TCI Prostentant Services Solicitation.docx
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- TCI Religious Service (Protestant)
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- SRC0000030530
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- Trumbull County, Ohio
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This document is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction (ODRC) for Protestant Christian Services at Trumbull Correctional Institution. The solicitation seeks a religious service provider to perform Protestant services at the institution, which houses approximately 1,400 incarcerated individuals. The contractor will be required to work up to 32 hours per week at an hourly rate of $21.65, conducting weekly Christian services, providing religious education, offering pastoral care, distributing religious literature, and performing specialized ministry services including visitations in special units, holiday services, and funeral services. The contract term is from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027, with responses to be submitted via OhioBuys.
The total contract value is $72,200.00, consisting of $36,100.00 per fiscal year. Potential contractors must submit credentials including a current ecclesiastical endorsement, preaching license or ordination certificate, and a resume demonstrating relevant experience. Security requirements include completing a criminal background check, adhering to conduct standards, and participating in mandatory institutional training. The work environment is characterized as potentially hazardous, with possible exposure to confined spaces, potentially violent individuals, unusual conditions, and emergency situations. The ODRC's mission is to reduce recidivism, with core values emphasizing staff care, teamwork, civility, and providing hope.
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THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION & CORRECTION
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
PROSTENTANT CHRISTAIN SERVICES CONTRACT
Trumbull Correctional Institution 5701 Burnett Road Leavittsburg OH 44430
BACKGROUND: The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Corrections (ODRC), as established under House Bill 494, with responsibilities defined in Ohio Revised Code 5120 oversee the supervision of about 44,600 offenders in Ohio at 28 state prisons, which includes 3 prisons operating as private prisons, contracted to the agency. The institutions vary in level of security and include corrections reception centers, correctional camps, and pre-release centers. The mission of ODRC is to reduce recidivism among those we touch. The value of the agency is aligned to support the mission of the agency. The values of the agency are as follows: (1) Take care of our staff; they will transform our incarcerated population (2) One team-one purpose (3) Civility towards all and (4) Hope is job one.
Trumbull Correctional Institution serves as an integral component of ODRC. The institution is a 24-hour 7 day a week operation that houses approximately 1400 incarcerated persons. It has 330 full-time employees and operates 4 shifts per day.
PROSTENTANT CHRISTRIAN SERVICE CONTRACT POSTING
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction seek the services of a Protestant Religious Service Provider to perform Protestant services at Trumbull Correctional Institution. Responses to this Request for Proposal are to be submitted via OhioBuys.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Contractor is expected to work up to thirty-two hours per week at an hourly rate of $21.65.
Contractor will provide the following services:
Conduct weekly Protestant Christian services (Institution & Camp).
Provide religious study or education classes (Institution & Camp).
Provide general pastoral care to Protestant Christian incarcerated individuals, which may include consultation concerning religious issues, grief care, crisis pastoral counseling, pastoral visitation with incarcerated individuals, etc. (Institution & Camp).
Attend annual Religious Services Meeting – Mandatory.
Make referrals of incarcerated individuals to the services (Institution & Camp).
Distribution of religious literature and/ or conduct religious program (Institution & Camp).
Assistance to Chaplain in appropriate duties and/ or conduct religious programs at Institution and Camp.
Complete a monthly report form on services provided – to be submitted to the DWSS and the DRC Administrator, Operation Support Center – no later than the 5th of the month.
Provide specialized ministry services including:
Pastoral care and/ or visitation of incarcerated individuals in special units. This may include Transitional Program Unit (TPU), death row, hospital, hospice care, living units, and visiting room (Institution & Camp).
Conduct funeral service for Protestant Christian incarcerated individuals at Institution and Camp.
Perform holiday services (Easter, Christmas) at Institution and Camp.
$75 yearly compensation for attendance at annual mandatory Religious Services Contractor Meeting as requested by contract.
CREDENTIALS
As evidence of qualification for the contract chaplain position, candidates must submit the following. Current ecclesiastical endorsement by sponsoring denomination. License to preach and/or certificate of ordination from representative faith group. Resume which demonstrates previous experience in providing religious services outlined in the description of services.
SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
In compliance with the protocol for security, the contractor will complete the following: A criminal background check will be processed as a condition for commencement of services. The contractor must assume the responsibility of working in a potentially hazardous environment. The Standards of Conduct for Contractors and Volunteer will be completed for review. The contractor must participate in any designated contractor training and orientation, as scheduled by the institution.
UNUSUAL WORKING CONDITIOTNS
The contractor may be exposed to confined resident, consumer, or incarcerated person areas; may be exposed to potentially violent residents, consumers, or incarcerated persons; may be exposed to unusual noises, odors, or contagious diseases; may be required to work weekends; may be on call for emergency situations.
The contract amount for FY26 and FY27 is $36,100.00 per year.
The total contract amount for July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027, is $72,200.00.
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