RDQ for 21st District Parenting Classes

The Colorado Judicial Department, 21st Judicial District, issued a Request for Documented Quote (RDQ) for parenting education classes serving Mesa County. The procurement seeks one or more qualified providers to deliver educational classes for parents involved in domestic relations cases, including dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and allocation of parental responsibilities cases. The required services include offering classes in both in-person and online formats across three levels: Level 1 (standard parenting education), Level 1.5 (moderate conflict), and Level 2 (high-conflict cases), with content available in English and Spanish. The District anticipates approximately 1,300 cases annually with judicial officers expected to order most parents with children to attend classes. Respondents must submit audited financial statements for the most recently closed fiscal year and two preceding years, demonstrate qualified staff with appropriate background clearances, provide three professional references, and address risk management protocols, confidentiality protections, and quarterly reporting capabilities including attendance statistics and participant evaluations. Written questions were due September 14, 2017 at 5:00 P.M. MST, and quotes were required by September 21, 2017 at 4:00 P.M. MST, with submissions directed to John C. Kane, Purchasing Manager, at the State Court Administrator's Office in Denver. The contract term is one year with up to four optional one-year extensions exercisable at the District's sole discretion.

The RDQ does not indicate specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular types of organizations or disadvantaged enterprises. All respondents must register as vendors with Colorado's Vendor Self Service system to receive modifications and notices. The procurement contains no reference to incumbent vendors or current contractors. Compensation is derived entirely from attendance fees collected from class participants, which the contractor retains in full, with no guaranteed volume of referrals specified during the annual contract term. The contractor must be an independent contractor ineligible for employee benefits, workers' compensation, or unemployment insurance through the Judicial Department. Pricing must remain firm for the initial contract period, with any subsequent price increases requiring mutual agreement and documentation of market price or labor cost increases, and the contractor assumes all class-related costs including site rental, materials, refreshments, and instructor compensation.