RFP JUV-27-CB-05-003 Community Based Sanctions Services

Location:	Iowa
Posted:	Apr 24, 2026
Due:	Jun 2, 2026
Agency:	Iowa Judicial Branch
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Q - Medical Services
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Iowa Judicial Branch

1111 East Court Avenue | Des Moines, IA 50319

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Administrative Information:

RFP COVER SHEET

Title of RFP:

Agency:

Community Based Sanctions Services RFP Number: JUV-27-CB-05-003

Iowa Judicial Branch (IJB or Agency)

Number of years of the 1 year

initial terms of the

Contract:

Number of possible

annual renewals:

5 additional 1-year

terms exercisable

by the IJB in its sole

discretion

Anticipated Initial

Contract Term Beginning:

July 1, 2026

Anticipated Maximum Annual Contract Budget:

Ending: June 30,2027

$300,000.00

Issuing Officer:

Kelly Cox

515-561-5786

kelly.cox@iowacourts.gov

222 5th Avenue

Des Moines, Iowa 50309

PROCUREMENT TIMETABLE—Event or Action:

Agency Posts Notice of RFP on TSB website

Date/Time(Central time):

April 22, 2026

Agency Issues RFP

April 24, 2026

Letters of Intent to Bid This is a mandatory requirement

RFP written questions, requests for clarification, and suggested changes from

Respondents due:

The IJB’s written response to RFP questions, requests for clarifications and

suggested changes due: (will be available on bidding website)

Proposals Due Date:

Proposals Due Time:

Anticipated Date to issue Notice of Intent to Award:

May 4, 2026

12:00 P.M.

May 4, 2026

12:00 P.M.

May 19, 2026

June 2, 2026

12:00 P.M.

June 17, 2026

Anticipated Date to execute Contract:

July 1, 2026

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Relevant Websites:

Web-address:

Internet website where Addenda to

this RFP will be posted:

Internet website where General

Terms for Juvenile Court Services

(JCS) Services Contracts are located:

https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/rfp/

https://bidopportunities.iowa.gov/

https://www.iowacourts.gov/static/media/cms/General_Terms_fo

r_JCS_Services_Cont_1257FB3D72AAA.pdf

Electronic Copies of Proposals Required to be Submitted to Issuing Officer.

Firm Proposal Terms

120 Days

Per Section 3.2.11, of the RFP the minimum Number of Days following the

deadline for submitting proposals that the Respondent guarantees all proposal

terms, including price, will remain firm:

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals from Responsible Respondents to

provide the goods and/or services identified on the RFP cover sheet and further described in Section 4 of

this RFP to the IJB, as identified on the RFP cover sheet. The IJB intends to award a Contract(s) beginning

and ending on the dates listed on the RFP cover sheet, and the IJB, in its sole discretion, may extend the

Contract(s) for up to the number of annual extensions identified on the RFP cover sheet.

1.2 DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this RFP and the resulting Contract, the following terms are defined.

“Agency” means the agency identified on the RFP cover sheet that is issuing the RFP.

“Bid Proposal” or “Proposal” means Respondent’s proposal submitted in response to the RFP.

“Contract” means the Contract(s) entered into with Respondent(s) as described in section 6.

“Contractor” means the awarded business/person to provide the contractual services agreed upon.

“General Terms” and “General Terms and Conditions” shall mean the General Terms for Juvenile Court

Services service contracts as linked on the RFP cover page.

“IJB” shall mean the Iowa Judicial Branch.

“Invoice” means a Contractor’s claim for payment. At the IJB’s discretion, claims must be submitted on

an original invoice from the Contractor and on a claim form accepted by the IJB, such as a General

Accounting Expenditure (GAX) form.

“Juvenile Court Officer” or “JCO” means a person appointed as a juvenile court officer under section

602.7202 of the Iowa Code and also includes a chief juvenile court officer appointed under section

602.1217 of the Iowa Code.

“Juvenile Court Services” or “JCS”, for the purposes of this RFP, means a unit of the Iowa Judicial Branch

in which juveniles adjudicated by the Iowa Juvenile Court as delinquent and youth at risk of entering the

court system receive services as directed by the Chief Juvenile Court Officer or designee.

“Respondent” means the company, organization or other business entity submitting a proposal in

response to this RFP.

“Responsible Respondent” means a Respondent that has the capability, as determined in the sole

discretion of the IJB, in all material respects to perform the scope of work and specifications of the

Contract. In determining whether a Respondent is a Responsible Respondent, the IJB may consider various

factors including, but not limited to, the Respondent’s competence and qualifications to provide the goods

or services requested, the Respondent’s integrity and reliability, the past performance of the Respondent

and the best interest of the IJB and the State.

