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Agreement No.15-244
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 16th day of June, 2015, by and
between the COUNTY OF FRESNO, a political subdivision of the State of California, hereinafter
referred to as "COUNTY'', and Alliant International University, a Private Non-Profit Corporation,
whose address is 5130 East Clinton Way, Fresno, CA, 93727, hereinafter referred to as
.. CONTRACTOR".
WIT N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, COUNTY is a recipient of one-time State of California Community
Recidivism Reduction Grant (CRRG) monies to fund community recidivism and crime reduction
services as defined in California Penal Code Section 1233.10 and that include, but are not limited
to, delinquency prevention, homelessness prevention, and reentry services; and
WHEREAS, CONTRACTOR is qualified and willing to provide such services pursuant
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, covenants and
conditions, hereinafter set forth, the sufficiency of which is acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
1. SERVICES
A. CONTRACTOR shall perform all services and fulfill all responsibilities as
specified in Exhibit "A", COUNTY'S Request for Proposal No. 952-5330 and Addendum No. One
(1) thereto, (collectively, the "Revised RFP") and Exhibt "B", CONTRACTOR'S Response to said
Revised RFP dated February 25, 2015 ("Response"}, both of which are attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.
B. CONTRACTOR shall provide COUNTY monthly service activity reports in
a format agreed upon by COUNTY and CONTRACTOR.
2. TERM
This Agreement shall become effective on July 1, 2015 and shall terminate on
June 30, 2016.
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3. TERMINATION
A Non-Allocation of Funds -The terms of this Agreement, and the services to
3 be provided thereunder, are contingent on the approval of funds by the appropriating government
4 agency. Should sufficient funds not be allocated, the services provided may be modified, or this
5 Agreement terminated, at any time by giving the CONTRACTOR thirty (30) days advance written
6 notice.
7 B. Breach of Contract -The COUNTY may immediately suspend or terminate
8 this Agreement in whole or in part, where in the determination of the COUNTY there is:
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1) An illegal or improper use of funds;
2) A failure to comply with any term of this Agreement;
3) A substantially incorrect or incomplete report submitted to the
13 4) Improperly performed service.
14 In no event shall any payment by the COUNTY constitute a waiver by the COUNTY
15 of any breach of this Agreement or any default which may then exist on the part of the
16 CONTRACTOR. Neither shall such payment impair or prejudice any remedy available to the
17 COUNTY with respect to the breach or default. The COUNTY shall have the right to demand of
18 the CONTRACTOR the repayment to the COUNTY of any funds disbursed to the CONTRACTOR
19 under this Agreement, which in the judgment of the COUNTY were not expended in accordance
20 with the terms of this Agreement. The CONTRACTOR shall promptly refund any such funds upon
21 demand.
22 C. Without Cause -Under circumstances other than those set forth above,
23 this Agreement may be terminated by COUNTY upon the giving of thirty (30) days advance written
24 notice of an intention to terminate to CONTRACTOR.
25 4. COMPENSATION/INVOICING: COUNTY agrees to pay CONTRACTOR and
26 CONTRACTOR agrees to receive compensation as follows: $556 for each participant evaluation
27 as described in Exhibit A CONTRACTOR shall submit monthly invoices for all evaluations to the
28 County of Fresno Administrative Office at 2280 Tulare Street, Room 304, Fresno, CA 93721 or
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1 designee COUNTY Department.
2 In no event shall services performed under this Agreement be in excess of
3 Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Eight Dollars ($37,498) during the term of this
4 Agreement. It is understood that all expenses incidental to CONTRACTOR'S performance of
5 services under this Agreement shall be borne by CONTRACTOR. COUNTY shall remit payment
6 for services within forty-five (45) days of receipt of service activity report as described in Exhibit B
7 and service invoice.
8 5. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: In performance of the work, duties and
9 obligations assumed by CONTRACTOR under this Agreement, it is mutually understood and
10 agreed that CONTRACTOR, including any and all of the CONTRACTOR'S officers, agents, and
11 employees will at all times be acting and performing as an independent contractor, and shall act in
12 an independent capacity and not as an officer, agent, servant, employee, joint venturer, partner, or
13 associate of the COUNTY. Furthermore, COUNTY shall have no right to control or supervise or
14 direct the manner or method by which CONTRACTOR shall perform its work and function.
15 However, COUNTY shall retain the right to administer this Agreement so as to verify that
16 CONTRACTOR is performing its obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.
17 CONTRACTOR and COUNTY shall comply with all applicable provisions of
18 law and the rules and regulations, if any, of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over
19 matters the subject thereof.
20 Because of its status as an independent contractor, CONTRACTOR shall have
21 absolutely no right to employment rights and benefits available to COUNTY employees.
22 CONTRACTOR shall be solely liable and responsible for providing to, or on behalf of, its
23 employees all legally-required employee benefits. In addition, CONTRACTOR shall be solely
24 responsible and save COUNTY harmless from all matters relating to payment of
25 CONTRACTOR'S employees, including compliance with Social Security withholding and all other
26 regulations governing such matters. It is acknowledged that during the term of this Agreement,
27 CONTRACTOR may be providing services to others unrelated to the COUNTY or to this
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6. MODIFICATION: Any matters of this Agreement may be modified from time
to time by the written consent of all the parties without, in any way, affecting the remainder.
7. NON-ASSIGNMENT: Neither party shall assign, transfer or sub-contract this
Agreement nor their rights or duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
other party.
8. HOLD HARMLESS: CONTRACTOR agrees to indemnify, save, hold
harmless, and at COUNTY'S request, defend the COUNTY, its officers, agents, and employees
from any and all costs and expenses, damages, liabilities, claims, and losses occurring or
resulting to COUNTY in connection with the performance, or failure to perform, by
CONTRACTOR, its officers, agents, or employees under this Agreement, and from any and all
costs and expenses, damages, liabilities, claims, and losses occurring or resulting to any person,
firm, or corporation who may be injured or damaged by the performance, or failure to perform,
of CONTRACTOR, its officers, agents, or employees under this Agreement.
9. INSURANCE
Without limiting the COUNTY's right to obtain indemnification from
CONTRACTOR or any third parties, CONTRACTOR, at its sole expense, shall maintain in full
17 force and effect, the following insurance policies or a program of self-insurance, including but not
18 limited to, an insurance pooling arrangement or Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) throughout the
19 term of the Agreement:
20 A. Commercial General Liability
21 Commercial General Liability Insurance with limits of not less than One
22 Million Dollars ($1 ,000,000) per occurrence and an annual aggregate of Two Million Dollars
23 ($2,000,000). This policy shall be issued on a per occurrence basis. COUNTY may require
24 specific coverages including completed operations, products liability, contractual liability,
25 Explosion-Collapse-Underground, fire legal liability or any other liability insurance deemed
26 necessary because of the nature of this contract.
27 B. Automobile Liability
28 Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance with limits for bodily injury of
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1 not less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) per person, Five Hundred
2 Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) per accident and for property damages of not less than Fifty
3 Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or such coverage with a combined single limit of Five Hundred
4 Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00). Coverage should include owned and non-owned vehicles used
5 in connection with this Agreement.
6 C. Professional Liability
7 If CONTRACTOR employs licensed professional staff, (e.g., Ph.D., R.N.,
8 L.C.S.W., M.F.C.C.) in providing services, Professional Liability Insurance with limits of not less
9 than One Million Dollars ($1 ,000,000.00) per occurrence, Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00)
10 annual aggregate.
11 D. Worker's Compensation
12 A policy of Worker's Compensation insurance as may be required by the
13 California Labor Code.
14 CONTRACTOR shall obtain endorsements to the Commercial General Liability
15 insurance naming the County of Fresno, its officers, agents, and employees, individually and
16 collectively, as additional insured, but only insofar as the operations under this Agreement are
17 concerned. Such coverage for additional insured shall apply as primary insurance and any other
18 insurance, or self-insurance, maintained by COUNTY, its officers, agents and employees shall be
19 excess only and not contributing with insurance provided under CONTRACTOR's policies herein.
20 This insurance shall not be cancelled or changed without a minimum of thirty (30) days advance
21 written notice given to COUNTY.
22 Within Thirty (30) days from the date CONTRACTOR signs and executes this
23 Agreement, CONTRACTOR shall provide certificates of insurance and endorsement as stated
24 above for all of the foregoing policies, as required herein, to the County of Fresno, (Name and
25 Address of the official who will administer this contract), stating that such insurance coverage have
26 been obtained and are in full force; that the County of Fresno, its officers, agents and employees
27 will not be responsible for any premiums on the policies; that such Commercial General Liability
28 insurance names the County of Fresno, its officers, agents and employees, individually and
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2 concerned; that such coverage for additional insured shall apply as primary insurance and any
3 other insurance, or self-insurance, maintained by COUNTY, its officers, agents and employees,
4 shall be excess only and not contributing with insurance provided under CONTRACTOR's policies
5 herein; and that this insurance shall not be cancelled or changed without a minimum of thirty (30)
6 days advance, written notice given to COUNTY.
7 In the event CONTRACTOR fails to keep in effect at all times insurance
8 coverage as herein provided, the COUNTY may, in addition to other remedies it may have,
9 suspend or terminate this Agreement upon the occurrence of such event.
10 All policies shall be issued by admitted insurers licensed to do business in the
11 State of California, and such insurance shall be purchased from companies possessing a current
12 A.M. Best, Inc. rating of A FSC VII or better.
13 10. AUDITS AND INSPECTIONS: The CONTRACTOR shall at any time during
14 business hours, and as often as the COUNTY may deem necessary, make available to the
15 COUNTY for examination all of its records and data with respect to the matters covered by this
16 Agreement. The CONTRACTOR shall, upon request by the COUNTY, permit the COUNTY to
17 audit and inspect all of such records and data necessary to ensure CONTRACTOR'S compliance
18 with the terms of this Agreement.
19 If this Agreement exceeds ten thousand dollars ($1 0,000.00), CONTRACTOR
20 shall be subject to the examination and audit of the Auditor General for a period of three (3) years
21 after final payment under contract (Government Code Section 8546.7).
22 11. NOTICES: The persons and their addresses having authority to give and
23 receive notices under this Agreement include the following:
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COUNTY
COUNTY OF FRESNO
County Administrative Office
2280 Tulare Street, Room 304
Fresno, CA 93721
CONTRACTOR
ALLIANT INERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Psychological Services Center
5130 East Clinton Way
Fresno, CA 93727
Any and all notices between the COUNTY and the CONTRACTOR provided
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1 for or permitted under this Agreement or by law shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly
2 served when personally delivered to one of the parties, or in lieu of such personal services, when
3 deposited in the United States Mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such party.
