ITN_10770_Attachment_N.docx

This document is an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) issued by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) to select a lead agency to provide statewide Children in Need of Services/Families in Need of Services (CINS/FINS), Statewide Detention Respite Care Services, Probation Respite Bed Services, Respite Bed Services for Civil Citation Youth, and evidence-based or promising practices delinquency prevention programming. The selected lead agency will subcontract with local service providers to deliver these services throughout Florida's 20 judicial circuits. The services are intended for youth between the ages of 8 and 18 years old and their families. The ITN seeks 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 the local delivery of these residential and non-residential services.

The Department is seeking proposals that will deliver all service components inclusive of CINS/FINS, Statewide Detention Respite Care Services, Probation Respite Bed Services, and Respite Bed Services for Civil Citation Youth. The lead agency selected will be responsible for contracting with local service providers, training, service delivery, contract management, and operations. The ITN includes information regarding the contract term, response deadlines, and key dates for the ITN process.