RFP-2016-102 - Non-Secure Detention Services

Summary of Specifications:
Albany County is seeking proposals for a Non-Secure Detention program for males and a Non- Secure Detention program for females. Clients of the Non-Secure Detention programs will be adolescent males or females PINS/JDs ages 7-17 years old who are brought to the facility by a local Police agency or remanded to the facility by Albany County Family Court. For JD youth this must occur after the completion of the NYS Detention Risk Assessment Instrument (DRAI), which indicates their appropriateness for same. PROPOSERS may propose to operate a male Non-Secure Detention program and a female Non-Secure Detention program, but they must be two distinct programs where the populations would not mix. There is an expected minimum guaranteed bed capacity requested for a total of 8 youth in any gender combination on any given day. These beds must be certified by the NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), and the programs must comply with the rules and regulations of Title 9 and Title 18 NYCRR and the regulations of NYS OCFS. The County reserves the right to purchase additional beds on an as needed basis at the same rate as the guaranteed bed rate.