4 12. GOVERNING LAW: Venue for any action arising out of or related to this
5 Agreement shall only be in Fresno County, California.
6 The rights and obligations of the parties and all interpretation and performance
7 of this Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of California.
8 13. DISCLOSURE OF SELF-DEALING TRANSACTIONS
9 This provision is only applicable if the CONTRACTOR is operating as a
10 corporation (a for-profit or non-profit corporation) or if during the term of the agreement, the
11 CONTRACTOR changes its status to operate as a corporation.
12 Members of the CONTRACTOR's Board of Directors shall disclose any self-
13 dealing transactions that they are a party to while CONTRACTOR is providing goods or
14 performing services under this agreement. A self-dealing transaction shall mean a transaction
15 to which the CONTRACTOR is a party and in which one or more of its directors has a material
16 financial interest. Members of the Board of Directors shall disclose any self-dealing
17 transactions that they are a party to by completing and signing a Self-Dealing Transaction
18 Disclosure Form, attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by reference, and
19 submitting it to the COUNTY prior to commencing with the self-dealing transaction or
20 immediately thereafter.
21 14. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
22 between the CONTRACTOR and COUNTY with respect to the subject matter hereof and
23 supersedes all previous Agreement negotiations, proposals, commitments, writings,
24 advertisements, publications, and understandings of any nature whatsoever unless expressly
25 included in this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency in interpreting the documents
26 comprising this Agreement, the inconsistency shall be resolved by giving precedence in the
27 following order of priority: (1) the text of this Agreement (excluding COUNTY's Revised RFP and
28 CONTRACTOR's Response); (2) COUNTY's Revised RFP; and (3) CONTRACTOR's Response.
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3 of the day and year first hereinabove written.
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ATTEST:
BERNICE E. SEIDEL, Clerk
Board of Supervisors
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AP~Rf'UED AS f1 ACCOUNTING FORM
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EXHIBIT A
COUNTY OF FRESNO
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
NUMBER: 952-5330
COMMUNITY RECIDIVISM REDUCTION GRANT
Issue Date: January 26, 2015
Closing Date: FEBRUARY 25,2015
Proposal will be considered LATE when the official Purchasing time clock reads 2:00P.M.
Questions regarding this RFP should be directed to: Carolyn Flores,
phone (559) 600-7110, e-mail countvpurchasing@co.fresno.ca.us, or fax (559) 600-7126.
Check County of Fresno Purchasing's Open Solicitations
website at https://www2.co.fresno.ca.us/0440/Bids/BidsHome.aspx
for RFP documents and changes.
Please submit all Proposals to:
County of Fresno -Purchasing
4525 E. Hamilton Avenue, 2"d Floor
Fresno, CA 93702-4599
BIDDER TO COMPLETE
UNDERSIGNED AGREES TO FURNISH THE COMMODITY OR SERVICE STIPULATED IN THE ATIACHED PROPOSAL
SCHEDULE AT THE PRICES AND TERMS STATED, SUBJECT TO THE "COUNTY OF FRESNO PURCHASING STANDARD
INSTRUCTIONS AND CONDITIONS FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP'S)" ATIACHED.
COMPANY
ADDRESS
CITY STATE ZIP CODE
TELEPHONE NUMBER FACSIMILE NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS
SIGNED BY
PRINT NAME TITLE
PD.040 (01/15)
Proposal No. 952-5330
COUNTY OF FRESNO PURCHASING
STANDARD INSTRUCTIONS AND CONDITIONS FOR
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS (RFP'S) AND REQUESTS FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ'S)
Note: the reference to "bids" in the following paragraphs applies to RFP's and RFQ's
GENERAL CONDITIONS
By submitting a bid the bidder agrees to the following conditions. These condttions will apply to all subsequent purchases based on this bid.
1. BID PREPARATION:
A) All prices and notations must be typed or written in ink. No erasures
permitted. Errors may be crossed out, initialed and corrections
printed in ink by person signing bid.
B) Brand Names: Brand names and numbers when given are for
reference. Equal items will be considered, provided the offer clearly
describes the article and how it differs from that specified. In the
absence of such information it shall be understood the offering is
exactly as specified.
C) State brand or make of each item. If bidding on other than specified,
state make, model and brand being bid and attach supporting
literature/specifications to the bid.
D) Bid on each item separately. Prices should be stated in units
specified herein. All applicable charges must be quoted; charges on
invoice not quoted herein will be disallowed.
E) Time of delivery is a part of the consideration and must be stated in
definite terms and must be adhered to. F.O.B. Point shall be
destination or freight charges must be stated.
F) All bids must be dated and signed with the firm's name and by an
authorized officer or employee.
G) Unless otherwise noted, prices shall be firm for one hundred eighty
{180) days after closing date of bid.
2. SUBMITTING BIDS:
A) Each bid must be submitted on forms provided in a sealed
envelope/package with bid number and closing date and time on the
outside of the envelope/package.
B) Interpretation: Should any discrepancies or omissions be found in the
bid specifications or doubt as to their meaning, the bidder shall notify
the Buyer in writing at once. The County shall not be held
responsible for verbal interpretations. Questions regarding the bid
must be received by Purchasing stated within this document. All
addenda issued shall be in writing, duly issued by Purchasing and
incorporated into the contract.
C) ISSUING AGENT/AUTHORIZED CONTACT: This RFP/RFQ has
been issued by County of Fresno, Purchasing. Purchasing shall be
the vendor's sole point of contact with regard to the RFP/RFQ, its
content, and all issues concerning it.
All communication regarding this RFPIRFQ shall be directed to an
authorized representative of County Purchasing. The specific buyer
managing this RFP/RFQ is identified on the cover page, along with
his or her telephone number, and he or she should be the primary point of
contact for discussions or information pertaining to the RFPIRFQ. Contact
with any other County representative, including elected officials, for the
purpose of discussing this RFPIRFQ, its content, or any other issue
concerning it, is prohibited unless authorized by Purchasing. Violation of
this clause, by the vendor having unauthorized contact {verbally or in
writing) with such other County representatives, may constitute grounds
for rejection by Purchasing of the vendor's quotation.
The above stated restriction on vendor contact with County
representatives shall apply until the County has awarded a purchase
order or contract to a vendor or vendors, except as follows. First, in the
event that a vendor initiates a formal protest against the RFPIRFQ, such
vendor may contact the appropriate individual, or individuals who are
managing that protest as outlined in the County's established protest
procedures. All such contact must be in accordance with the sequence set
forth under the protest procedures. Second, in the event a public hearing
is scheduled before the Board of Supervisors to hear testimony prior to its
approval of a purchase order or contract, any vendor may address the
Board.
D) Bids received after the closing time will NOT be considered.
E) Bidders are to bid what is specified or requested first. If unable to or
unwilling to, bidder may bid alternative or option, indicating all
advantages, disadvantages and their associated cost
3. FAILURE TO BID:
A) If not bidding, return bid sheet and state reason for no bid or your name
may be removed from mailing list.
4. TAXES, CHARGES AND EXTRAS:
A) County ofF resno is subject to California sales and/or use tax (8.225% ).
Please indicate as a separate line item if applicable.
B) DO NOT include Federal Excise Tax. County is exempt under
Registration No. 94-73-03401-K.
C) County is exemptfrom Federal Transportation Tax. Exemption certificate
is not required where shipping papers show consignee as County of
Fresno.
D) Charges for transportation, containers, packing, etc. will not be paid
unless specified in bid.
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5. W-9-REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND
CERTIFICATION & CALIFORNIA FORM 590 WITHHOLDING
EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE:
Upon award of bid, the vendor shall submit to County Purchasing, a
completed IRS Form W-9-Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and
Certification and a California Form 590 Withholding Exemption Certificate if
not currenUy a County of Fresno approved vendor.
6. AWARDS:
A) Award(s) will be made to the most responsive responsible bidder;
however, the Fresno County Local Vendor Preference and/or the
Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Preference shall take
precedence when applicable. Said Preferences apply only to
Request for Quotations for materials, equipment and/or supplies only
(no services); the preference do not apply to Request for Proposals.
RFQ evaluations will include such things as life-cycle cost,
availability, delivery costs and whose product and/or service is
deemed to be in the best interest of the County. The County shall be
the sole judge in making such determination.
B) Unless bidder gives notice of all-or-none award in bid, County may
accept any item, group of items or on the basis of total bid.
C) The County reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive
informalities or irregularities in bids.
D) Award Notices are tentative: Acceptance of an offer made in response
to this RFP/RFQ shall occur only upon execution of an agreement by
both parties or issuance of a valid written Purchase Order by Fresno
County Purchasing.
E) After award, all bids shall be open to public inspection. The County
assumes no responsibility for the confidentiality of information offered
in a bid.
7. TIEBIDS:
All other factors being equal, the contract shall be awarded to the Fresno
County vendor or, if neither or both are Fresno County vendors, it may be
awarded by the flip of a coin in the presence of witnesses or the entire bid
may be rejected and re-bid.lf the General Requirements of the RFQ state
that they are applicable, the provisions of the Fresno County Local Vendor
Preference shall take priority over this paragraph.
8. PATENT INDEMNITY:
The vendor shall hold the County, its officers, agents and employees,
harmless from liability of any nature or kind, including costs and expenses,
for infringement or use of any copyrighted or un-copyrighted composition,
secret process, patented or unpatented invention, article or appliance
furnished or used in connection with this bid.
9. SAMPLES:
Samples, when required, must be furnished and delivered free and, if not
destroyed by tests, will upon written request (within thirty (30) days of bid
closing date) be returned at the bidde~s expense. In the absence of such
notification, County shall have the right to dispose of the samples in
whatever manner it deems appropriate.
10. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF COUNTY FOR DEFAULT:
A) In case of default by vendor, the County may procure the articles or
service from another source and may recover the cost difference and
related expenses occasioned thereby from any unpaid balance due
the vendor or by proceeding against performance bond of the vendor,
if any, or by suit against the vendor. The prices paid by the County shall
be considered the prevailing market price at the time such purchase is
made.
B) Articles or services, which upon delivery inspection do not meet
specifications, will be rejected and the vendor will be considered in
default. Vendor shall reimburse County for expenses related to delivery of
non-specified goods or services.
