10848_ITN_Exhibit 4_Start-Up_Implementation.docx

This document is an Exhibit 4 Start-Up Implementation Plan for ITN #10848 issued by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). The plan outlines the activities that will be accomplished within the first 30 days from the Notice of Agency Decision to contract execution, so that the Respondent can begin providing Youth Services starting January 1, 2025. The plan covers key actions such as appointing/hiring staff, background screening, staff training, recruitment, and establishing fiscal infrastructure including a separate bank account and accounting system. The Respondent is also required to select and acquire the program facility where services will be provided.

The overall contract opportunity, ITN #10848, is for the provision of Children In Need of Services/Families In Need of Services (CINS/FINS), Statewide Respite Care Services, and evidence-based or promising practices delinquency programming within Florida's 20 judicial circuits. The Department is seeking proposals from community, faith-based, not-for-profit organizations, LLCs, and/or divisions of local government to design, create, develop, implement, manage, and ensure coordination of local delivery of these services throughout the state.