06825P0001-JustUs RFP

JustUS Request for Proposals (RFP)
ACS is seeking to contract with a highly experienced service provider to deliver a gender responsive, community-led diversion program for girls between the ages of 13 to 18, who have come into contact with, or are at risk of coming into contact with the juvenile delinquency system. This includes girls who are at risk of being placed on a juvenile delinquency petition or on probation, at risk of a PINS petition, on aftercare or with a history of Close to Home placement. JustUS would accept referrals from ACS, court stakeholders/agencies, community-based organizations, individuals (including self-referrals), and through community outreach.
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 JustUS services to 40 – 48 youth per year in Brooklyn. 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.
Please submit your proposals by both acknowledging the receipt of the RFx in the Acknowledgement tab and completing your response in the Manage Responses tab. Vendor resources can be found at www.nyc.gov/passport, under the Finding and Responding to RFx heading. If you need additional assistance with PASSPort, please contact the MOCS Service Desk at www.nyc.gov/mocshelp.