Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services

The County of Butte is seeking one or more firms to provide Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services for the Department of Behavioral Health, to County clients within Butte County. The services shall include, but are not limited to, employment readiness, on-site supportive employment, employment placement assistance, connection to the California Department of Rehabilitation, job training, community-based employment, life skills development, job coaching, work crews for soft building maintenance and routine upkeep, landscaping, janitorial services, vehicle cleaning and detailing, or other proposed vocational opportunities coordinated by the Respondent. The goals and objectives of the project include increasing vocational training and re-entry into the workforce for County consumers, engaging County consumers in volunteer positions, providing a variety of skill-building employment opportunities, transitioning County consumers to a higher level of employment, providing effective job coaching, support, and training, and providing outreach to homeless individuals with the intent to engage them in employment opportunities. • The selected Respondent will be required to enter into a contract with the County for the services requested in this RFP within a reasonable time after award. • The contract will include terms appropriate for this project, such as completion of the project within the timeframe provided, no additional work authorized without prior written approval, no payment without written approval, funding availability, termination of contract under certain conditions, indemnification of the County, approval by the County of any subcontractors, and minimum appropriate insurance requirements. • The Respondent must be prepared to use the County's standard contract template rather than its own contract. • The County intends to award a contract to a Respondent that meets the qualification criteria and has successfully performed services on similar projects in the past. • The contract will be for the 26/27 fiscal year, with an option to renew at the County's discretion for additional terms up to a total of five years overall.