City of Chicago

Department of Family and Support Services

Legal Advertisement Request Form

DESCRIPTION:  Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS),

Youth Services Youth Intervention Pathways RFP

The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) Youth Services Division seeks agencies to coordinate services for youth 10-17 years old that have interactions with the Chicago Police Department (CPD). This Request for Proposals (RFP) is part of a broad effort in Chicago to reduce contact between youth and the legal system.

Supportive community services offer an alternative to arrest and incarceration, which is developmentally inappropriate for young people, creates lifelong social and emotional harms, and perpetuate the systemic over-incarceration and surveillance of Black and Brown youth. Through this, and other programs, DFSS is working to reduce the overrepresentation of youth of color in the juvenile court system and promote the safety, well-being, and prosperity of all youth in the City of Chicago. This program targets youth who need support services to decrease their ongoing interaction with police, decrease their risk factors, increase public safety, and develop accountability for youth that impacts their trajectory further into the legal system. Respondents will be required to work in partnership and close collaboration with CPD to implement the Youth Intervention Pathways program effectively.

The term of contract(s) executed under this RFP will be from March 1, 2023, through December 31, 2024. We anticipate that each award will be $250,000 per year. Awarded agencies will be awarded funding for 100 youth at a rate of $2,500 per youth. Administrative costs will be capped at 15 percent per application. Indirect costs will be capped at 15 percent.

For more information, please refer to the application posted on the City of Chicago’s eProcurement page: https://eprocurement.cityofchicago.org/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?OAFunc=PON_ABSTRACT_PAGE&PON_NEGOTIATION_STATUS=ACTIVE

A note about the City’s eProcurement System:

For those who have not done business with the City of Chicago before, registration in iSupplier is the first step to ensuring your agency’s ability to conduct business with the City of Chicago and DFSS. Please allow five to seven days for your registration to be processed.

Current contractors need only to start an application via their existing iSupplier/eProcurement account. 

All vendors must have a Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) and an IRS W9 for registration and confirmation of vendor business information.

RFP DUE DATE/SUBMISSION LOCATION:

January 13, 2023

 12:00, NOON CST

Proposals must be submitted via on-line application.

E-mailed or faxed proposals will not be accepted.

PRE-PROPOSAL WEBINAR

A Pre-Proposal Webinar will be held on December 9, 2022, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Attendance is not mandatory but is advised.

Please register prior to the webinar’s start using this link:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3949896993931181326

A link to the completed Webinar will be available on-line at the DFSS website after the time and date listed above for those who cannot attend at the live scheduled time. Please register prior to the Webinar’s start. The purpose of this pre-submittal event is to clarify the RFP process and the scope of the required services. Attendance is not mandatory, but it is strongly suggested that interested applicants attend.

Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/WP8zAsLSuB8

2022 DFSS YIP Bidders Conference Deck.pdf