NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals will be received by Whatcom County Purchasing at their Office in the Administrative Services Finance Department located on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225 for the following:

Coordination of Community Links Program for Whatcom County Juvenile Court

UNTIL: 2:30 PM on, Tuesday, June 6, 2023

At which time and place the responses will be publicly opened (live/virtual via GoToMeeting), and the names of the submitters read aloud. All interested people are invited to attend the live proposal opening via GoToMeeting. Late submittals will not be considered. Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any irregularities.

Whatcom County Juvenile Court is seeking a qualified agency to implement and facilitate a county wide Coordination of Services program called “Community Links”. This research-based family intervention delivers a 12-hour workshop over the course of four 3-hour interactive seminars to eligible court-involved youth and their parent(s) or connected adult. The program provides information on a variety of topics that support safe, healthy communities through education and community connections.

Further information is contained in the complete solicitation document, which can be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/Bids.aspx , see “Related Documents” at the bottom of this solicitation posting page. If you are unable to download the pdf documents from this website, contact Purchasing at FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.

Whatcom County affirms it will not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority and women owned entities to respond. Persons with disabilities may request this information be prepared and supplied in alternate forms by contacting Purchasing at (360) 778-5330.

Publication Date(s): Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

Questions or concerns regarding this RFQ may be submitted to
Dave Reynolds, Dir of Superior Ct Admin, via email at:
dreynold@co.whatcom.wa.us

All documents for this solicitation can be downloaded at no charge in PDF format; see "Related Documents" at the bottom of this webpage:

1. Click on the "View Documents" button, which will open up a form requesting basic information about your firm. The entries on this form will populate the official plan holders list. Your accuracy is important to ensure notification of any addenda or other distributed information.

2. After your completed form is accepted, scroll again to the bottom of this page, to find the link(s) for all documents related to this solicitation. If you can see the solicitation documents, you have added yourself to the Whatcom County plan holders list.

If you have downloaded the solicitation documents from the Whatcom County website, that process has already added you to the plan holders list. The Whatcom County plan holders list is created by the download process. If you received the solicitation documents from another source, to add your contact information to the Whatcom County plan holders list, you will need to access the solicitation documents from our website.

To request a current plan holders list, email FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us. Include the solicitation number and title in the subject line.