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Notice #: 05525551
Request for Proposals

Public Notice
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Chapter 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to purchases of health and human services, the Department of Human Services, Office of Youth Services (OYS) is soliciting proposals for the following:

RFP No. HMS-501-08-01: COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR YOUTH
Community based prevention and intervention services for youth:
€ Positive Youth Development
€ Youth Gang Prevention and Intervention
€ Truancy Prevention and In-School Suspension
€ Attendant Care
€ Community-Based Outreach and Advocacy
€ Education/Vocational Services for At-Risk Youth
€ Services for Youth Experiencing Homelessness

RFP No. HMS-501-08-02: COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR YOUTH
Residential services to meet the needs of Hawaii’s at-risk and troubled youths, including youths being released from the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF):
€ Community-based Level I—Non-Intensive
€ Level II—Intensive
€ Independent Living
€ Emergency Shelter

RFP No. HMS-503-08-03: SERVICES FOR THE HYCF
Services for youth committed to the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF):
€ Diversion from Incarceration, In-Facility and After Care Services
€ In-Facility Substance Abuse Services

Request for Proposals (RFP) for the above RFP numbers and titles may be picked up or mailed upon request or downloaded on the web at http://www.hawaii.gov/spo2/ health/rfp103f/ beginning October 30, 2006.

The original and 4 copies of each proposal shall be mailed and postmarked by the United States Postal Service (USPS) on or before midnight, Hawaii Standard Time (HST) January 26, 2007, or hand delivered no later than 4:30 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time (HST), on January 26, 2007, at the drop-off site designated on the Proposal Mail-in and Delivery Information Sheet. Deliveries by private mail services such as Federal Express (FedEx) and the United Parcel Service (UPS) shall be considered hand deliveries. Proposals postmarked or hand delivered after the submittal deadline shall be considered late and rejected. There are no exceptions to this requirement. Incomplete and late proposals will be returned without action. Funding is subject to availability of funds and budget execution policies.

There will be an RFP orientation session on Thursday, November 16, 2006. The time and place for the session is stated in Section 1. “Administrative Overview” of the RFP. All prospective applicants are encouraged to attend the orientation.

The deadline for submission of written questions is 12:00 midnight HST, on Friday, November 24, 2006. All written questions submitted by November 24, 2006 will receive a written response from the State on or about December 4, 2006.

Inquiries regarding this RFP should be directed to the RFP contact person, Miss Edralyn Caberto at 820 Mililani Street, Suite 817, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, telephone: (808) 587-5700, fax: (808) 587-5734, e-mail: emcelroy@dhs.hawaii.gov.
(SB05525551 10/29/06)