitting a Proposal, a Responder agrees that County shall not in any way be liable or responsible for the disclosure of any Proposal or any part thereof if disclosure is pursuant to the Public Records Act or otherwise pursuant to law or legal process. By submitting a Proposal, the Responder agrees to save, defend, keep, hold harmless, and fully indemnify County, its elected officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers from all damages, claims, costs, or expenses, whether in law or in equity, that may at any time arise for not disclosing any portion of a Proposal marked “Confidential” to a third party.

• Request for Confidentiality of Proprietary Information (required) —

  The Responder, by the undersigned representative, requests that the specific information, described below and identified on the page or pages of the response in which it appears, be treated as confidential information and protected from disclosure to the public.

  1. Description of specific information that is the subject of the request.

  2. The legal basis for exception from disclosure.

   

  Enter N/A if this does not apply.

• Statement of Experience
• Business Status (required)
• If other/Corporation: (required) —

  If you chose Corporation, which State your business is incorporated in?

  If you chose Other Entity, please clarify.

• Number of years in business under present business name? (required)
• Have you ever used another Business Name? (required)
• Please state any other business name(s) used and provide the number of years in business under prior business name(s). (required)
• Number of years’ experience providing equivalent or related services? (required)
• Contracts completed during the last 5 years: (required) —

  Example Format:

  Year, Services Provided, Contract Amount, Location, Contracting Agency

   

• Have you, or your agency, failed or refused to complete a contract? (required) —

  If yes, please explain in the next question.

• Please explain. (required)
• Do you or your agency hold a controlling interest in any other organization, or is this agency or business owned or controlled by another organization or agency? (required) —

  If yes, please explain in the next question

• Please explain. (required)
• Do you, or your agency, hold or have a financial interest in any other business? (required) —

   

   

• Please explain. (required) —

  Unless you are the individual personally performing contracted services or a governmental agency.

• Names of persons with whom you, or your agency, have been associated in business as partners or business associates in the last five years. (Government agencies are exempt) (required) —

  If none/exempt please indicate with a N/A

• Explain any litigation involving you, your agency, or any principle officer(s) thereof (if applicable): (required) —

  If not applicable, please indicate with a N/A

• Provide a description of experience in the services to be provided, and the experience of principle individuals who will be performing services: (required)
• List any major equipment to be used for the direct provision of services: (required)
• Most recent audited financial statement (required) —

  Please attach a copy of your most recent audited financial statement, for a fiscal period not more than 18 months old at time of submission, by an independent certified public accountant. If one is not available, a profit and loss or similar type income statement in order to demonstrate fiscal stability.

  See California Department of Social Services, Manual of Policies and Procedures, Section 23-610 (c) (15)(L) for full details of this requirement.

   

• Do you or your agency agree, at the request of the County, to provide letters of credit, and guarantor letters from related entities? (required)
• Please provide a list of commitments, and potential commitments which may impact assets, lines of credit, guarantors letters, or otherwise affect you or your agency’s ability to perform: (required) —

  If none, please indicate with a N/A

• If the nature of the services requires business or professional licenses, are such licenses held by you and/or your agency? (required)
• Do you and/or your agency agree to provide additional information as required by the County to make an informed determination of qualifications? (required)
• Do you and/or your agency agree to permit the County, State, and Federal governments to audit financial and other records pertinent to the services provided? (required)
• Certifications:
• Comply with specifications (required) —

  Do you agree to comply with specifications, RFP instructions, draft Contract requirements and other pertinent references contained in this RFP?

• Price Hold (required) —

  Do you agree that the information and costs provided in the proposal will remain unchanged and will not be withdrawn for a period of 90 days after the submission deadline?

• Certify Accuracy of Response (required) —

  Do you certify that all statements contained within the submitted Proposal are true, and acknowledge that if the Proposal is found to contain any false statements, the County may declare any Agreement or Contract made as a result of the Proposal to be void?

• Additional Information (required) —

  Do you agree to provide the County with any other information the County determines is necessary for accurate determination of your qualifications to provide the requested services?

• All Costs Included (required) —

  Do you certify that the proposal includes all costs incident to the proposed Contract?

• ACH/Direct Deposit Authorization (required) —

  Upon execution of the Contract, the chosen responder must agree to receive electronic payments, and will be required to complete the ACH/Direct Deposit Authorization form. Do you agree to be an ACH/Direct Deposit vendor?

• References (required) —

  You give permission for the County to contact any and all references provided.

• Description of Purchase (required) —

  The County of Shasta, through its Department of Support Services - Purchasing Unit, is issuing this solicitation for the provision of ...

  Please provide a brief description of the services being requested.

• Optional Sections —

  Will you be utilizing the 'optional' sections in the procurement?

  If so, please select which sections and include these in the scope of work section.

  Electronic pricing table - If you would rather attach an external pricing document, don't select and upload your pricing sheet in attachments.

  Depending on the complexity, Purchasing may be able to create an electronic pricing table for the department.

• Responders Conference (required) —

  Please choose one of the below options that best suits your procurement.

  For most solicitations there would be 'none'

• Contract Type (required) —

  Please choose which contract example you want attached to the solicitation.

• Initial Term (required) —

  The Contract will be for an initial term of one year and may contain a provision for an extension of the initial term for an additional one year term.

• Extension Term (required) —

  The Contract will be for an initial term of one year and may contain a provision for an extension of the initial term for an additional one year term.

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