RFP J28016 In-Community Svc, Juvenile Client & Family Svc

The goal of the service is to assist juveniles and families to resolve various problems and conflicts to help them learn socially acceptable behaviors and function in the community as law-abiding citizens.

Services must incorporate best practices/evidence-based practices and be reflective of the court’s balanced and restorative justice philosophy and the guiding principles of the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI). [...] The in-community services include Family Intervention Services and Anger Management/Violence Prevention Programming.

**Request for Proposals RFP J28016** (RFP-J28016-FC1): IN-COMMUNITY SERVICE, JUVENILE CLIENT AND FAMILY SERVICES, FIRST CIRCUIT, THE JUDICIARY, STATE OF HAWAII, for the period **July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2029**.

The goal of the service is to assist juveniles and families to resolve various problems and conflicts to help them learn socially acceptable behaviors and function in the community as law-abiding citizens.

Services must incorporate best practices/evidence-based practices and be reflective of the court’s balanced and restorative justice philosophy and the guiding principles of the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI). The goals of balanced and restorative justice are accountability, competency development, and public safety.

The in-community services include Family Intervention Services and Anger Management/Violence Prevention Programming.

**Submission method:** All proposals and proposal forms shall be submitted electronically through the State of Hawaii Electronic Procurement System (HIePRO) at https://hiepro.ehawaii.gov/welcome.html. Applicants interested in responding to this solicitation must be registered on HIePRO.

**Proposal submittal deadline:** December 3, 2026, 12:00 p.m. H.S.T.

Awards made for this solicitation, if any, shall be done through the HIePRO and shall, therefore, be subject to a **mandatory** .75% (.0075) transaction fee, not to exceed **$5,000** for the total contract term.

Initial term of contract: July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2029. The contract may be extended for an additional two (2) year period, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds and satisfactory performance of services by providers.

Responses to this RFP, including proposed prices and/or fees will be considered firm for 90 days from the proposal due date.

Pursuant to HRS §103-53, as a prerequisite to entering into contracts of $25,000 or more, providers are required to have a tax clearance from the Hawaii State Department of Taxation (DOTAX) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).