C) Regardless of F.O.B. point, vendor agrees to bear all risks of loss, injury
or destruction to goods and materials ordered herein which occur prior to
delivery and such loss, injury or destruction shall not release vendor from
any obligation hereunder.
11. DISCOUNTS:
Terms ofless than fifteen (15) days for cash payment will be considered as net
in evaluating this bid. A discount for payment within fifteen (15) days or more
will be considered in determining the award of bid. Discount period will
commence either the later of delivery or receipt of invoice by the County.
Standard terms are Net forty-five (45) days.
12. SPECIAL CONDITIONS IN BID SCHEDULE SUPERSEDE GENERAL
CONDITIONS:
The "General Conditions' provisions of this RFP/RFQ shall be superseded if in
conflict with any other section of this bid, to the extent of any such conflict
13. SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
With the invoice or within twenty-five (25) days of delivery, the seller must
provide to the County a Material Safety Data Sheet for each product, which
contains any substance on "The List of 800 Hazardous Substances', published
by the State Director of Industrial Relations. (See Hazardous Substances
Information and Training Act, California State Labor Code Sections 6360
through 6399.7.)
14. RECYCLED PRODUCTS/MATERIALS:
Vendors are encouraged to provide and quote (with documentation) recycled or
recyclable products/materials which meet stated specifications.
15. YEAR COMPLIANCE WARRANTY:
Vendor warrants that any product furnished pursuant to this AgreemenUorder
shall support a four -digit year format and be able to accurately process date and
time data from, into and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, as well
as leap year calculations. 'Product' shall include, withoutlimitation,anypieceor
component of equipment, hardware, firmware, middleware, custom or
commercial software, or internal components or subroutines therein. This
warranty shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.
In the event of any decrease in product functionality or accuracy related to time
and/or date data related codes and/or internal subroutines that impede the
product from operating correcUy using dates beyond December 31, 1999,
vendor shall restore or repair the product to the same level of functionality as
warranted herein, so as to minimize interruption to County's ongoing business
process, time being of the essence. In the event that such warranty compliance
requires the acquisition of additional programs, the expense for any such
associated or additional acquisitions, which may be required, including, without
limitation, data conversion tools, shall be borne exclusively by vendor. Nothing
in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies the County
may otherwise have under this Agreement with respect to defects other than
year performance.
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16. PARTICIPATION:
Bidder may agree to extend the terms of the resulting contract to other
political subdivision, municipalities and tax-supported agencies.
Such participating Governmental bodies shall make purchases in their own
name, make payment directly to bidder, and be liable directly to the bidder,
holding the County of Fresno harmless.
17. CONFIDENTIALITY:
All services performed by vendor shall be in strict conformance with all
applicable Federal, State of California and/or local laws and regulations
relating to confidentiality, including but not limited to, California Civil Code,
California Welfare and Institutions Code, Health and Safety Code,
California Code of Regulations, Code of Federal Regulations.
Vendor shall submit to County's monitoring of said compliance.
Vendor may be a business associate of County, as that term is defined in
the 'Privacy Rule' enacted by the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 {HIPAA). As a HIPAA Business Associate,
vendor may use or disclose protected health information {'PHI"} to perform
functions, activities or services for or on behalf of County as specified by the
County, provided that such use or disclosure shall not violate HIPAA and its
implementing regulations. The uses and disclosures if PHI may not be more
expansive than those applicable to County, as the 'Covered Entity" under
HIPAA's Privacy Rule, except as authorized for management,
administrative or legal responsibilities of the Business Associate.
Vendor shall not use or further disclose PHI other than as permitted or
required by the County, or as required by law without written notice to the
County.
Vendor shall ensure that any agent, including any subcontractor, to which
vendor provides PHI received from, or created or received by the vendor on
behalf of County, shall comply with the same restrictions and conditions
with respect to such information.
18. APPEALS:
Appeals must be submitted in writing within seven (7} working days after
notification of proposed recommendations for award. A 'Notice of Award" is
not an indication of County's acceptance of an offer made in response to
this RFPIRFQ. Appeals should be submitted to County of Fresno
Purchasing, 4525 E. Hamilton Avenue, Fresno, California 93702-4599.
Appeals should address only areas regarding RFP contradictions,
procurement errors, quotation rating discrepancies, legality of procurement
context, conflict of interest, and inappropriate or unfair competitive
procurement grievance regarding the RFPIRFQ process.
Purchasing will provide a written response to the complainant within seven
(7} working days unless the complainant is notified more time is required.
If the protesting bidder is not satisfied with the decision of Purchasing,
he/she shall have the right to appeal to the Purchasing AgenVCAO within
seven (7) working days after Purchasing's notification; except if, notified to
appeal directly to the Board of Supervisors at the scheduled date and time.
If the protesting bidder is not satisfied with Purchasing AgenVCAO's
decision, the final appeal is with the Board of Supervisors.
19. OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTOR:
A) CONTRACTOR shall perform as required by the ensuing contract.
CONTRACTOR also warrants on behalf of itself and all
subcontractors engaged for the performance of the ensuing contract
that only persons authorized to work in the United States pursuant to
the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and other applicable laws
shall be employed in the performance of the work hereunder.
B) CONTRACTOR shall obey all Federal, State, local and special district
laws, ordinances and regulations.
20. AUDITS & RETENTION:
The Contractor shall maintain in good and legible condition all books,
documents, papers, data files and other records related to its performance
under this contract. Such records shall be complete and available to Fresno
County, the State of California, the federal government or their duly authorized
representatives for the purpose of audit, examination, or copying during the
term of the contract and for a period of at least three (3} years following the
County's final payment under the contract or until conclusion of any pending
matter {e.g., litigation or audit), whichever is later. Such records must be
retained in the manner described above until all pending matters are closed.
21. DISCLOSURE-CRIMINAL HISTORY & CIVIL ACTIONS:
Applies to Request for Proposal {RFP); does not apply to Request for Quotation
{RFQ) unless specifically stated elsewhere in the RFQ document.
In their proposal, the bidder is required to disclose if any of the following
conditions apply to them, their owners, officers, corporate managers and
partners {hereinafter collectively referred to as 'Bidder"):
• Within the three-year period preceding the proposal, they have been
convicted of, or had a civil judgment rendered against them for:
o fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining,
attempting to obtain, or performing a public {federal, state, or
local) transaction or contract under a public transaction;
o violation of a federal or state antitrust statute;
o embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification, or
destruction of records; or
o false statements or receipt of stolen property
Within a three-year period preceding their proposal, they have had a public
transaction {federal, state, or local} terminated for cause or default.
22. DATA SECURITY:
Individuals and/or agencies that enter into a contractual relationship with the
COUNTY for the purpose of providing services must employ adequate controls
and data security measures, both internally and externally to ensure and protect
the confidential information and/or data provided to contractor by the COUNTY,
preventing the potential loss, misappropriation or inadvertent access, viewing,
use or disclosure of COUNTY data including sensitive or personal client
information; abuse of COUNTY resources; and/or disruption to COUNTY
operations.
Individuals and/or agencies may not connect to or use COUNTY
networks/systems via personally owned mobile, wireless or handheld devices
unless authorized by COUNTY for telecommuting purposes and provide a
secure connection; up to date virus protection and mobile devices must have
the remote wipe feature enabled. Computers or computer peripherals including
mobile storage devices may not be used {COUNTY or Contractor device) or
brought in for use into the COUNTY's system{s) without priorauthorizationfrom
COUNTY's Chief Information Officer and/or designee{s).
No storage of COUNTY's private, confidential or sensitive data on anyhard-<lisk
drive, portable storage device or remote storage installation unless encrypted
according to advance encryption standards {AES of 128 bit or higher).
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The COUNTY will immediately be notified of any violations, breaches or
potential breaches of security related to COUNTY's confidential
information, data and/or data processing equipment which stores or
processes COUNTY data, internally or externally.
COUNTY shall provide oversight to Contractor's response to all incidents
arising from a possible breach of security related to COUNTY's confidential
dient information. Contractor will be responsible to issue any notification to
affected individuals as required by law or as deemed necessary by
COUNTY in its sole discretion. Contractor will be responsible for all costs
incurred as a result of providing the required notification.
23. PURCHASING LOCATION & HOURS:
Fresno County Purchasing is located at 4525 E. Hamilton Avenue(second
floor), Fresno, CA 93702. Non-holiday hours of operation are Monday
through Friday, 8:00A.M. to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 P.M. to 5:00P.M. PST;
Purchasing is closed daily from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. The following
holiday office closure schedule is observed:
January 1*
Third Monday in January
Third Monday in February
March 31*
Last Monday in May
July4*
First Monday in September
November 11*
Fourth Thursday in November
Friday following Thanksgiving
December 25*
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
Washington -Lincoln Day
Cesar Chavez' Birthday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas
* When this date falls on a Saturday, the holiday is observed the
preceding Friday. If the date falls on a Sunday, the holiday is observed
the following Monday.
24. FRESNO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADMINISTRATIVE
POLICIES:
The link below references the Fresno County Board of Supervisors
Administrative policies that will apply to this Request for Proposal.
Click here to view
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 3
KEY DATES .................................................................................................................... 4
TRADE SECRET ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ..................................................................... 5
DISCLOSURE-CRIMINAL HISTORY & CIVIL ACTIONS ............................................. 7
REFERENCE LIST ........................................................................................................ 10
PARTICIPATION ........................................................................................................... 11
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................... 12
SPECIFIC BIDDING INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS .................................... 19
SCOPE OF WORK ....................................................................................................... 22
PROPOSAL CONTENT REQUIREMENTS ................................................................... 27
AWARD CRITERIA ....................................................................................................... 30
CHECK LIST ................................................................................................................. 31
ATTACHMENT A .......................................................................................................... 32
ATTACHMENT B .......................................................................................................... 33
ATTACHMENT C .......................................................................................................... 34
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Proposal No. 952-5330
OVERVIEW
The County of Fresno is requesting proposals from qualified vendors for local Community
Recidivism Reduction Grant Services.
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The Budget Act of 2014 (Chapter 25, Statutes of 2014) allocates $8 million to California counties
to fund a local Community Recidivism Reduction Grant as defined in Penal Code Section
1233.10 (Attachment A). As one of the recipient counties of this one-time funding, the County of
Fresno is offering a competitive grant process to fund community recidivism and crime reduction
services, including, but not limited to, delinquency prevention, homelessness prevention, and
reentry services. The County of Fresno has established the following guidelines as a focal point
of local efforts within the statutory requirements with the goal of meeting the needs in Fresno
County.
