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Social-Emotional Learning and Life Skills Services

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RFP 1817-26/27State & Local

Submission Closed10/09/2026, 10:00:00 PM UTC

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NAICS: 624110

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Bedford Borough Council

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Solicitation # ocds-h6vhtk-079551

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Solicitation # 042-2921007-CL

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Teen Court Diversion Program

Solicitation # BPM059568

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Northamptonshire Children's Trust: Provision of Independent Fostering Arrangements and Children's Homes for Children and Young People in our Care DPS (Reopening)

Solicitation # ocds-h6vhtk-0794a3

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Northamptonshire Children's Trust

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AI Contract Overview

The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is soliciting proposals under RFP 1817-26/27 for qualified vendors to provide trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and evidence-based social-emotional learning (SEL) and life skills services. These services target at-promise and justice-involved foster youth ages 11 to 21 residing in Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTPs) across all five Los Angeles County Supervisorial Districts. The scope of work includes delivering individual SEL and mindset coaching, small group workshops, and cohort-based enrichment activities and outings. These services may be performed on-site, in-home, or at LACOE facilities. The resulting contracts will be indefinite-quantity agreements with an initial one-year term ending June 30, 2027, and four optional one-year extensions. Proposals are due by 3:00 p.m. PST on October 9, 2026, via PlanetBids. Evaluation is based on a 100-point scale, prioritizing tools and curricula, cost, alignment of practices, references, service area capability, and prior experience. Strict adherence to formatting and page-length requirements is mandatory, as non-compliance results in a 10-point deduction. Vendors must provide fully burdened, firm-and-fixed pricing via Exhibit F and certify compliance with DOJ Live Scan background clearances and mandated reporter training. Contractors are also required to maintain specific insurance coverage, including general liability and sexual molestation/abuse policies, and adhere to strict data security and confidentiality standards under a Data Processing Agreement.

General Info

LACOE seeks vendors for SEL and life skills services for foster youth through 2027.

Agency

California → Controller's Office Department of Los Angeles County Office of Education

NAICS

624110 - Child and Youth Services

Place of Performance

9300 Imperial Highway Downey, California 90242, CA, USA

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PhaseClosed

PostedSep 14

Contract opportunity posted

Response DeadlineOct 9

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

10/09/2026, 10:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia → Controller's Office Department of Los Angeles County Office of Education

Contacts1 person available

OfficeCA, USA

Organization / AgencyCalifornia → Controller's Office Department of Los Angeles County Office of Education

Office AddressCA, USA

Contacts

Lilibeth MorelosContact

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

Scope: The FYS Direct Services Program coordinates educational and social-emotional case management services for youth in STRTPs across all five Los Angeles County Supervisorial Districts. Program data show that academic achievement, social-emotional learning, and well-being/life skills are the most common areas of need, while career and postsecondary milestones are achieved more often than academic milestones.Through this solicitation, LACOE seeks qualified vendors to provide standards-aligned SEL and life skills services for at-promise youth in foster care ages 11–21. Services should be trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and evidence-based, with the goal of improving youth engagement and progress toward identified academic, social-emotional, well-being, life skills, career, and postsecondary goals.
Notes: Proposers must satisfy all minimum mandatory requirements for their proposals to be eligible for further evaluation. Failure to meet any mandatory requirement may result in the proposal being deemed non-responsive and rejected.Proposers must also comply with all required section headings, sequence, and maximum page-length requirements. Failure to comply with these proposal formatting requirements will result in a ten (10)-point deduction from the Proposer’s total evaluation score.
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