RFQ for Juvenile Justice Risk Assessment Consulting

The Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections (IDJC) has issued a Request for Quote (RFQ) 304 for Juvenile Justice Risk Assessment Consulting services. The procurement seeks an individual with a PhD to conduct a comprehensive statistical analysis of the Progress Assessment-Reassessment (PA/R) risk assessment tool, specifically to determine which variables are most closely related to recidivism among the department's juvenile population. The consulting work must be performed by a professional with at least one year of experience in juvenile justice-related statistical analysis. Key deliverables include a kick-off meeting, off-site data analysis, and a written report identifying outcomes from the data review. The contract term will run from the date of award through October 10, 2024, with potential for renewal. Quotes are due by 5:00 pm Mountain Time on February 5, 2024, with an estimated workload of 50-75 hours. The consultant will be required to provide a detailed breakdown of activities and will only be invoiced for actual hours worked, not to exceed 75 hours.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational respondents were explicitly detailed in the procurement documents. The RFQ does not indicate any preferences for disadvantaged enterprises or specific vendor categories. While the documents reference existing technology infrastructure like OnBase document management systems used by various Idaho state agencies, no incumbent vendors for this specific consulting project were identified. The budget for this project appears to be structured on an hourly rate basis, with a maximum potential value of approximately $22,500 (assuming a maximum of 75 hours at a professional consulting rate). Contractors will be required to maintain specific insurance coverages, including commercial general liability, commercial automobile liability, and workers' compensation, with the State of Idaho and IDJC to be named as additional insureds. The procurement is open to qualified individual consultants or firms meeting the specified PhD-level expertise and juvenile justice statistical analysis experience.