Proposed projects must be designed to enable persons to whom the services are provided
refrain from engaging in crime, reconnect with their family members, and contribute to their
communities. As defined in the statute the following type's program/service activities are
examples of eligible services:
• Self-help groups
• Individual or group assistance with basic life skills
• Mentoring programs
• Academic and educational services
• Job training skills and employment
• Truancy prevention programs
• Literacy programs
• Service referral
Award must be used to create a new service, such as those listed above, or to expand an
existing effort. Program/service expansion includes, but is not limited, providing services in the
rural communities in Fresno County.
Grant Period
All grant awards will be made on a competitive bid basis. The anticipated contract periods are
one-year or two-year, depending upon services proposed, from July 1, 2015 through June 30,
2016 or June 30, 2017.
Available Funding
This is a one-time grant award opportunity and is not intended to fund ongoing expenditures. No
single grant amount may exceed $50,000 for each community recidivism and crime reduction
service provider that receives a grant award. Of the $250,000 in total grant funds allocated to
Fresno County, the statute permits a 5% administrative fee ($12,500) for County administrative
costs; the total grant funds available are $237,500.
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Proposal No. 952-5330
KEY DATES
RFP Issue Date:
Vendor Conference:
Vendors are to contact Carolyn Flores
at (559) 600-7110 if planning to attend
vendor conference.
Deadline for Written Requests for
Interpretations or Corrections of RFP:
RFP Closing Date:
January 26, 2015
February 5, 2015 10:00 A.M.
County of Fresno Purchasing
4525 E. Hamilton Avenue, 2"d Floor
Fresno, CA 93702
February 10, 20151:00 P.M.
Fax No. (559) 600-7126
E-Mail: CountyPurchasing@co.fresno.ca.us
February 25, 2015 at 2:00P.M.
County of Fresno Purchasing
4525 E. Hamilton Avenue, 2"d Floor
Fresno, CA 93702
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TRADE SECRET ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
All proposals received by the County shall be considered "Public Record" as defined by Section
6252 of the California Government Code. This definition reads as follows:
" ... Public records" includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the
public's business prepared, owned, used or retained by any state or local agency regardless of
physical form or characteristics "Public records" in the custody of, or maintained by, the
Governor's office means any writing prepared on or after January 6, 1975."
Each proposal submitted is Public record and is therefore subject to inspection by the public per
Section 6253 of the California Government Code. This section states that "every person has a
right to inspect any public record".
The County will not exclude any proposal or portion of a proposal from treatment as a public
record except in the instance that it is submitted as a trade secret as defined by the California
Government Code. Information submitted as proprietary, confidential or under any other such
terms that might suggest restricted public access will not be excluded from treatment as public
record.
"Trade secrets" as defined by Section 6254.7 of the California Government Code are deemed not
to be public record. This section defines trade secrets as:
" ... Trade secrets," as used in this section, may include, but are not limited to, any
formula, plan, pattern, process, tool, mechanism, compound, procedure, production data
or compilation of information that is not patented, which is known only to certain
individuals within a commercial concern who are using it to fabricate, produce, or
compound an article of trade or a service having commercial value and which gives its
user an opportunity to obtain a business advantage over competitors who do not know or
use it." ·
Information identified by bidder as "trade secret" will be reviewed by County of Fresno's legal
counsel to determine conformance or non-conformance to this definition. Such material should
be submitted in a separate binder marked "Trade Secret". Examples of material not considered
to be trade secrets are pricing, cover letter, promotional materials, etc.
INFORMATION THAT IS PROPERLY IDENTIFIED AS TRADE SECRET AND CONFORMS TO
THE ABOVE DEFINITION WILL NOT BECOME PUBLIC RECORD. COUNTY WILL
SAFEGUARD THIS INFORMATION IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER.
Information identified by bidder as trade secret and determined not to be in conformance with the
California Government Code definition shall be excluded from the proposal. Such information will
be returned to the bidder at bidder's expense upon written request.
Trade secrets must be submitted in a separate binder that is plainly marked "Trade Secrets."
The County shall not in any way be liable or responsible for the disclosure of any proposals or
portions thereof, if they are not ( 1} submitted in a separate binder that is plainly marked "Trade
Secret" on the outside; and (2} if disclosure is required or allowed under the provision of law or
by order of Court.
Vendors are advised that the County does not wish to receive trade secrets and that vendors are
not to supply trade secrets unless they are absolutely necessary.
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TRADE SECRET ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I have read and understand the above "Trade Secret Acknowledgement."
I understand that the County of Fresno has no responsibility for protecting information submitted
as a trade secret if it is not delivered in a separate binder plainly marked "Trade Secret." I also
understand that all information my company submits, except for that information submitted in a
separate binder plainly marked "Trade Secret," are public records subject to inspection by the
public. This is true no matter whether my company identified the information as proprietary,
confidential or under any other such terms that might suggest restricted public access.
Enter company name on appropriate line:
Has submitted information identified as Trade
~~--~~~---------------------(Company Name) Secrets in a separate marked binder.**
Has not submitted information identified as Trade
-(o-=C:-o-m-pa_n_y-=-N.,...a-m-e),.....---------------------Secrets. Information submitted as proprietary
confidential or under any other such terms that
might suggest restricted public access will not be
excluded from treatment as public record.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
Signature Telephone
Print Name and Title Date
Address
City State Zip
**Bidders brief statement that clearly sets out the reasons for confidentiality in conforming with
the California Government Code definition.
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DISCLOSURE -CRIMINAL HISTORY &
CIVIL ACTIONS
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In their proposal, the bidder is required to disclose if any of the following conditions apply to
them, their owners, officers, corporate managers and partners (hereinafter collectively referred to
as "Bidder''):
• Within the three-year period preceding the proposal, they have been convicted of, or had
a civil judgment rendered against them for:
o fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or
performing a public (federal, state, or local) transaction or contract under a public
transaction;
o violation of a federal or state antitrust statute;
o embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification, or destruction of records; or
o false statements or receipt of stolen property
• Within a three-year period preceding their proposal, they have had a public transaction
(federal, state, or local) terminated for cause or default.
Disclosure of the above information will not automatically eliminate a Bidder from consideration.
The information will be considered as part of the determination of whether to award the contract
and any additional information or explanation that a Bidder elects to submit with the disclosed
information will be considered. If it is later determined that the Bidder failed to disclose required
information, any contract awarded to such Bidder may be immediately voided and terminated for
material failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the award.
Any Bidder who is awarded a contract must sign an appropriate Certification Regarding
Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters. Additionally, the Bidder awarded the
contract must immediately advise the County in writing if, during the term of the agreement: (1)
Bidder becomes suspended, debarred, excluded or ineligible for participation in federal or state
funded programs or from receiving federal funds as listed in the excluded parties list system
(http://www.epls.gov); or (2) any of the above listed conditions become applicable to Bidder. The
Bidder will indemnify, defend and hold the County harmless for any loss or damage resulting from
a conviction, debarment, exclusion, ineligibility or other matter listed in the signed Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters.
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CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, AND OTHER
RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS--PRIMARY COVERED TRANSACTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTIFICATION
1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective primary participant is providing
the certification set out below.
2. The inability of a person to provide the certification required below will not necessarily
result in denial of participation in this covered transaction. The prospective participant
shall submit an explanation of why it cannot provide the certification set out below. The
certification or explanation will be considered in connection with the department or
agency's determination whether to enter into this transaction. However, failure of the
prospective primary participant to furnish a certification or an explanation shall disqualify
such person from participation in this transaction.
3. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance
was placed when the department or agency determined to enter into this transaction. If it
is later determined that the prospective primary participant knowingly rendered an
erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal
Government, the department or agency may terminate this transaction for cause or
default.
4. The prospective primary participant shall provide immediate written notice to the
department or agency to which this proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective
primary participant learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has
become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
5. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, ineligible, participant, person,
primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntarily excluded, as used in this
clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of the rules
implementing Executive Order 12549. You may contact the department or agency to
which this proposal is being submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those
regulations.
6. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a
system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause.
The knowledge and information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is
normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.
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CERTIFICATION
(1) The prospective primary participant certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it, its
owners, officers, corporate managers and partners:
(a) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or
voluntarily excluded by any Federal department or agency;
(b) Have not within a three-year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a
civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in
connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State or
local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or State
antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or
destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
(c) Have not within a three-year period preceding this application/proposal had one or more
public transactions (Federal, State or local) terminated for cause or default.
(2) Where the prospective primary participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this
certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.
Signature: Date:
(Printed Name & Title) (Name of Agency or Company)
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Accounts Receivable contact by e-mail remittance advice at time of payment. To learn more
about the benefits of an Epay Program, how it works, and obtain answers to frequently asked
questions, click or copy and paste the following URL into your browser:
www.bankofamerica.com/epayablesvendors or call Fresno County Accounts Payable, 559-600-
3609.
LOCAL VENDOR PREFERENCE: The Local Vendor Preference does not apply to this Request
for Proposal.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
LINDA M. PENNER 600BERCUTORIVE • SACRAMENTOCA95811 • 916.445.5073 • BSCC.CA.GOV
Chair
KATHLEEN T. HOWARD EDMUND G. BROWN, JR.
