Addendum No. 1 - OJD RFP No. S-19800-00014538_Final.pdf

RFP No. S-19800-00014538 – Veterans Treatment Court Program Expansion Consulting Services – Addendum No. 1

RFP S-19800-00014538

VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM EXPANSION

CONSULTING SERVICES

ADDENDUM NO. 1

SECTION 1: PURPOSE

The purpose of this Addendum No. 1 is to provide perspective Proposers with the questions and requests for clarification or requests for change received in response to the RFP and OJD’s response to those questions and requests.

NOTE: Written questions/requests for clarification or requests for changes of a particular provision contained in this Addendum No. 1 must be received by the SPC no later than 3:30 PM Pacific Time on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, or they will not be considered.

SECTION 2: Questions and Requests for Clarification or Requests for Change

1. Do you have any information about the maximum budget or anticipated budget amount?

OJD Response: A budget has not been identified for this project.

2. Can you provide the anticipated funding level for the awarded contract under this

RFP?

OJD Response: Please see OJD’s response to question #1 above.

3. What is the expected start date and period of performance for the award?

OJD Response: The performance period is from the date of contract execution through August 2028. OJD anticipates this to be approximately 29 months.

4. Could you provide guidance on the expected level of effort for the requested services, such as any estimates or assumptions regarding staffing or labor hours?

OJD Response: Proposers should plan for enough FTE to support all project deliverables. This includes coordination and meetings with OJD project team

RFP No. S-19800-00014538 – Veterans Treatment Court Program Expansion Consulting Services – Addendum No. 1 members; outreach, planning, and engagement with stakeholders (including travel); and development and implementation of key deliverables such as the gap analysis, readiness assessment, and implementation toolkit.

5. What is the period of performance for this work?

OJD Response: Approximately 29 months.

6. Is there an estimated value or maximum budget for the work?

OJD Response: Please see OJD’s response to question #1 above.

7. As part of the Veteran Treatment Court expansion, are you planning on implementing additional VTCs?

OJD Response: The focus of this scope of work is to increase access to the VTC treatment court model by implementing a framework which aligns with treatment court best practices and supports partially remote operations for justice-involved Service Members and Veterans. During the course of the project, circuit courts who express the desire to launch new VTCs will be supported by OJD’s existing process for onboarding new court programs.

8. 11.a.(3) Representations and Warranties: Attachment A – Sample Contract We request the language of Section 11.a.(3) be updated as follows: “Contractor has the skill and knowledge possessed by well-informed members of its industry, trade, or profession and Contractor will apply that skill and knowledge with care and diligence to perform the Services in a professional manner and in accordance with the highest standards prevalent in Contractor’s industry, trade, or profession;”

OJD Response: OJD partially approves this request. Please see the OJD approved modifications made to the revised Attachment A – Sample Contract issued as part of the Addendum No. 1.

9. Ownership of Work Product – No Rights: Attachment A – Sample Contract We request the State grants to the successful offeror a license to use, copy, modify, distribute and create derivative works for work developed by the Contractor in performance of this agreement.

OJD Response: OJD Denies this request.

RFP No. S-19800-00014538 – Veterans Treatment Court Program Expansion Consulting Services – Addendum No. 1

10. 14.e. Confidential Information – Publicity: Attachment A – Sample Contract We request the following language be added to the end of this section:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Contractor can identify the State as the Sponsor of this research in any resulting scientific publications or list them on our list of external funders.”

OJD Response: OJD partially approves this request. Please see the OJD approved modifications made to the revised Attachment A – Sample Contract issued as part of the Addendum No. 1.

11. 16.a. GENERAL INDEMNITY: Attachment A – Sample Contract We request the language of this section be updated as follows: “CONTRACTOR

SHALL DEFEND, SAVE, HOLD HARMLESS, AND INDEMNIFY THE STATE OF

OREGON AND OJD AND THEIR OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS

FROM AND AGAINST ALL THIRD PARTY CLAIMS, SUITS, ACTIONS, LOSSES,

DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, COSTS AND EXPENSES OF ANY NATURE

WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES, RESULTING FROM, ARISING

OUT OF, OR RELATING TO THE EXTENT CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENT

ACTS PERFORMED BY THE ACTIVITIES OF CONTRACTOR OR ITS

OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, SUBCONTRACTORS OR AGENTS UNDER THIS

CONTRACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, UNAUTHORIZED

DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, PROFESSIONAL

MALFEASANCE, INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS,

INTENTIONAL, WILLFUL, OR WANTON WRONGFUL ACTS AND ACTS

OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF SERVICES SET FORTH IN THIS CONTRACT.”

OJD Response: OJD denies this request.