RFP J28012 IN-COMMUNITY SERVICE, FIFTH CIRCUIT

The goal of the service is to assist juveniles and families to resolve various problems and conflicts to help them learn socially acceptable behaviors and function in the community as law-abiding citizens.

Services must incorporate best practices/evidence-based practices and be reflective of the court’s balanced and restorative justice philosophy and the guiding principles of the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI).

The in-community services include Alternative Education, Outdoor/Prosocial Experience, Anger Management, Psychological Services, Victim Impact Classes, and Ohana Conferencing.

The goals of balanced and restorative justice are accountability, competency development, and public safety. JDAI principles are complementary in that it can help shape and guide jurisdiction’s practice through collaboration and a continuum of services that are culturally competent, relevant and accessible to the youth they serve and reduce the reliance on unnecessary confinement in secured detention.

The in-community services include Alternative Education, Outdoor/Prosocial Experience, Anger Management, Psychological Services, Victim Impact Classes, and Ohana Conferencing.

All proposals and proposal forms shall be submitted electronically through the State of Hawaii Electronic Procurement System (HIePRO) at https://hiepro.ehawaii.gov/welcome.html.

The proposal submittal deadline is **12:00 p.m. H.S.T., November 12, 2026**.

All questions must be submitted through HIePRO. Questions must be submitted by the question deadline date and time.

Awards made for this solicitation, if any, shall be done through the HIePRO and shall, therefore, be subject to a **mandatory .75% (.0075) transaction fee, not to exceed $5,000 for the total contract term**.

Responses to this RFP, including proposed prices and/or fees will be considered firm for 90 days from the proposal due date.

Pursuant to HRS §103-53, as a prerequisite to entering into contracts of $25,000 or more, providers are required to have a tax clearance from the Hawaii State Department of Taxation (DOTAX) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Initial Term of Contract and Renewals: July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2029. The contract may be extended for an additional two (2) year period, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds and satisfactory performance of services by providers.