ExecuUve Director ATTACHMENT A Govemor
Attachment I
California Penal Code Section 1233.10(a)
Upon agreement to accept funding from the Recidivism Reduction Fund, created in Section
1233.9, a county board of supervisors, in collaboration with the county's Community Corrections
Partnership, shall develop, administer, and collect and submit data to the Board of State and
Community Corrections regarding a competitive grant program intended to fund community
recidivism and crime reduction services, including, but not limited to, delinquency prevention,
homelessness prevention, and reentry services. The funding shall be allocated to counties by the
State Controller's Office from Item 5227-101-3259 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of2014-15
according to the following schedule:
Alameda $ 250,000
Alpine $ 10,000
Amador $ 10,000
Butte $ 50,000
Calaveras $ 10,000
Colusa $ 10,000
Contra Costa $ 250,000
Del Norte $ 10,000
ElDorado $ 50,000
Fresno $ 250,000
Glenn $ 10,000
Humboldt $ 50,000
Imperial $ 50,000
In yo $ 10,000
Kern $ 250,000
Kings $ 50,000
Lake $ 25,000
Lassen $ 10,000
Los Angeles $1,600,000
Madera $ 50,000
Marin $ 50,000
Mariposa $ 10,000
Mendocino $ 25,000
Merced $ 50,000
Modoc $ 10,000
Attachment I
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Mono $ I 0,000
Monterey $ I 00,000
Napa $ 50,000
Nevada $ 25,000
Orange $ 500,000
Placer $ 50,000
Plumas $ I 0,000
Riverside $ 500,000
Sacramento $ 250,000
San Benito $ 25,000
San Bernardino $ 500,000
San Diego $ 500,000
San Francisco $ 250,000
San Joaquin $ 250,000
San Luis Obispo $ 50,000
San Mateo $ 250,000
Santa Barbara $ I 00,000
Santa Clara $ 500,000
Santa Cruz $ 50,000
Shasta $ 50,000
Sierra $ I 0,000
Siskiyou $ I 0,000
Solano $ I 00,000
Sonoma $ I 00,000
Stanislaus $ I 00,000
Sutter $ 25,000
Tehama $ 25,000
Trinity $ I 0,000
Tulare $ I 00,000
Tuolumne $ 25,000
Ventura $ 250,000
Yolo $ 50,000
Yuba $ 25,000
(b) For purposes ofthis section, "community recidivism and crime reduction service provider"
means a nongovernmental entity or a consortium or coalition of nongovernmental entities, that
provides community recidivism and crime reduction services, as described in paragraph (2) of
subdivision (c), to persons who have been released from the state prison, a county jail, a juvenile
detention facility, who are under the supervision of a parole or probation department, or any
other person at risk of becoming involved in criminal activities.
(c) (I) A community recidivism and crime reduction service provider shall have a
demonstrated history of providing services, as described in paragraph (2), to the target
population during the five years immediately prior to the application for a grant awarded
pursuant to this section.
(2) A community recidivism and crime reduction service provider shall provide services that
are designed to enable persons to whom the services are provided to refrain from engaging in
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crime, reconnect with their family members, and contribute to their communities. Community
recidivism and crime reduction services may include all of the following:
(A) Self-help groups.
(B) Individual or group assistance with basic life skills.
(C) Mentoring programs.
(D) Academic and educational services, including, but not limited to, services to enable the
recipient to earn his or her high school diploma.
(E) Job training skills and employment.
(F) Truancy prevention programs.
(G) Literacy programs.
(H) Any other service that advances community recidivism and crime reduction efforts, as
identified by the county board of supervisors and the Community Corrections Partnership.
(I) Individual or group assistance with referrals for any of the following:
(i) Mental and physical health assessments.
(ii) Counseling services.
(iii) Education and vocational programs.
(iv) Employment opportunities.
(v) Alcohol and drug treatment.
(vi) Health, wellness, fitness, and nutrition programs and services.
(vii) Personal finance and consumer skills programs and services.
(viii) Other personal growth and development programs to reduce recidivism.
(ix) Housing assistance.
(d) Pursuant to this section and upon agreement to accept funding from the Recidivism
Reduction Fund, the board of supervisors, in collaboration with the county's Community
Corrections Partnership, shall grant funds allocated to the county, as described in subdivision (a),
to community recidivism and crime reduction service providers based on the needs of their
community.
(e) (1) The amount awarded to each community recidivism and crime reduction service
provider by a county shall be based on the population of the county, as projected by the
Department of Finance, and shall not exceed the following:
(A) One hundred thousand dollars ($1 00,000) in a county with a population of over 4,000,000
people.
(B) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in a county with a population of 700,000 or more people
but less than 4,000,000 people.
(C) Twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000) in a county with a population of 400,000 or more
people but less than 700,000 people.
(D) Ten thousand dollars ($1 0,000) in a county with a population of less than 400,000 people.
(2) The total amount of grants awarded to a single community recidivism and crime reduction
service provider by all counties pursuant to this section shall not exceed one hundred thousand
dollars ($1 00,000).
(f) The board of supervisors, in collaboration with the county's Community Corrections
Partnership, shall establish minimum requirements, funding criteria, and procedures for the
counties to award grants consistent with the criteria established in this section.
(g) A community recidivism and crime reduction service provider that receives a grant under
this section shall report to the county board of supervisors or the Community Corrections
Partnership on the number of individuals served and the types of services provided, consistent
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with paragraph (2) of subdivision (c). The board of supervisors or the Community Corrections
Partnership shall report to the Board of State and Community Corrections any information
received under this subdivision from grant recipients.
(h) Of the total amount granted to a county, up to 5 percent may be withheld by the board of
supervisors or the Community Corrections Partnership for the payment of administrative costs.
(i) Any funds allocated to a county under this section shall be available for expenditure for a
period of four years and any unexpended funds shall revert to the state General Fund at the end
of the four-year period. Any funds not encumbered with a community recidivism and crime
reduction service provider one year after allocation of grant funds to counties shall immediately
revert to the state General Fund.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVEMBER 13,2014 ATTACHMENT B CONTACT: Tracie Cone , 916.322.1054
Tracie.Cone@bscc.ca.gov
BSCC Committee Releases Recidivism Definition
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 13, 2014-The Board of State and Community Corrections has made final its definition of
"recidivism," a first step toward promoting consistency statewide in local data collection.
The approval comes after 11 months of work by a committee of public safety officials and subject-matter experts
to craft the definition mandated by AB 1050. The statute calls for the definition to be used to help counties
evaluate and implement evidence-based practices and programs in local corrections systems.
The definition reads as follows:
Adult Recidivism Definition
Recidivism is defined as conviction of a new felony or misdemeanor committed within three years of release
from custody or committed within three years of placement on supervision for a previous criminal
conviction. 1
Supplemental Measures
This definition does not preclude other measures of offender outcomes. Such measures may include new
arrest, return to custody, criminal filing, violation of supervision, and level of offense (felony or
misdemeanor).
Recidivism Rates
While the definition adopts a three-year standard measurement period, rates may also be measured over
other time intervals such as one, two, or five years.
1 "Committed" refers to the date of offense, not the date of conviction.
The committee continues to work on other definitions as required by the legislation. AB 1050 amended Section
6027 of the Penal Code to require the Board to: "Develop definitions of key terms, including, but not limited to,
'recidivism,' 'average daily population,' 'treatment program completion rates,' and any other terms deemed relevant
in order to facilitate consistency in local data collection, evaluation, and implementation of evidence-based
practices, promising evidence-based practices, and evidence-based programs."
It is hoped that counties and law enforcement agencies will use the standard definitions for these key terms once
all are developed and approved by the BSCC.
Since Public Safety Realignment launched in 2011 California has been investing hundreds of millions of dollars at
the local level so that low-level, non-violent offenders and parole violators would serve their terms in county jails,
closer to support systems and the rehabilitative programming that officials of the 58 counties determine work best
for their communities. A central goal of Realignment is reducing recidivism.
The BSCC is mandated by AB 1 09 to collect and maintain data about state and community correction policies,
practices and needs. Having standard definitions will promote consistent statewide reporting.
In the coming weeks the BSCC will publish the definition on its website and alert counties that a definition has
been adopted. The agency also will offer technical assistance to counties seeking to use the definition in local
data-collection efforts.
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BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS ~·
600BERCUTDRIVE t SACRAMENTOCA95811 • 916.445.5073 • BSCC.CA.GOV ·e
EXHBIT A
COUNTY OF FRESNO
ADDENDUM NUMBER: ONE (1)
RFP NUMBER: 952-5330
COMMUNITY RECIDIVISM REDUCTION GRANT
February &, 2015
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MARKED CLEARLY ON THE OUTSIDE TO:
COUNTY OF FRESNO, Purchasing
4525 EAST HAMILTON AVENUE, 2nd Floor
FRESNO, CA 93702-4599
!CLOSING DATE OF PROPOSAL WILL BE AT 2:00 P.M., ON fEBRUARY 25, 2015.1
PROPOSALS WILL BE CONSIDERED LATE WHEN THE OFFICIAL PURCHASING TIME CLOCK READS 2:00P.M.
All proposal information will be available for review after contract award.
NOTE THE FOLLOWING AND ATTACHED ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND/OR CHANGES TO THE
REQUIREMENTS OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER: 952-5330 AND INCLUDE THEM IN YOUR
RESPONSE. PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THIS ADDENDUM WITH YOUR PROPOSAL
~ See attached questions submitted at the vendor conference that was held on February 5, 2015 and a list
of attendees.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ADDENDUM NUMBER ONE (1) TO RFP 952-5330
COMPANY NAME:
(PRINT)
SIGNATURE:
NAME & TITLE:
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ADDENDUM NO. One (1)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER: 952-5330
February 6, 2015
Q1. Is it okay to expand existing services versus creating a new service?
Page 2
A 1. In the Overview on page 3 of the RFP it states, the grant "award must be used to create a
new services, such as those listed above, or to expand an existing effort. II
Q2. Can consumers/clients letters or statements of support be used for proposal
Reference (RFP page 1 0)?
A2. The County has no objection to bidders including letters or statements of support by
consumers/clients and/or other reference individuals or agencies; but the County is
requiring references from agencies/organizations familiar with bidder's services as response
to the References listing on page 10.
Q3. Who is going to develop the reporting documents described on page 24 of the RFP?
A3. The County will provide a standardized service reporting form consistent with the reporting
requirements listed on page 24 that grantees will submit to the County.
Q4. Does a proposal have to include providing all the services described in the RFP?
A4. Page 22 of the RFP and Attachment A (funding legislation) both state, "Community
recidivism and crime reduction services may include all of the following ... II and examples
are provided as listed in the funding legislation. The County seeks proposals from qualified
providers proposing services consistent with the examples provided that are designed to
enable a person to whom the services are afforded to refrain from engaging in crime,
reconnect with their family members, and contribute to their communities.
Q5. How many awards will be given and will all grants be $50,000?
AS. The fiscal parameters placed on this RFPs grants are primarily legislative, the maximum
amount is $50,000, and there is no other predetermined amount by the County. As stated
on page 3 of the RFP, the County's total allocation is $250,000 with the legislation
permitting 5% ($12,500) administrative fee for County grant administration costs; the total
grant funds available are $237, 500.
The County is seeking qualified local providers to identify the service needs for the
population identified in the RFP and propose services to best meet those needs.
As there are neither determined grant amounts nor number of grants to be awarded for the
RFP, the County may tentatively award grant amounts less than an amount in a proposal
submitted.
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors will approve all grant awards.
