RFP# DPCS 150: NYS Drug Treatment Courts Motivational Interviewing Training

Agency:	New York State Unified Court System
State:	New York
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	U - Education and Training Services
Posted:	Jan 4, 2024
Due:	Feb 2, 2024
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RFP # DPCS 150 Motivational Interviewing Training Services for NYS Drug Treatment Courts

Issued Thursday, January 4, 2024

Due Friday, February 2, 2024 at 2PM

NEW YORK STATE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM

Office of Court Administration

Division of Professional and Court Services

Request for Proposals # DPCS 150

Motivational Interviewing Training Services for

New York State Drug Treatment Courts

RFP # DPCS 150 Motivational Interviewing Training Services for NYS Drug Treatment Courts

Issued Thursday, January 4, 2024

Due Friday, February 2, 2024 at 2PM

Contents

Reading this Request for Proposals ........................................................................................................ 1

RFP Articles

I. Background Information and Instructions .................................................................................2

II. Project Information ....................................................................................................................2

III. Award.........................................................................................................................................3

IV. Minimum Qualifications ............................................................................................................3

V. Project Services..........................................................................................................................3

VI. Insurance Requirements.............................................................................................................5

VII. Award Selection Criteria and Method of Award .......................................................................5

VIII. Required Documents..................................................................................................................6

IX. Submission of Proposal..............................................................................................................9

X. Questions....................................................................................................................................9

XI. Pre-Bid Conference..................................................................................................................10

XII. General Specifications .............................................................................................................10

Attachments*

Attachment I - Standard Request for Bid Clauses & Forms

Attachment III - Vendor Responsibility: Acknowledgment Form and VR Questionnaire

Attachment IV - Procurement Lobbying forms

* Attachments are available for download from the Unified Court System’s Current Solicitation webpage:

http://ww2.nycourts.gov/admin/bids/currentsolicitations.shtml

Exhibits

Exhibit 1:

Exhibit 2:

Exhibit 3:

Exhibit 4:

Exhibit 5:

Exhibit 6:

Document Enclosure Checklist..............................................................................18

Proposal Cover Sheet .............................................................................................19

Vendor Assurance and Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure .........................................20

Insurance Requirements.........................................................................................23

Proposal Rating Tool .............................................................................................26

Appendix B: Terms and Conditions Applicable to Materials Produced Under the

Agreement ..............................................................................................................29

RFP # DPCS 150 Motivational Interviewing Training Services for NYS Drug Treatment Courts

Issued Thursday, January 4, 2024

Due Friday, February 2, 2024 at 2PM

Reading this Request for Proposals

This Request for Proposals (RFP) comprises the Articles, Attachments, and Exhibits described below.

There are twelve (12) Articles in this main document:

II.

III.

IV.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

IX.

XI.

XII.

Background Information and Instructions

Project Information

Award

Minimum Qualifications

Project Services

Insurance Requirements

Award Selection Criteria and Method of Award

Required Documents

Submission of Proposal

Questions

Pre-Bid Conference

General Specifications

In addition, there are three (3) standard Attachments: Attachments I, III, and IV. Note that Attachment II is deliberately not

included in this RFP. The three Attachments that are included in this RFP are available for download from the table on the

Unified Court System’s Current Solicitation webpage (http://ww2.nycourts.gov/admin/bids/currentsolicitations.shtml). The

attachments are available in the row corresponding to this RFP and in the “Addenda” column. If this RFP requires vendors to

submit a “required budget form,” that form is available for download in the same row and column as the Attachments.

Lastly, there are Exhibits that are published in this main document following Article XII. Vendors are strongly encouraged

to follow the checklist in Exhibit 1 when assembling their proposal.

Note: Throughout this RFP, the terms organization, proposer, vendor, and applicant are used interchangeably, as are RFP,

bid and solicitation.

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For information about why the Unified Court System has issued this RFP, please consult Articles I, II, and V.

If you want to know whether you or your organization qualifies to submit a proposal, please consult Articles IV and VI as

well as Attachment III and Exhibit 4.

For information about how and when to submit any questions, please consult Article X. If you want to know whether a pre-

bid conference will be held, please consult Article XI.

For guidance about how to submit your proposal, including formatting requirements, please review Articles VIII and IX as

well as Exhibits 1 and 2.

For details about how your proposal will be evaluated, please read Articles IV, VII, VIII, and XII as well as the Proposal

Rating Tool in Exhibit 5.

Finally, the number of available awards and the duration of the resultant contract can be found in Article III. This RFP

includes the standard “Appendix B” that will be incorporated into any resultant contract (see Exhibit 6).

