26-044-LH juvenile justice incentive grant program (5/28/26)

Macon-Bibb County is issuing a Request for Professional Services for the Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant Program to procure Functional Family Therapy (FFT) services for at-risk youth ages 11-18 under juvenile court custody or supervision. The procuring jurisdiction is Bibb County, Georgia, operating through the Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners. The primary objective is to establish a management and service delivery entity capable of developing, managing, and ensuring fidelity of an evidence-based continuum of care designed to reduce recidivism through home-based therapeutic interventions addressing family dynamics, behavioral issues, and protective factors. The program targets a minimum of 73 youth per grant cycle over a typical treatment duration of 8 to 30 sessions spanning three to six months. Qualified respondents must demonstrate 5-10 years of experience in statewide FFT program implementation, fidelity monitoring, training coordination, and data management, and must be licensed to do business in Georgia. Responses must be submitted in original plus five copies with a flash drive to the Macon-Bibb County Procurement Department at 700 Poplar Street Suite 308 by 12:00 noon on Thursday, May 28, 2026, with firm names publicly announced at 2:00 p.m. the same day. Award decisions will be based on evaluation criteria including organizational qualifications (20 points), lead professional qualifications (20 points), organizational experience (10 points), lead professional experience (10 points), scope of work approach (25 points), and price (15 points).

The contract will operate in three one-year cycles from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, contingent upon the County receiving annual Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant or Accountability Court grant funding. Non-profit, for-profit, and governmental organizations are eligible to respond, and Macon-Bibb County actively encourages participation from Minority, Women Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (M/W/DBE). The County reserves the right to exercise local preference to award to County businesses within 5 percent of the lowest responsive and responsible bid. Respondents must carry workers' compensation (statutory), errors and omissions ($1,000,000), and general liability ($1,000,000) insurance with Georgia-licensed carriers rated A or better, with Macon-Bibb County named as additional insured. Pricing must be submitted as a total bid price for direct services per juvenile, with indirect costs such as rent, food, transportation, staff training, and administrative expenses excluded from the grant calculation. No specific budget range or award value has been disclosed in the procurement documents.