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BID NO.: 952-5330 DATE: February 5, 2015
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EXHIBIT B
COUNTY OF FRESNO
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER: 952-53 0
COMMUNITY RECIDIVISM REDUCTION GRANT
Issue Date: January 26, 2015
Closing Date: FEBRUARY 25, 2015
proposal wW be consjdered LATE when the officjal pyrchasjnq tjme clock reads 2·00 p M.
Questions regarding this RFP should be directed to: Carolyn Flores,
phone {559) 600-7110, e-mail countypurchasing@co.fresno.ca.us, or fax {559) 600-7126.
Check County of Fresno Purchasing's Open Solicitations website at
https:/lwww2.co.fresno.ca.us/0440/Bids/BidsHome.aspx for RFP documents and changes.
Please submit all Proposals to: County of Fresno -Purchasing
4525 E. Hamilton Avenue, 2"d Floor
Fresno, CA 93702-4599
BIDDER TO COMPLETE
UNDERSIGNED AGREES TO FURNISH THE COMMODITY OR SERVICE STIPULATED IN THE ATIACHED PROPOSAL SCHEDULE
AT THE PRICES AND TERMS STATED, SUBJECT TO THE "COUNTY OF FRESNO PURCHASING STANDARD INSTRUCTIONS AND
CONDITIONS FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP'S)" ATIACHED.
Alliant International University DBA Psychological Services Center
COMPANY
5130 E. Clinton Way
ADDRESS
Fresno
CITY
Robert N. Harris, Ph.D.
PRINT NAME
(559) 253-2294
FACSIMILE NUMBER
CA 93727
STATE ZIP CODE
rharris@alliant.edu
E-MAIL ADDRESS
Director
TITLE
President's Office
One Beach Street
Suite 200
San Francisco, CA
94133-1221
415.955.2000
Fresno
5130 E. Clinton Way
Fresno, CA
93727-2014
559.456.2777
Irvine
2855 Michelle Drive
Suite 300
Irvine, CA
92606
949.812.7440
los Angeles
1000 S. Fremont Ave.
UnitS
Alhambra, CA
91803-8835
~26.284.2777
Sacramento
2030 W. El Camino Ave.
Suite 200
Sacramento, CA
95833
916.565.2955
San Diego
10455 Pomerado Road
San Diego, CA
92131-1799
858.635.4000
San Francisco
One Beach Street
Suite 100
San Francisco, CA
94133-1221
415.955.2100
San Francisco law School
20 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA
94102
415.626.5550
Mexico City
Hamburgo 11115
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(52.55) 5525.7651
February 23, 2015
County of Fresno -Purchasing
4525 E. Hamilton Avenue, 2nd Floor
Fresno, CA 93702-4599
RE: Proposal No. 952-5330/Community Recidivism Reduction Grant
To Whom It May Concern,
Please accept this response to Request for Proposal No. 952-5330/Community
Recidivism Reduction Grant from the Psychological Services Center of Alliant
International University. I am the Director of the aforementioned agency and can be
contacted as follows:
Robert N. Harris, PhD
Director, Psychological Services Center
Alliant International University
5130 E. Clinton Way
Fresno, CA 93727
PH: 559-253-2245
Alliant International University is a not-for-profit higher education institution that trains
mental health professionals, educators, attorneys and business leaders. The
Psychological Services Center has been providing affordable mental health services to
the citizens of Fresno County for over thirty years. We have a longstanding
relationship with Fresno County and have provided a wide array of professional
services to county clients for many years. We are pleased to submit this proposal and
would welcome the opportunity to be of service in a collaborative effort to address the
problem of recidivism through the provision of comprehensive, focused psychological
evaluations that can be utilized as a foundation for identifying needed services to
support our citizens and this project's goals. Please feel free to contact me if I can
provide additional information regarding this proposal. Thank you.
www .alliant.edu
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
Conflict of Interest Statement.. ......................................................................................... 4
Trade Secret .................................................................................................................... 5
Certification -Disclosure -Criminal History & Civil Actions .......................................... 6
Reference List ....................................................................................................... 7
Participation ................................................................................................................... 8
Exceptions ..................................................................................................................... 9
Vendor Company Data ................................................................................................. 10
Scope ofWork .................................................................................................... 11
Cost Proposal. .............................................................................................................. 15
Checklist. ............................................................................................................... 16
Attachment C ................................................................................................................. 17
Addendum .................................................................................................. 20
Proposal No. 952-5330
Conflict of Interest Statement
We are not aware of any conflicts of interest that exist associated with this
proposal. We are mindful to identify such risks to the integrity of our clinical work and
will promptly notify the County and mitigate these risks if they become
apparent. Further, we will comply with all federal, state and local conflict of interest
laws, statutes and regulations.
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TRADE SECRET ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I have read and understand the above "Trade Secret Acknowledgement."
I understand that the County of Fresno has no responsibility for protecting information submitted
as a trade secret if it is not delivered in a separate binder plainly marked "Trade Secret." I also
understand that all information my company submits, except for that information submitted in a
separate binder plainly marked "Trade Secret," are public records subject to inspection by the
public. This is true no matter whether my company identified the information as proprietary,
confidential or under any other such terms that might suggest restricted public access.
Enter company name on appropriate fine:
Has submitted information identified as Trade
-(-;-:C~o-m-pa_n_y--:-N:-a-m-e)=------------Secrets in a separate marked binder.**
Has .!J.2l submitted information identified as Trade
Alliant Secrets. Information submitted as proprietary International
University DBA confidential or under any other such terms that
Psychological might suggest restricted public access will not be
~seS.!,rp.vi!.!=:!ce=.=s~C:.s:.e!.!Ont:,se!._r --:-----------excluded from treatment as public record.
(Company Name)
559-253-2245
Telephone
Robert N. Harris, Ph.D. Director 2/23/15
Print Name and Title Date
Psychological Services Center
Address
5130 East Clinton Way
Fresno CA 93727
City State Zip
**Bidders brief statement that clearly sets out the reasons for confidentiality in conforming with
the California Government Code definition.
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CERTIFICATION
(1) The prospective primary participant certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it, its
owners, officers, corporate managers and partners:
(a) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or
voluntarily excluded by any Federal department or agency;
(b) Have not within a three-year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a
civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in
connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State or
local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or State
antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or
destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
(c) Have not within a three-year period preceding this application/proposal had one or more
public transactions (Federal, State or local) terminated for cause or default.
(2) Where the prospective primary participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this
certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.
Signature:
Robert N. Harris, PhD,
(Printed Name & Title)
Date:
2-23-15
Alliant Psychological Svcs. Center.
(Name of Agency or Company)
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Proposal No. 952-5330
VENDOR MUST COMPLETE AND RETURN WITH REOUEST FOR
PROPOSAL
Firm:
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REFERENCE
LIST
Provide a list of at least five (5) customers for whom you have recently provided similar
services. Be sure to include all requested information.
Reference Name: McCabe Elementary School. _____ Contact: Rod Smith, Director of Special Ed. School Psyc_
Address: 605 Bass Avenue --~~~~----------------------------------------City: Mendota State: ------------------------CA Zip: 93640 ___ _
Phone No.: ( 559_ ) 655-4262 ______ Date:
Service Provided: Psychological Evaluations. ________________________ _
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Reference Name: Department of Rehabilitation Contact: Altagracia Moreno _______ _
Address:
City: State: Zip:
Phone No.: ( 559_ ) 445-6011 ______ Date:
Service Provided: Psychological Evaluations __________________________ __
Reference Name: Fresno County Probation Department ___ Contact: Maricruz Andrade, Deputy Probation Officer
Address: Supervision Unit-Juvenile Department, 333 E. American Ave., Bldg #701, Ste. B
City: Fresno _________________ State: CA Zip: 93725 ____ _
Phone No.: ( 559 _ ) 600-4 7 43 _______ Date:
Service Provided: Treatment and assessment for juvenile sex offenders. ______ _.._,---------
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Reference Name: Fresno County Public Defender's Office __ Contact: Elizabeth Diaz, Public Defender ___ _
Address: 2220 Tulare Street. Suite 300
City: Fresno State: CA Zip: ""-93=7-=-2_,_1 ____ _
Phone No.: ( 559_ } 600-3546 ______ Date: 2012 to present. ________ _
Service Provided: Psychological Assessments
Reference Name: Fresno County Behavioral Health Court Contact: Brooke Frost, BHC Coordinator
Address:
City: ,_,F~_,_es"'n"'o ___________________ State: CA Zip:
Phone No.: ( 559_ } 457-2145 --------Date: 2013 to present~--------
Service Provided: Psychological Assessments
Failure to provide a list of at least five (5) customers may be cause for
rejection of this RFP.
Proposal No. 952-5330 Page 8
PARTICIPATION
The County of Fresno is a member of the Central Valley Purchasing Group. This group consists
of Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties and all governmental, tax supported agencies within
these counties.
Whenever possible, these and other tax supported agencies co-op (piggyback) on contracts put
in place by one of the other agencies.
Any agency choosing to avail itself of this opportunity, will make purchases in their own name,
make payment directly to the contractor, be liable to the contractor and vice versa, per the terms
of the original contract, all the while holding the County of Fresno harmless. If awarded this
contract, please indicate whether you would extend the same terms and conditions to all tax
supported agencies within this group as you are proposing to extend to Fresno County.
r::::?'J Yes, we will extend contract terms and conditions to all qualified agencies within the l£.21 Central Valley Purchasing Group and other tax supported agencies.
Director, Alliant International University Psychological Services Center
Title
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X. VENDOR COMPANY DATA
The licens~d psych.ologists, interns and psychological trainees on the professional staff of the
P~ycholog!c~l S~rv1~es Center (PSC) have extensive experience working with clients engaged
With .t~e cnmmal JUStice system. Our a_gency has been in operation for over thirty years,
prov1d1ng affordable mental health services to the citizens of Fresno and surrounding counties.
Services include the provision of psychological evaluations, individual and group therapy and
consultations with local and state agencies. .
Relevant past and present contracts and memoranda of understanding include:
• The PSC's Batterers' Intervention Program (BIP, 21 years) in collaboration with the Fresno
County Probation Department.
• Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP, 25 years)-Services are for individuals referred by
Fresno County Probation or the Parole Division of the California Department of Corrections &
Rehabilitation (CDCR).
• Juvenile Court Evaluations (20 years), Fresno County Superior Court, Juvenile Division
• Child Custody Evaluations (12 years): We previously provided child custody evaluations to
the Fresno County Family Courts.
