PRE - CINS/FINS and Respite Services

ITN 10770 Notice of Final Agency Decision - January 25, 2024

ITN 10770 Informational Notice #1 - January 18, 2024

Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (Department or DJJ) Solicitation #10770 - 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 programming.

This Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) is issued by the State of Florida, (Department), to select a Respondent to provide the above-referenced services within Florida's 20 judicial circuits. The Department is seeking proposals throughout the State of Florida from community, faith-based, not-for-profit organizations, LLC, and/or divisions of local government that shall design, create, develop, implement, manage and ensure coordination of local delivery of residential and non-residential statewide services for CINS/FINS. The plan for programming shall include contracting with local service providers to deliver services to CINS/FINS youth and families between the ages of eight up to 18 years of age and their families, provide statewide support services, data collection and reporting, management, and enforcement of provisions described in the Attachment A, Services Sought. In addition, program services are to include innovations in evidence-based or promising practices in delinquency prevention programming as described in Attachment A, Services Sought.

The Department seeks to procure a lead agency that will subcontract for and provide management and administrative oversight of a statewide network of community-based respite care service providers that ensure access to respite care and related services, specifically designed to provide a safe alternative to secure detention. Statewide Detention Respite Care Services, as described in Attachment A-1, are for youth between the ages of eight up to 18 years of age, who have been charged with an offense of domestic violence (including youth who have been previously adjudicated for other issues).

The lead agency that will contract with local service providers for delivery of non-secure custody, care, treatment, and supervision to youth currently on probation, Probation Respite Bed Services to youth, between the ages of eight up to 18 years of age, who have been screened and deemed appropriate for services as described in the Attachment A-2, Probation Respite Bed Services. The lead agency will oversee all components of training, service delivery, contract management, and operations of local service providers.

The lead agency will contract with local service providers for Respite Bed-Civil Citation Services for youth issued a civil citation who need respite services as set forth in Attachment A-3, Respite Bed Services for Civil Citation Youth. Respite Services shall be provided to youth, between the ages of eight up to 18 years of age, as described in the Attachment A-3, Respite Bed Services for Civil Citation Youth.

The Department is seeking proposals from Respondents that will deliver all services components inclusive - CINS/FINS, Statewide Detention Respite Care Services, Probation Respite Bed Services, and Respite Bed Services for Civil Citation Youth, and evidence-based or promising practices delinquency prevention programming.