Request for Proposal

Parent Representation in Juvenile Court Proceedings, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, South County

  • Status
    Archived
  • Archived
    2004

Description

The Center for Families, Children & the Courts (CFCC) has implemented the Dependency Representation Administration Funding and Training (DRAFT) pilot program to further the Judicial Council's goal of improving the quality of court-appointed counsel in juvenile dependency proceedings and maximizing the resources available for those services.

The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara (Court) and the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) seek to identify and retain qualified service providers to provide high quality, cost-effective representation for parents, guardians and de facto parents (parents) in juvenile dependency proceedings in the Court. This Request For Proposals (RFP) is the means for prospective service providers to submit their qualifications to the AOC and request selection as a service provider.

The Court and the AOC seek proposals for separate and distinct offices to serve the South County (Santa Barbara) Courts, as defined in Santa Barbara Superior Court Rules, Chapter 2, part 201. (https://www.sbcourts.org/ff/local-rules.shtm). The AOC intends to award a contract through the end of the current fiscal year (June 30th), with an option to renew on an annual basis for two one-year extensions.

A mandatory pre-proposal conference call will be held at 12 p.m. on October 5, 2004.

Consultants are asked to submit proposals by 1 p.m. on October 15, 2004.

For further information regarding this RFP, please contact Leah Wilson, Project Manager, Administrative Office of the Courts, Center for Families, Children & the Courts, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California, 94102. Telephone: 415-865-7977, E-mail: Leah.Wilson@jud.ca.gov

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Disclaimer

The Judicial Council, as a public entity, prohibits direct contact with any Council personnel during the solicitation process in order to maintain fairness and equality to all proposers. Proposers are specifically directed NOT to contact any judicial branch entity personnel or consultants for meetings, conferences, or discussions that are related to the solicitation at any time between release of the solicitation and any award and execution of a contract. Unauthorized contact with any judicial branch entity personnel or consultants may be cause for rejection of the Proposer’s proposal.