National Institute of Corrections/Bureau of Prisons,320 First Street NW, Washington, DC

R -- CONTINUED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ASSISTING IMPLEMENTATION OF PROBABTION AND PAROLE VIOLATION AND REVOCATION IN UTAH DEPT. REC ON AND FIRST CIRCUIT COURT - STATE OF HAWAII SOL NIC-RFQ-96-012 DUE 061096 POC Mr. Pratap K. Das, Contracting Officer (202)307-3106 ext. 126. The National Institute of Corrections/Bureau of Prisons proposes to negotiate a contract on sole source basis with the Center for Effective Public Policy, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 720, Silver Spring, MD 20901 to continue technical assistance to two jurisdictions that are actively pursuing implementation of probabtion and parole violation and revocation changes in both policy and practice. This procurement will enable NIC to continue violation and revocation technical assistance previously provided under Grant Award 95C04G1A3 for the Utah Department of Corrections and the First Curcuit Court - Adult Probabtion Division - State of Hawaii. With NIC funded assistance the Utah Department of Corrections has successfully designed and pilot tested new policy to guide its staff statewide in responding to probation/parole violations in a consistent manner with targets as its goal risk management, wise use of resources, and equity. An internal committee has examined current practice, articulated specific goals for violation response, designed a ''Matrix'' of responses and pilot tested the policy across the agency. For effective implementation it is important to widen the level of interest and support for this inintiative beyond the department to include other criminal justice system actors including judges, prosecutor, public defenders etc. The intent of continued assistance to Utah Dept. of Corrections in accomplishing this external initiative by assisting the internal committee in designing and planning for one system-wide symposium on violation to be held in August 1996. During June on-site assistance to the committee will assist in developing the framework for the symposium. During July off-site assistance will be provided through the development of agenda, training materials and related support activities. The sysmposium itself (approx. 50 participants) will be conducted in August 1996. At the First Circuit Court - Adult Probabtion Division - State of Hawaii, with NIC funded assistance this agency has made significant progress in understanding their existing practice with respect to probabtion violators, assembling data base about those violators and current dispositions etc. They have already invited a full range of criminals justice system actors into their new policy process by way of training workshop for all probabtion staff, all judges, prosecutors and public defenders. Now the department stands ready to implement the policy, but identified the associated need to develop and access further community resources for violators, and to manage their probation officer workload more effectively. They need to undertake analysis and reorganization on these two issues in order to effectively implement the violation policy changes. This procurement event will support the agency in this initiative and will culminate in a major training workshop in September 1996 to disseminate information about reorganization, workload management, work relief measures and other issues related to the agency initiatives regarding responding to violators. This project will involve ongoing planning for these changes with the department supervision staff (approx. 75) in September of 1996. The contractor will be responsible for the provisions of all consulting services(including provider telephone and travel costs), contracting for meeting space, developing and providing the training/symposium materials for each jurisdiction and conducting the sessions. Project completion is set for October 1, 1996. The Center for Effective Public Policy (CEPP) is deemed the only responsible source capable of providing the required technical assistance as set forth in 41 USC 253(c)(1). Only one source is avilable. Interested partities may in writing, identify their interest and capabilities to respond to this requirement within 15 days from the date of publication of this notice. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone calls for solicitations will be accepted. (0150)

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