RP008-25 Youth-Led Kingian Nonviolence Training

The City of Lawrenceville, Georgia, in partnership with Gwinnett County Public Schools and funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) ReCAST Grant, is seeking qualified vendors to design and deliver a Youth-Led Kingian Nonviolence Training Initiative via Request for Proposal RP008-25. The procurement targets the delivery of an 8-hour in-person training session on Friday, September 19, 2025, to at least 20 high school students at Central Gwinnett High School, positioning these students as peer-led change agents to address vaping, truancy, and conflict mediation within their school community. Core deliverables include the initial training program, sample training curriculum, and a six-month virtual consultation support plan consisting of one hour per month from October 2025 through March 2026 to sustain youth leadership outcomes. Vendor qualifications must demonstrate relevant youth and nonviolence training experience (weighted 25%), demonstrated expertise in Kingian Nonviolence methodology (20%), commitment to youth-led approaches and empowerment (20%), capacity to deliver in-person training (15%), use of proven evidence-based processes (10%), and budget clarity and feasibility (10%). The proposal submission deadline is July 3, 2025, at 2:00 P.M. local time via email to steve.murray@lawrencevillega.org, with a question submission deadline of June 18, 2025, vendor award notification expected July 8, 2025, and planning activities scheduled for July 14-25, 2025. Vendors must submit a comprehensive proposal including an executive summary, innovative training approach, Kingian Nonviolence integration plan, detailed timeline with milestones, sample curriculum if available, staff qualifications and biographies, consultation support plan, budget narrative with cost proposal, and three references from similar youth-based or nonviolence projects.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting eligible organizations have been identified in the available procurement documentation. A notarized Contractor Affidavit and Agreement affirming E-Verify compliance is required as a mandatory submission component, as this service contract exceeds the $2,499.99 threshold under Georgia law. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are referenced in the solicitation materials. The total project funding available is $10,000, which must cover all planning, training, materials, travel, consultation, and other associated expenses, with pricing to remain firm for the initial contract term. This initiative is structured as a pilot program with potential for broader institutionalization within City youth programs contingent upon demonstrated impact data, though continued funding beyond the pilot phase has not been committed.