Accreditation Measures for a Juvenile Correctional Facility Site

The contract involves the Office of Youth Services procuring comprehensive, performance-based services to enhance the accreditation process of juvenile correctional facilities, specifically targeting the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility in Kailua. The selected provider will establish and implement a national, data-driven improvement model rooted in research, which includes providing standards, outcome measures, and a robust quality assurance process. The scope encompasses delivering training and technical assistance to facility staff to facilitate the adoption of research-based and best practices, with an emphasis on collecting and analyzing both qualitative data—such as surveys from youths, staff, and families—and quantitative data, including administrative records and incident reports. The goal is to utilize this data to inform reforms and measure progress over time. Key deliverables include generating outcome measure reports that compare performance data across different time periods and against national field averages, focusing on critical outcome measures, positive youth outcomes, and agency division performance. The contract emphasizes maintaining high data quality standards through ongoing quality assurance processes and producing comprehensive reports that reflect improvements and areas needing attention. The contract value ranges from $500,000 to $1,500,000, with the Hawaii Department of Human Services acting as the contracting agency, and the primary contact being Tammi Kahookele. The solicitation was posted on March 27, 2025, with a response deadline of April 2, 2025.