Housing Support

\n\nDepartment Office/Division/Program: | Department of Corrections\n\nDepartment Contract Administrator or | Sonja Charest\nGrant Coordinator:\n\n(If applicable) Department Reference # | N/A\n\nAmount:\n(ConraeAmendment@rant) $ 218,000.00 Advantage CT /RQS # 20240129000000002084\nCONTRACT Proposed Start Date: | 7/1/2024 Proposed End Date: | 6/30/2025\n\nOriginal Start Date: Effective Date:\n\nZu ERDNENT Previous End Date: New End Date:\n\nProject Start Date: Grant Start Date:\n\nSLEUTT Project End Date: Grant End Date:\n\nLTE en a Preble Street Teen Services, 38 Preble Street, Portland ME 04101\n\nBrief Description of Goods/Services/Grant: | Housing Support\n\nPART Il: J USTIFICATION FOR VENDOR SELECTION\n\nCheck the box below for the justification(s) that applies to this request. (Check all that apply.)\nOo A. Competitive Process Oo G. Grant\nDO B. Amendment oO H. State Statute/A gency Directed\nC. Single Source/Unique V endor Oo Il. Federal Agency Directed\nOo D.

Proprietary/Copyright/Patents Oo J. Willing and Qualified\nOo E. Emergency oO K. Client Choice\nOo F. University Cooperative Project Oo L. Other Authorization\n\nPlease respond to ALL ofthe questions in the following sections.\n\nPART Ill: SUOPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION\n\n1. Provide amore detailed description and explain the need for the goods, services or grantto supplement the\nresponse in Part I.\n\nREV 11/9/2023 Pagelof2\n" "DocuSign Envelope ID: B5579763-4D78-4FFE-B247-B3E7667BA2E4\nProcurement] ustification Form (PJ F)\n\nPART Ill: SOPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION\n\nThe Department is in need of housing support for youth reentering the community following secure confinement or\nyouth who are involved with the juvenile justice system, in J uvenile Region 1.MDOC is looking for a provider that has\na master leasing, scattered site apartment setting with intensive case management services to support the justice\ninvolved youth, in JuvenileRegion]1.\n\n2. Provide a brief justification for the selected vendor to supplement the response in Part Il. ReferencetheRFP\nnumber, if applicable.\n\nPreble Street was established in 1996 to provide low-barrier day shelter and services to youth experiencing\nhomelessness in a setting separate from adults. In the ensuing 25 years, Teen Services has grown to include the largest\nlicensed youth shelter in the state, an outreach program, and a transitional living program. Preble Street Teen Center\nand Teen Shelter are located directly across the street from each other and collectively provide 24 hour/365-day\nservices for YYA experiencing homelessness. A dditionally, PSTS runs a scattered-site Transitional Living Program,\nFirst Place that provides master leasing, tiered rental reimbursement, and intensive case management for youth exiting\nhomelessness. Preble Street has the experience, expertise, and capacity to carry out the needs of the department and is\nthe only provider located in juvenile region 1, that is willing to take justice involved youth, that provides a master\nleasing/scattered site apartment setting with intensive case management.\n\n3. Explain how the negotiated costs or rates are fair and reasonable; or how the funding was allocated to grantee.\n\nIn order to support current full capacity staffing plan, budgeted expenses, and to continue to run the program as is,\nPreble Street is in need of the current cost of $218,000.00 for FY 25. A full budget will be included with the contract\nsubmission. The department deems this fair and reasonable.\n\n4. Describe the plan for future competition for the goods or services.\n\nAtthistime, Preble Street is the only provider willing to service justice involved youth, in a master lease/scattered site\napartment setting in juvenile region one. In the future, when/if other providers emerge which are capable of providing\nthis service, the Department will then seek competitive bids.\n\nPART IV: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) / MAINE J OBS & RECOVERY PLAN (MJ RP)\nDoes this request utilize ARPA/M]JRP funds?\n\nDlYes, MJRP funds (023) - If Yes, please attach the approved Business Casel(s).\n\nDlYes, ARPA funds (025) - If Yes, please be aware of the requirements from awarding federal agencies.\n\nNo-IfNo, proceed to Part V.\n\nPART V: APPROVALS\n\nThe signatures below indicate approval of this procurement request.\n\nSignature of requesting\n\nDocuSigned by:\nDepartment\u2019s Commissioner\np ; Caitline Thileanlt\n(or designee):\n\n1EE8D729BD7E495\nTyped Name: | Christine Thibeault, Assoc. Commissioner Date: | 3/8/2024\nSignature of DAFS Procurement Dosugien Ki:\nOfficial: Kl. Pagudte\nA1C2BAS6FAF4ACD.\nTyped N ame: Kathy Paquette Date: 4/16/2024\n\nREV 11/9/2023 Page 2 of2\n"