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Stakeholder Engagement State and local contract opportunity
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26-DCYF-CW-097
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Adams County, Asotin County, Benton County, Chelan County, Clallam County, Clark County, Columbia County, Cowlitz County, Douglas County, Ferry County, Franklin County, Garfield County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Island County, Jefferson County, King County, Kitsap County, Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Lewis County, Lincoln County, Mason County, Okanogan County, Pacific County, Pend Oreille County, Pierce County, San Juan County, Skagit County, Skamania County, Snohomish County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Thurston County, Wahkiakum County, Walla Walla County, Whatcom County, Whitman County, Yakima County, Asotin City, Clarkston City, Clarkston Heights-Vineland CDP, West Clarkston-Highland CDP, Benton City, Chelan City, Chelan Falls CDP, Clallam Bay CDP, Lewisville CDP, Rock Island City, Pacific Beach CDP, Whidbey Island Station CDP, Mercer Island City, Pacific City, Bainbridge Island City, Kingston CDP, Kitsap Lake CDP, Kittitas City, Klickitat CDP, Okanogan City, Anderson Island CDP, Fort Lewis CDP, Fox Island CDP, Herron Island CDP, Ketron Island CDP, North Fort Lewis CDP, Pacific City, Raft Island CDP, Stevenson City, Hat Island CDP, Lake Stevens City, Snohomish City, Spokane City, Spokane Valley City, Puget Island CDP, Garfield Town, Yakima City, Washington

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This document is a bidder response template for RFQQ 26-DCYF-CW-097, issued by the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), for stakeholder engagement services related to child welfare system improvements under the D.S. Lawsuit and Settlement Agreement. The contract requires bidders to solicit, collect, synthesize, and communicate stakeholder input regarding implementation progress and adherence to trauma-informed, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and culturally responsive practices within kinship engagement, family group planning, and referrals and transitions initiatives. The response template contains 14 evaluation questions totaling 205 base points, with additional points available for demonstrated experience in Washington State. Bidders must address questions spanning organizational mission and vision, expertise with youth in foster care, experience with kinship and extended families, foster care system improvement knowledge, selection of approved research and development hub platforms, data protection policies, trauma-informed engagement methodologies, virtual and written input gathering capabilities, accessibility and language access accommodations, information synthesis and communication across multiple formats, report writing and presentation skills, Institutional Review Board approval experience, and understanding of trauma-informed and culturally responsive child welfare practices.

The template requires bidders to provide clear, complete, and explanatory responses with references to additional supporting documentation as needed, as evaluators will base assessments solely on information contained in submitted proposals. Bidders must submit responses via email as Word or PDF documents attached to their RFQQ response. The evaluation emphasizes practical experience within the past five years, with significant point allocations for expertise in working with youth in foster care, family engagement, and system improvement initiatives, particularly those conducted within Washington State.

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ATTACHMENT C-2 - BIDDER RESPONSE

TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSE

RFQQ 26-DCYF-CW-097 Stakeholder Engagement Responses will only be evaluated on the basis of the information provided in the Bidders’ Proposals. Bidders are not to assume that the evaluators know anything about the Bidder or its proposed solution. Therefore, it is important that the response be clear, explanatory, and complete so that the evaluation team can adequately understand all aspects of the Proposal.

Instructions: Bidders must complete this template and attach the Word or PDF to their emailed RFQQ Response. Please thoroughly read all instructions in the RFQQ before completing. Bidder may provide additional documentation as an additional attachment with specific references included in this form.

Bidder Information:

Business Name:

Technical/Management Proposal:

Question #1 (5 points):

Describe your/your organization’s mission and vision.

Bidder Response:

Question #2 (25 points, 5 additional points for experience in Washington state):

Describe your expertise in working with youth in foster care focusing on your experience within the past 5 years. Detail what of that experience, if any, was in Washington state.

Bidder Response:

Question #3 (15 points, 5 additional points for experience in Washington state):

Describe your expertise working with kinship, foster and extended families of young people in foster care focusing on your experience within the past 5 years. Detail what of that experience, if any, was in Washington state.

Bidder Response:

Question #4 (20 points, 5 additional points for experience in Washington state):

Describe your expertise in the improvement of foster care systems focusing on your experience within the past 5 years. Detail what of that experience, if any, was in Washington state.

Bidder Response:

Question #5 (20 points):

Describe which research and development hub platform you will be using from the list of “approved solutions” listed here Reviewed SaaS Products , Security Policy Compliance (SPC) Agency Resources - General SaaS/PaaS - Summary) capable of capturing data, input, and experiences from youth who have had experiences in foster care and other stakeholders.

Bidder Response:

Question #6 (10 points):

Describe your data protection policies and procedures, the importance of ensuring privacy protections and how this aligns with the requirements listed in the contract.

Bidder Response:

Question #7 (25 points):

Describe your professional experience in and approaches for trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and youth-friendly methods for gathering input and feedback from youth and young adults (ages 14-21 years) and stakeholders.

Bidder Response:

Question #8 (10 points):

Describe your professional experience facilitating virtual listening sessions.

Bidder Response:

Question #9 (10 points):

Describe your professional experience and methods for gathering written input.

Bidder Response:

Question #10 (20 points):

Describe your capacity and potential strategies to offer reasonable accommodations and modifications as well as language access to ensure participation of individuals with limited English proficiency and physical, intellectual, developmental, and psychiatric disabilities.

Bidder Response:

Question #11 (20 points):

Describe your ability and experience with synthesizing and communicating information through multiple formats that are accessible to youth and families from diverse backgrounds.

Bidder Response:

Question #12 (10 points) Describe your experience with developing written reports and providing virtual presentations based on synthesis and analysis of data gathered from individuals.

Bidder Response:

Question #13 (10 points) Describe your experience obtaining approval for research projects from an Institutional Review Board (IRB).

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Question #14 (15 points) Describe your knowledge and understanding of trauma-informed, LGBTQIA affirming and culturally responsive practices within the child welfare system.

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