Notice of Intent HE-26-691.pdf

March 26, 2026

RE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL No. RFP HE-26-691

The City of Long Beach (City) has completed its evaluation of Request for Proposal (RFP) No. HE-26-691 Long Beach Reentry Services

Program – Youth Diversion. Three responsive Proposals were received and evaluated. Based on the evaluation criteria stated in the RFP, and analysis of the response, it is the City’s intent to award the contract to:

• Confluence Rising dba the California Conference for Equality and Justice, of Long Beach, CA

Thank you for your participation in the procurement process. The City of Long Beach regards your firm as an important and valuable provider of goods and/or services. If I can answer any further questions, please feel free to contact me at (562) 570-3835 during normal business hours or by email at rfppurchasing@longbeach.gov.

Sincerely, Elisa Landeros

Elisa Landeros, Procurement Analyst

NOTE: This Notice of Intent to Award does not constitute an award.

The awarded vendor will receive a purchase order from the City of

Long Beach. Work shall not commence without a signed purchase order.

Financial Management Business Relations Bureau/Purchasing Division

411 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802

(562) 570-6200 mailto:rfppurchasing@longbeach.gov

Department of Financial Management 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 6th Floor

Long Beach, CA 90802

(562) 570-6425

Date: March 26, 2026

To: Michelle Wilson, Purchasing Agent, Financial Management

From: Stephanie Chmelik, Acting Bureau Manager, Collective Impact Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services

Subject: RFP HE-26-691 Long Beach Reentry Services Program - Youth Diversion

On January 6, 2026, a request for proposal (RFP) was issued for Long Beach Reentry

Services Program – Youth Diversion, which will be responsible for providing youth diversion services for youth ages 15-24 arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense, and who also self-identify as having a mental health and/or substance use issue and require youth diversion services. Three proposals were received by the February 12, 2026, deadline.

The three submissions were reviewed to ensure that the minimum qualifications and requirements of the RFP were met. All three proposals met the requirements and were further reviewed in accordance with the evaluation criteria, as stipulated in the RFP.

A selection committee comprising of one member of the Department of Health and

Human Services and two members of the Long Beach Reentry Advisory Committee, evaluated the proposals based on their subject-matter expertise.

The proposals were evaluated in accordance with the following evaluation criteria:

CRITERIA Weight

1. Organizational Capacity & Experience

• Meet the minimum qualifications of this RFP

• Successful experience performing activities related to those listed in this RFP

• Capacity and qualifications of staff to meet the performance outcomes

• Previous success in similar engagements and programs

30%

2. Method of Approach

• Creation of effective program plan to ensure implementation timeline alignment

• Demonstrates access to and knowledge of priority population

30%

RFP HE-26-691 Long Beach Reentry Services Program – Youth Diversion

• Commitment to and impact on racial and health equity in the proposed project and through previous work

• Representation of priority population in organization’s leadership

• Experience collaborating with and willingness to partner with other groups to reach goals

• Plan includes meaningful and intentional outreach engagement with community stakeholders

3. Communications & Reporting

• Ability to maintain, input and update client data and findings into selected formats for consumption by a broad range of stakeholders

• Project is actionable, connected to the organizational mission, provides a theory of change, and key resources are identified to achieve goals including language access plans

• Implementation focuses on priority populations and/or in key communities

• Ability to provide data and preliminary evaluations on a regular basis throughout the contract period

• Ability to participate in mandatory monthly and quarterly grantee meetings and provide a primary point of contact

• Participate in selected system to track progress of the project and report programmatic outcomes

20%

4. Reasonableness of Cost

• Feasibility, reasonableness, and optimization of the proposed budget

10%

5. Commitment to Racial Equity

• Experience working with diverse populations and communities, and how this program is connected to racial equity goals and the work of your organization

• Work that your organization has undergone to improve racial equity

• Number of people with lived experiences and individuals from racially diverse populations engaged in your organization’s planning and decision-making processes

• Policies or practices in place that ensure the experiences of racially diverse communities are represented in your organizational infrastructure

10%

RFP HE-26-691 Long Beach Reentry Services Program – Youth Diversion

After a thorough review and evaluation process, the selection committee selected the following organizations to provide youth diversion services for the City of Long

Beach:

• Confluence Rising dba the California Conference for Equality and Justice, of

Long Beach, CA.

The committee recommends this vendor based on their proposal submission aligning with the evaluation criteria in the RFP. Final scores for all evaluated proposals are shown in the table below:

Vendor Name Base

Score

Local

Preference

Local

Preference

Credit

Final

Score

Confluence Rising (CCEJ) 76% Yes 10% 86%

Long Beach Bar

Foundation

68% Yes 10% 78%

PCS Family 43% Yes 10% 53%

Approved by:

Michelle Wilson, City Purchasing Agent Date

3/26/26