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19-025 - Homeless Youth Services

End date: Wednesday August 29, 2018 at 2 p.m.

Bid documents and specifications will be available on Monday, August 6, 2018 at 9:00 AM at Procurement Office or by requesting a copy on the City of Springfield website www.springfieldcityhall.com.

The City of Springfield, on behalf of the Springfield-Hampden County Continuum of Care, is seeking proposals to provide Homeless Youth Services to youth aged 18-24 in Hampden County. Services may include outreach, assessment, homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing assistance, and emergency winter shelter. Successful applicants will be included in a coordinated application to the state of Massachusetts to provide a network of services to the target population.

The full amount of funding available for Hampden County for the current fiscal year for the entire coordinated project is $250,000-$325,000.

If the region is awarded funds, successful applicants will be offered contracts for the period starting approximately Oct. 15, 2018 to June 30, 2020. Contract will be funded from current available funds for year one, and the state plans to provide additional funding on the same contracts for year 2. Contracts may be renewed for up to an additional 8 years.

Bidders’ Conference: August 14, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at the Office of Housing, 1600 E. Columbus Ave.

The Chief Procurement Officer reserves the right to waive any informality in and to reject any or all bids if it is in the public interest to do so. Proposers must submit all written questions to the Procurement office by close of business on August 27, 2018. Fax and email questions are acceptable.

The City of Springfield supports the goal of twenty percent minority and women participation in all contracts. No questions will be answered unless received by the Chief Procurement Officer at least 7 days prior to the expiration of the time set for submitting bids or proposals. The Chief Procurement Officer reserves the right to waive any informality in and to reject any or all bids if it is in the public interest to do so.