RFP # DPCS 150 Motivational Interviewing Training Services for NYS Drug Treatment Courts

Issued Thursday, January 4, 2024

Due Friday, February 2, 2024 at 2PM

I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The mission of the New York State Unified Court System (UCS) is to deliver equal justice under the law

and to achieve the just, fair and timely resolution of all matters that come before our courts. In the

service of our mission, the UCS is committed to operating with integrity and transparency, and to

ensuring that all who enter or serve in our courts are treated with respect, dignity, and professionalism.

We affirm our responsibility to promote a court system free from any and all forms of bias and

discrimination and to promote a judiciary and workforce that reflect the rich diversity of New York

State. More information about the UCS is available at https://www.nycourts.gov.

The UCS Office of Court Administration’s (OCA) Division of Professional and Court Services (DPCS)

is soliciting proposals via this RFP for the purpose of providing motivational interviewing (MI)

techniques to judges, drug court staff, clinicians, clinical supervisors, and peer recovery advocates

affiliated with New York State Drug Treatment Courts.

UCS operates problem-solving courts, among them drug courts, which help judges and court staff respond

to the needs of litigants and the community. Problem-solving courts look to the underlying issues that

bring people into the court system, employ innovative approaches to address those issues, and seek to

simplify the court process for litigants. A drug court involves an intervention by the court in cooperation

with a team of specialists in social services, treatment, and criminal justice professionals in the local

community. In return for a promise of a reduced sentence, appropriate non-violent addicted offenders are

given the option of entering voluntarily into court-supervised treatment. The rules and conditions of

participation are clearly stated in a contract entered into by the defendant, the defense attorney, the district

attorney, and the court.

II. PROJECT INFORMATION

UCS is the recipient of an award (the “Grant Award”) by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of

Justice Assistance (BJA) (the “Grantor”) to provide MI techniques to Drug Treatment Court staff to

improve engagement of individuals in treatment, medication for addiction treatment, and recovery

support services. Pursuant to the terms of the Grant Award, $276,456 is the maximum available funding

for Project Services (as set forth in Article V below) performed during March 1, 2024 – September 30,

2027, provided, however, that such period may be extended upon mutual agreement of Grantor and UCS

(the “Project Term”). UCS reserves the right to request a no-cost extension of the Project Term from the

Grantor.

UCS intends to deem the selected applicant a “contractor” rather than a “subrecipient” for purposes of

determining which federal requirements, if any, are binding on the selected applicant as an entity

receiving Grant Award funding.

RFP # DPCS 150 Motivational Interviewing Training Services for NYS Drug Treatment Courts

Issued Thursday, January 4, 2024

Due Friday, February 2, 2024 at 2PM

Grant Number Project Goals

15PBJA-23-GG-

04311-DGCT

Grant Award funds will support trainings to judges, drug

court staff, clinicians, clinical supervisors, and peer

recovery advocates in motivational interviewing, an

evidence-based treatment, to improve systemwide

engagement skills to: (i) improve capacity and retention;

and (ii) reduce disparities in adult drug treatment courts in

New York State.

Maximum

Available Grant

Term Funding

$276,456

III. AWARD

UCS intends to award one contract for MI training services for a term commencing on or about March 1,

2024, and terminating on or about September 30, 2027 (“Contract Term”).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Contract Term of any contract resulting from this RFP may extend to

a term not to exceed five (5) years in total, which contract shall terminate upon the earlier of: (i) five (5)

years from the contract commencement date; or (ii) the complete expenditure of funding available for

Project Services, whichever is earlier, unless otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of said contract.

Awarded contractor shall be contractually obligated to provide the Project Services for the Project Term,

as it may be amended or extended. UCS and awarded contractor shall communicate regularly

concerning the remaining amount of grant funds and the approximate timing of complete expenditure.

IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Proposals will be considered only from applicants who meet the following qualifications:

• Applicants must be a Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) member, and proof

of membership must be submitted to be considered for an award.

V. PROJECT SERVICES

UCS seeks proposals describing how the applicant will provide the services listed below (“Project

Services”). Note, the Budget Periods indicated below reference the Budget Periods defined in Article

VIII(d) (see pages 7–8, below). The selected applicant shall be required to:

1. In the First Budget Period and Third Budget Period, deliver on-demand MI web courses using

interactive software compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for new

treatment court practitioners or practitioners previously trained who need boosters. An extensive

course series, covering the full range of MI practice methods and strategies, is expected. UCS

staff will create three (3) cohorts with ten (10) practitioners in each group, for a total of thirty

(30) participants each year.

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