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“Responsive Proposal” means a Proposal that complies, in the sole discretion of the IJB, with the material

provisions of this RFP.

“RFP” means this Request for Proposals and any attachments, exhibits, schedules or addenda hereto.

“State” means the State of Iowa, the IJB, and all state agencies, boards, and commissions, and any political

subdivisions making purchases from the Contract as permitted by this RFP.

“Vendor” means anyone who provides goods or services to another entity.

1.2.1 Additional Definitions specific to this RFP:

“Informal Adjustment” or “IA” means a disposition of a complaint without the filing of a petition and may

include but is not limited to the following: a. Placement of the child/youth on nonjudicial probation; b.

Provision of intake services; c. Referral of the child/youth to a public or private agency other than the

court for services. Not to exceed six (6) months.

“Informal Adjustment Agreement” or “IAA” means If a matter proceeds by informal adjustment, the

child/youth, the parents, and juvenile court services sign an informal adjustment agreement that requires

that the child/youth admit the charges and agree to certain conditions of supervision. If the child/youth

obeys the conditions of the informal adjustment agreement, the child/youth is released from the

supervision of juvenile court services and no delinquency petition is ever filed. Not to exceed six (6)

months.

“Restorative Justice” means a philosophy that aims to repair the harm caused by crime through a

collaborative process involving the victim, the offender, and the community. Instead of focusing solely on

punishment, restorative justice emphasizes accountability and healing for all parties affected by the crime.

This approach encourages open dialogue and mutual understanding, allowing those impacted to address

the harm and work towards resolution.

“Service Learning Activities” means promoting and supporting youth learning through active

participation in community engagement experiences while enhancing their skills and aptitude, improving

social engagement, and completing community service and Service Learning simultaneously. Service

Learning is an important, meaningful, and valuable tool that is instrumental in increasing youth

accountability, restoring victims, and reconnecting youth, and community. Service Learning Activities

include, but are not limited to, interventions, volunteering, community service placements and projects.

1.3 OVERVIEW OF THE RFP PROCESS

The RFP process is for the IJB’s benefit and is intended to provide the IJB with competitive information to

assist in the selection process. It is not intended to be comprehensive. Each Respondent is responsible for

determining all factors necessary for submission of a comprehensive Proposal.

Respondent should review Attachment 3, Form 22 Request for Confidentiality, for more information if its

Proposal contains confidential information. Any Proposal marked “Confidential” or “Proprietary” on every

page may be disqualified.

Respondents will be required to submit their Proposals electronically via email to the Issuing Officer.

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1.4 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Early intervention and follow-up programs/graduated sanctions services are services to be provided to

children adjudicated delinquent and to children who have been referred to juvenile court services for a

delinquency violation or who have exhibited behaviors that put them at risk of a juvenile delinquency

referral. The services are directed to enhance personal adjustment to help the children transition into

productive adulthood and prevent or reduce criminal charges, out-of-home placement, and recidivism.

The application of meaningful sanctions and the ability for youth to gain positive standing in the

community are important components of juvenile probation and part of the Restorative Justice model.

Sanctions programs can help youth understand that there is accountability for illegal behavior and/or non-

compliance with probation, learn the impact of their behavior on themselves and the larger community

and develop the reasoning skills to avoid problem behaviors in the future.

Juvenile Court Services (JCS) within District 5 seeks one or more vendors to provide Community Based

Sanctions Learning Services throughout seven (7) counties within JCS District 5, with the option to expand

the program to the remaining counties within JCS District 5 in future years. The initial seven counties to

be covered include Polk, Dallas, Guthrie, Jasper, Madison, Warren and Marion. Community Based

Sanctions Services should consist of intensive and meaningful programming to assist youth that need to

fulfill probation requirements and/or who violate the terms of their probation. This program will serve

as a series of intermediate and graduated sanctions in lieu of detention, revocation of probation, out of

home placement, or filing a petition on an IA. This program is also preventative and protective in that the

schedule will disrupt high risk time periods while helping youth see positive activities in the community

to which they can contribute. A Juvenile Court Officer will determine the level of Community Based

Sanctions Services a youth will receive by reviewing the service needs of the youth, their type and number

of violations, and any risk they pose to community safety. An important component of Community Based

Sanctions Services is that the youth understand and address the harm they have caused to the community;

that their crimes were not victimless. Through the program, youth should gain empathy for the harm they

have caused others and the community as well as understand the harm they have caused themselves.

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

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