INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
It is the intent of this Invitation To Negotiate (ITN) to obtain qualified respondents interested in participating in contract negotiation with the Florida Network of Youth and Family Services (FNYFS) for the provision of Residential Core Services located in Judicial Circuit 11 which includes the following counties; Dade. These services will include:
initial screening
referral
assessment
case management
crisis intervention
short term shelter services and support
staff secure care overlay
data collection and management
and other services to eligible youth and families as defined in the Children in Need of Services and Families in Need of services (CINS/FINS) Operations Manual and specified by Chapter 984, F.S. See www.floridanetwork.org for more information and reference manuals. The FNYFS will accept only those proposals that are for the provision of the services stated herein.
Residential Services
The respondent agency shall deliver residential short term shelter services to provide families with crisis intervention and minimize out-of-home placements, based on the service needs of the youth and family as determined by screening. The PROVIDER shall serve an agreed upon minimum number of youth and families (subject to legislative appropriation) in Residential services from
High Risk Youth and Targeting
The respondent agency shall follow the efforts developed by the Department of Juvenile Justice in the Departments Delinquency Prevention Plan. This plan established a framework for delinquency efforts that is followed by the FNYFS. See the Departments web site at www.djj.state.fl.us/prevention for more information. The plan has three main elements:
Targeting, including targeting the youth most at-risk of becoming delinquent, targeting resources to communities with the most at-risk youth, and targeting funding toward research-based programs.
Cooperation, including developing and implementing a coordinated statewide juvenile crime prevention strategy among multiple state agencies and encouraging community-based programs to work together toward a comprehensive approach to troubled youth and families.
Accountability, including collecting data and data entry re: youth served by delinquency prevention programs and measuring how successful prevention programs are in keeping youth in school and crime-free.
The FNYFS is committed to targeting resources toward programs that will specifically address those life conditions that most influence and affect the direction at risk youth will take.
The contract period will be from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007. Proposals are due no later than