• Child Protective Service (CPS) Psychological Evaluations and Treatment
• Department of Rehabilitation (State of California)-Psychological Evaluations
• Patients' Rights Advocacy (PRA): Until July 2014, we provided PRA-related services to
Fresno County residents afflicted by severe mental illness in partnership with Fresno County
Behavioral Health.
• Psychological Evaluations for the Law Offices of the Public Defender.
• California State University-Fresno, Office of Disability Services, Psychological Evaluations of
individuals with suspected disabilities that impact learning.
• Behavioral Health Court-psychological evaluations.
• Students Targeted for Opportunities at Prevention (STOP) Program in partnership with
Fresno County Juvenile Probation ( 10 years).
The supervising psychologists at the PSC have extensive experience working with clients referred
by the criminal justice system. Most of our interns and psychological trainees have master's
degrees and extensive training in the provision of psychological evaluations, which is the primary
service proposed in this document. We train the San Joaquin Valley's next generation of
psychologists to provide high quality professional services and do so in a manner that is
substantially below market rates for similar services provided by independently practicing
psychologists.
Our agency operates Monday through Thursday from 9AM to 8PM and Friday, 9AM to 4PM. We
provide over J .~.000 hours of professional servi~~~~_!]_nLJ.~.II¥_!n.cl~di_nQ ~~Y~~c:!~Q,unq,r.~2.J?~~-b2l.C>9!<?_?1 evaluations. · .,~-.~-~~-.~··-· .. ···-· .......... --.. ···=~--~~·~·-····""' __ ... · · ·
The Psychological Services Center has an administrative staff of three, an agency dir~ctor, ~n
licensed p..§Y.chologj_st/supervisors, four interns and 44 psychological tr~~~:. We are well able to
provide the services proposed in this document in alimely fashion, recognizing that doing so is
critical to these referred clients being provided with referrals and a pathway to successful,
independent Jiving and gainful employment.
Audited financial statements for the last three years are available on request.
No contracts have been terminated before completion within the last five years. There are no
lawsuits or legal actions currently pending nor any legal actions that have been resolved within the
last five years. We have not had any payment problems had with the County within the past three
{3) years.
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XI. SCOPE OF WORK
Project Narrative -Community Recidivism Reduction Grant
The Psychological Services Center (PSC) on the Fresno Campus of Alliant International University
has been a mental health service provider for residents of Fresno and surrounding counties for the
past 30 years. The PSC has partnered in numerous ways with Fresno County Probation (Adult
and Juvenile Divisions) and with local educational and social service agencies to address crime-
related recidivism. Some examples of the PSC's work with the Fresno County criminal justice
system include:
• The PSC's Batterers' Intervention Program (BJP) has been in existence for the past 21
years. The PSC retains annual certification from the Fresno County Probation Department.
The BIP participants, as part of their terms and conditions imposed by the court following
conviction of a domestic violence charge [pursuant to Penal Code (PC) § 273.5], are required
to complete a 52-week BIP program to reduce violence-related crimes including but not limited
to PC § 273.5.
• Our Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP) has been in existence for 25 years;
assessment and treatment provisions to adult and juvenile offenders convicted of sex-related
crimes with the overall focus being a reduction of reoffending. Services are for individuals
referred by Fresno County Probation or the Parole Division of the California Department of
Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR).
• Juvenile Court Evaluations: We have provided psychological evaluations to the Fresno
County Superior Court, Juvenile Division, for the past 20 years for the purpose of dispositional
proceedings. The psychological evaluations have included the provision of mental health
diagnostic impressions and associated rehabilitation/treatment recommendations, placement
recommendations, violence and sex offenders-specific risk determination, psychoeducational
evaluation, and associated academic/employment recommendations.
• Child Custody Evaluations: For twelve years, we provided child custody evaluations to the
Fresno County Family Courts.
• Child Protective Service (CPS)Psychological Evaluations and Treatment: We provide
psychological evaluations and treatment to parents and children referred by Fresno County
CPS.
• Patients' Rights Advocacy (PRA): Until July 2014, we provided PRA-related services to
Fresno County residents afflicted by severe mental illness in partnership with Fresno County
Behavioral Health.
• Public Defender's Office: We currently provide psychological evaluations for the Law Offices
of the Public Defender.
• Behavioral Health Court: We currently provide evaluations for the Behavioral Health Court of
Fresno County.
• Students Targeted for Opportunities at Prevention (STOP) Program: In partnership with
Fresno County Juvenile Probation, we served four Fresno County middle schools with
psychological evaluations, mental health treatment [individual, group and family therapy],
academic tutoring and recreation services. STOP was in existence for ten years and greatly
reduced juveniles and adults from perpetrating crimes.
In addition, we currently provide psychological evaluation services for the following agencies:
• Department of Rehabilitation: Psychological Evaluations
• California State University-Fresno: Disability Services Office-Psychological Evaluations l_ • Mendota Unified School District: Psychological Evaluations
The PSC's proposed contribution to the community recidivism and crime reduction process will
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,, through the provision of H1 mental health assessments (comprehensive psychological evaluations)
as detailed below.
Statewide prison and county jail recidivism rates have significantly increased over the past 1 0 to 15
years .. More recently, California's state prison system (CDCR) has shown recidivism rates as high
as 82% with associated costs of incarceration spiraling out of control. Individuals who are
released from county jail or state prison are commonly returned to the community in which they
committed their crimes without adequate planning or identification of rehabilitative resources.
Many of these individuals have undiagnosed mental health disorders, substance abuse problems,
learning disabilities or inadequate understanding or knowledge with respect to how to apply for a
job, places to live or how/where to seek services. Instead, they find themselves returning to a
criminal lifestyle and the associated at-risk behaviors, thus perpetuating the cycle of criminal
recidivism. At the crux of the proverbial criminal justice "revolving door'' is inadequate
evaluation/assessment for those going back and forth from the community to jail or prison, as well
as the lack of a clear and realistic plan for community re-entry. ..----\
At the heart of creating a re-entry plan for any offender is a comprehensive psychological ,
evaluation including empirically-supported and evidence-based assessment tools in order to: \,\
o Comprehensively identify risk for re-offense and interventions designed to mitigate these j
risks
o Connect him/her to needed community resources to develop skills and address barriers to
employment and self-sufficiency.
o To identify and refer clients to address existing mental health treatment needs.
The PSC is yery_ ex~ierced in~rovislo_n_of.psychologicaLey_alu_atioQS which include
identification of barriers o -success for offenders related to mental health, suQ.stance abuse,
edUcation, career -~ftia. v6tali()n :··an(flife-si<lirdeflclts.~-,n-a·raetfodevfse'a successful rehabilitation
planlo.Y€mch offendEfr; thesE:fbarriers··stiO"Uid be dear.ly identified and integrated into overall
planning to prevent recidivism. The current proposal targets both adults and juvenile offenders
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, h_av~_pre~en~?~i.t~--~~!:Jifif~JJ!.ciJ_aUenges. imR~di~_gJ~~l.r .. ~,~lll to .S..~E~~~~y![y.re~i.divate. Each
participant Will undergo an extensive psychological evaluation that Will mclude an assessment of
his/her psychiatric status, substance use/abuse potential, cognitive and academic skills, vocational
interests, independent living skills, and risk for re-offense, using well-validated, contemporary
psychological measures which are research-supported and evidence-based. Evaluations will be
offered to English and Spanish-speaking participants with a planned total of 90 participants being
served(.'Ea.ch.pa'itidpanfwillbe referred by FresrioCounty Probation or CDCR Parole to undergo
a comprehensive psychological evaluation which would be conducted with the participant over the
course of six to twelve hours. A final evaluation report will be completed within 15 calendar days
from the last day the participant is seen.
Participants would not be eligible for psychological evaluation if they are psychiatrically
decompensated [actively/floridly psychotic requiring a higher level of care akin to inpatient
psychiatric care] or who are actively under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs.
Participants will be required to cooperative with scheduled appointments and evaluation
procedures and be of "sound mind" [not psychotic or under the influence]. Participants could also
be found ineligible if they refused to cooperate at any stage of the psychological evaluation
[psychological testing or clinical interview] or failed to show for more than one scheduled
appointment. In all instances of program termination, participants would be referred back to the
original referral source [Fresno County Probation or Parole Department] within 24 hours. Should
participants, for whatever reason, be remanded into custody subsequent to a referral to the PSC,
the PSC would be able to evaluate the participant and complete the psychological evaluation so
long as the participant is incarcerated within Fresno County. The PSC would consult on a case-
by-case basis with the referral source (Probation or Parole) for participants who experience status
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changes (either released from or remanded back into custody) from the point of original referral to
the submission of the final psychological evaluation report.
Short-term goals of the program are:
1. To better understand the barriers to each participant's success in community re-entry.
2. To identify factors associated with a risk of recidivism and detailed recommendations to
reduce this risk.
3. To devise a plan of re-entry that is realistic and grounded in evidence-based findings by
use of psychometric assessment tools with long-term goal of overall crime reduction.
Evaluations of participants will be provided Monday to Thursday, 9am to 8pm and Fridays 9am to
4pm at the PSC clinic. The PSC staff are willing and able to conduct the evaluations within the
community (county jails, Juvenile Justice Campus (JJC) and the like) on the weekends as well as
weekdays 9am to 8pm.
Each psychological evaluation will include:
• An Assessment of Vocational Competencies including:
o A comprehensive assessment of cognitive functioning and academic skills
including identifying cognitive deficits, attention disorders and learning disabilities that
might interfere with sustaining gainful employment and independent living
o An objective assessment of the client's vocational interests and a detailed
interview of his/her vocational history in order to link identify appropriate career options
given the client's cognitive and academic skills.
o An objective assessment of independent living skills and recommendations for
intervention to enhance the client's ability to function independently.
o Identification of factors that might interfere with clients seeking and maintaining
gainful employment
• Risk Factors for Re-Offense Assessment: A detailed assessment of the client's criminal
offense history and factors associated with a risk of re-offense
• Current psychiatric status: A comprehensive assessment of the client's current psychiatric
symptoms including:
o Current DSM-V diagnosis
o Treatment needs and recommended interventions to address those needs.
• A feedback session with the client and referring professional, detailing our findings and
recommendations including specific referrals to partner community agencies. A copy of the
completed psychological evaluation will be provided to the referral source [Fresno County
Probation (case-assigned Deputy Probation Officer) or CDCR Parole Office (Agent of
Record)].
• Each participant's psychological evaluation will include recommendations for supportive
services associated with each finding/outcome.
