HHS Rising to the Challenge Adult Shelter Learning Collaborative

The City of Boston, acting by and through its Chief of Health & Human Services (The Official) is requesting proposals from interested and qualified organizations which operate adult emergency shelters in the City of Boston that are interested in improving and updating policies, procedures, operations, and staffing to better serve youth and young adults experiencing homelessness who are unaccompanied by a parent and/or guardian, as particularly set forth in the Request For Proposals (RFP)

The RFP Documents may be obtained from the City of Boston’s procurement website at http://www.cityofboston.gov/procurement and by accessing the supplier portal and from the supplier portal respondents should select the Event ID EV00007831.

For information relating to this advertisement please contact Varnie Jules, Unit Manager of Finance via email at varnie.jules@boston.gov  or by phone 617-635-4920 x 2149. For information specific to this RFP please refer to the contact person named within the RFP Documents or contact Roxanne Longoria, MPH, Director of Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships by email roxanne.longoria@boston.gov or by phone 617-635-0056.

The RFP Documents shall be available from Monday, March 23, 2020 at 9:00 AM until the proposal filing deadline Friday, April 10th, 2020 at 4:00 PM. All proposals shall be filed no later than Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 4:00 PM Boston local time. LATE PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Completed proposals must be submitted via the Supplier Portal. The contract awarded pursuant to this RFP shall be for a term of one (1) year commencing on or about July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2021 (FY’21). This contract shall be subject to the availability of an appropriation.

Responding to this RFP is voluntary. All costs associated with responding to this RFP, including any interviews, will be the sole responsibility of the vendor participating in the RFP response.

The attention of all proposers is directed to the provisions of the request for proposals and contract documents, specifically to the requirements for bid deposits, insurance, and performance bonds as may be applicable.

The Official reserves the right to reject any and all proposals or any part or parts thereof, and to award a contract as the Official deems to be in the best interest of the public. The maximum time for proposal acceptance by the Official after the opening of proposals shall be 90 days.  The award of this contract shall be subject to the approval of the Mayor of the City of Boston. 

Marty Martinez, Chief of Health & Human Services