06824P0008-ACS Family Respite RFP

ACS Family Respite Request for Proposals (RFP)
ACS, through this RFP, is seeking to contract with a highly experienced service provider to deliver a 21-day Respite Care Model for youth, ages 7 to 17.9, who have come into contact with, or present with risk factors that increase the likelihood of encountering the juvenile justice or child welfare systems.
Respite provides families a short-term (up to 21 days) reprieve, providing a safe living space for the youth, suspension of a pattern of conflict and a pathway to restore healthy relationships. The primary goal of Respite is to avoid the need for longer-term placement outside of the home by providing temporary relief and intensive services. This RFP aims to safely reduce the number of youth admitted to detention and placement as well as youth placed into foster care on PINS or voluntary placements. Intensive work with the family during the Respite period will allow for young people to return home with better outcomes of success.
Anticipated Contract Terms July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028, with options to renew for two (2) additional three (3) year terms. Anticipated Funding and Payment Structure Total Anticipated Maximum Funding Amount: $2,400,000 ($800,000 annually) Estimated Number of Contracts: One (1) Payment Structure: Annual Line-Item Budget ACS reserves the right to modify the payment structure of the contract in the future. Contracts resulting from this RFP may be subject to increases or decreases driven by performance using utilization, quality, and outcome metrics set by ACS. Such metrics may include staff training goals, program utilization, quality of engagement, stakeholder outreach and post-services outcomes. Slots The awarded contractor must provide Respite services to all five (5) New York City boroughs. The number of Respite homes that must be maintained in each borough are as follows: Brooklyn – 2 homes, 1 slot/youth per home Bronx – 2 homes, 1 slot/youth per home Queens – 2 homes, 1 slot/youth per home Manhattan – 1 home, 1 slot/youth per home Staten Island – 1 home, 1 slot/youth per home Questions Regarding this RFP
Questions regarding this RFP must be transmitted in writing to the Agency Contact Person at the email address listed above. Questions received prior to the Pre-Proposal Conference will be answered at the conference. Substantive information/responses to questions addressed at the conference and those received subsequently will be released in an addendum to the RFP to all organizations that are prequalified to propose to this RFP through the PASSPort system, unless in the opinion of the Agency, the question is of proprietary nature.
ACS cannot guarantee a timely response to written questions regarding this RFP received less than one week prior to the proposal due date.
Use of PASSPort
To respond to this RFP and all other Human/Client Services RFPs, organizations must have an account and an approved HHS Prequalification Application in PASSPort. Proposals and Prequalification Applications will ONLY be accepted through PASSPort. If you do not have a PASSPort account or an approved HHS Prequalification Application in PASSPort, please visit www.nyc.gov/passport to get started.