The current proposal for psychological evaluations will remain cost-effective as they will be
completed by a clinical psychology interns and psychological trainees under the direct supervision
of a licensed psychologist. Typical evaluations within the Fresno community range from $2,500 to
$7,500 per evaluation. Given the current proposed fee per evaluation ($556), this cost is greatly
reduced. In this regard, the proposed model is significantly more cost-effective and beneficial to
the criminal justice system in better understanding the needs, resources, barriers and associated
recommendations for each participant. Given the increased level of understanding of the
aforementioned, the current proposal is predicated on the belief that each participant's level of
recidivating will be greatly reduced as many of the individual barriers become identified and
understood. From this, probation and parole planning with respect to participant re-entry will be
greatly enhanced, especially for those who are identified as being at greatest risk of recidivating.
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On the first of each month, a summative "Reporting and Performance Activities" (PRA) will be
generated for both the preceding month and cumulative total per fiscal year [annual
tabulating/reporting of data will be by fiscal year, not calendar year, unless otherwise requested by
Fresno County). Within each PRA, the following will be identified and tracked:
• Total number of referrals.
• Total number of completed psychological evaluations.
• Number of psychological evaluations in process.
• Number of days from receipt of referral until the evaluation report is provided to Fresno
County.
• Demographic data of each participant (age, gender, race/ethnicity, domestic living status,
employment status, substance abuse, criminal history identifiers including gang activity, date
of release from most recent incarceration, including probation or parole supervision or recent
release from either, categorical level of risk for becoming involved in criminal activities, and ex-
offenders with children). With respect to categorical level of recidivating, the following levels
will be reported based on extensive risk assessment: low, moderately-low, moderate,
moderately-high, and high. NOTE: demographic data will be coded for each participant at the
time of the psychological evaluation.
• Detailed reasoning for inability to complete evaluation (few expected).
• Detailed compliance of Probation/Parole Supervision at the time the participant was seen for
psychological evaluation and/or date psychological evaluation report completed (left to the
discretion of Fresno County on how to track).
At the request of Fresno County, the PSC will track and report, within reason, all requested
expenditures and service provisions above and beyond what is noted above.
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XII. COST PROPOSAL
See Attachment C
• Budget
• Budget Narrative
• Budget Detail
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XIII. CHECKLIST
CHECK LIST
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This Checklist is provided to assist vendors in the preparation of their RFP response. Included in
this Jist, are important requirements and is the responsibility of the bidder to submit with the RFP
package in order to make the RFP compliant. Because this checklist is just a guideline, the bidder
must read and comply with the RFP in its entirety.
Check off each of the following:
1. L The Request for Proposal (RFP) has been signed and completed.
2. 7 Addenda, if any, have been completed, signed and included in the bid package.
3. -L. One (1) original plus six (6) copies of the RFP have been provided.
4. _L The completed Trade Secret Form as provided with this RFP (Confidential/Trade
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Secret Information, if provided must be in a separate binder).
5. The completed Criminal History Disclosure Form as provided with this RFP.
6. 7 The completed Participation Form as provided with this RFP.
7. 7 The completed Reference List as provided with this RFP.
8. ~ Indicate all of bidder exceptions to the County's requirements, conditions and
specifications as stated within this RFP.
9. __L_ Lastly, on the LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER of the sealed envelope, box, etc.
transmitting your bid include the following information:
County of Fresno RFP No. 952-5330
Closing Date: February 25, 2015
Closing Time: 2:00P.M.
Commodity or Service: Community Recidivism Reduction Grant
Return Checklist with your RFP response.
952-5330 ATIACHMENT C
BUDGET and BUDGET NARRATIVE
Proposal Budget Line Item Totals
Please fill out the following summary table for the proposal's planned budget. In-kind match of
grant funds requested is optional. Applicants must provide sufficient detail/breakdown to
explain how the requested funds outlined in the table below will be expended in each applicable
line item. Amounts must be whole dollars.
GRANT IN-KIND
LINE ITEM FUNDS MATCH TOTAL
(OPTIONAL)
$36,936 $36,936
1. Salaries-staff providing direct services
2. Benefits -staff providing direct services
$2,273 $2,273
$8,405 $8,405
3. Services and Supplies
4. Other Costs
$2,384 $2,384
5. Indirect Costs-not to exceed 5% of total
TOTAL $49,998 $49,998
Proposal Budget Narrative
Budget Narrative
Personnel
Services will be provided by psychology interns and psychological trainees, all of whom have master's degrees.
They will be functioning under the supervision of the licensed psychologists on our staff who will typically
provide four hours of supervision for each assessment.
Interns: Interns receive an annual stipend of $18,000/year. $3,158 each will be charged to this project.
Practicum Students: Practicum Students are paid at a rate of $12.00/hour.
Licensed Psychologists: The licensed psychologists are paid at a rate of $50/hour.
All staff are FICA but not otherwise benefit eligible, with the exception of the practicum students. The FICA rate
is 7.65%.
Total: $39,211
Consumables
As the budget details, we are proposing to provide 90 comprehensive psychological evaluations at a cost of
$50,000, for an effective rate of $555.55 per evaluation. As noted in the project narrative, evaluation rates for
private practitioners in the community often range from $2,500 to $7,500 per evaluation. We hope to
contribute to a targeted effort to reduce recidivism in our community by providing comprehensive assessments
that will help to focus intervention efforts.
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Test supplies related to the assessments are $93.39 per evaluation. This includes the cost of test protocols,
computer scoring, and related office supplies.
Total: $8,405
Indirect Cost
Indirect/ Administrative expenses are requested at 5% of total direct expenses in accordance with agency
requirements. These costs support various institutional costs related to space, administration (Grants,
Accounting, legat Human Resources, and Information Technology) in support of carrying out this project.
Total: $2,384
In-Kind
Alliant's F&A policy would normally recover 15% of direct cost, or $7,142. The difference of $4,758.40
represents an in-kind contribution from Alliant. The agency will also contribute in-kind support via marketing of
grant-services. Other agency overhead expenses include rent/utilities, postage, software and professional and
other liability insurances.
Total Budget Request: $50,000
( /-------\ I Budget Detail FTE Salary/Stipend Hourly Hours/evaluation #evaluations Grant Benefits Supply Total Employees per year Salary Rate costs/evaluation I Personnel Intern 1 0.16 $18,000 20.0 15 $2,934 $224 $3,158 . Intern 2 0.16 $18,000 20.0 15 $2,934 $224 $3,158 Intern 3 0.16 $18,000 20.0 15 $2,934 $224 $3,158 Intern 4 0.16 $18,000 20.0 15 $2,934 $224 $3,158 Paid Practicum Student 0.16 $12 20.0 15 $3,600 $3,600 Paid Practicum Student 0.16 $12 20.0 15 $3,600 $3,600 Lie Psychologist Supervisors $50 4.0 90 $18,000 $1,377 $19,377 Consumables Test supplies/equipment/evaluation * 90 $93.39 $8,405 Subtotal $47,616 Indirect Costs @5% of budget $2,384 Total Budget Total $50,000 Test Suppies Breakdown* Psychometric Measures & Other Consumables Cost/evaluation WAIS Record Form/Response Booklet $8.35 WIAT Record Form/Response Booklet $5.29 IVA+ Report $15.00 MMPI-2/PAI scoring $20.00 Rorschach Scoring $6.00 Risk assessment tool $4.00 Career Assessment Inventory $13.05 Independent living skills assessment $6.00 Office Supplies $15.70 Test Consumables Total per Evaluation $93.39
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COUNTY OF FRESNO
ADDENDUM NUMBER: ONE (1)
RFP NUMBER: 952-5330
COMMUNITY RECIDIVISM REDUCTION GRANT
February 6, 2015
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hrs REDUCTION GRANn952-5330 ADD 1.DOC
IMPORTANT: SUBMIT PROPOSAL IN SEALED PACKAGE WITH PROPOSAL NUMBER, CLOSING DATE AND BUYER'S NAME
MARKED CLEARLY ON THE OUTSIDE TO:
COUNTY OF FRESNO, Purchasing
4525 EAST HAMILTON AVENUE, 2nd Floor
FRESNO, CA 93702-4599
!CLOSING DATE OF PROPOSAL WILL BE AT 2:00P.M., ON FEBRUARY 25,2015.1
PROPOSALS WILL BE CONSIDERED LATE WHEN THE OFFICIAL PURCHASING TIME CLOCK READS 2:00P.M.
All proposal information will be available for review after contract award.
NOTE THE FOLLOWING AND ATTACHED ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND/OR CHANGES TO THE
REQUIREMENTS OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER: 952-5330 AND INCLUDE THEM IN YOUR
RESPONSE. PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THIS ADDENDUM WITH YOUR PROPOSAL.
~ See attached questions submitted at the vendor conference that was held on February 5, 2015 and a Jist
of attendees.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ADDENDUM NUMBER ONE (1) TO RFP 952-5330
COMPANY NAME: ical Services Center
SIGNATURE:
NAME & TITLE: Robert N. Harris, Ph.D. -Director
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EXHIBIT C
SELF-DEALING TRANSACTION DISCLOSURE FORM
In order to conduct business with the County of Fresno {hereinafter referred to as "County"),
members of a contractor's board of directors (hereinafter referred to as "County Contractor"), must
disclose any self-dealing transactions that they are a party to while providing goods, performing
services, or both for the County. A self-dealing transaction is defined below:
"A self-dealing transaction means a transaction to which the corporation is a party and in which one
or more of its directors has a material financial interest"
The definition above will be utilized for purposes of completing this disclosure form.
INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Enter board member's name, job title (if applicable), and date this disclosure is being made.
(2) Enter the board member's company/agency name and address.
(3) Describe in detail the nature of the self-dealing transaction that is being disclosed to the
County. At a minimum, include a description of the following:
a. The name of the agency/company with which the corporation has the transaction; and
b. The nature of the material financial interest in the Corporation's transaction that the
board member has.
(4) Describe in detail why the self-dealing transaction is appropriate based on applicable
provisions of the Corporations Code.
(5) Form must be signed by the board member that is involved in the self-dealing transaction
described in Sections (3) and (4).
EXHIBIT C
(1} Company Board Member Information:
Name: Date:
Job Title:
(2} Company/Agency Name and Address:
(3) Disclosure (Please describe the nature of the self-dealing transaction you are a party to):
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(4) Explain why this self-dealing transaction is consistent with the requirements of Corporations Code 5233 (a):
(5) Authorized Signature
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