Project Information

Bid Title

California Youth Court Directory and Presentation Project

Issuing Agency

Judical Council of California

Location

California

Published Date

Mar 11, 2026

Closing Date

Apr 1, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

No. CFCC-2025-07-TK

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Request for Proposal

California Youth Court Directory and Presentation Project

This request seeks a proposal from a qualified Contractor to develop an updated, comprehensive directory of all California youth courts.

Important dates

Issued date

March 11, 2026

Questions Due

March 20, 2026
01:00 PM

Questions should be directed to solicitations@jud.ca.gov(link sends email) and must be received no later than 1:00 PM Pacific Time, March 20, 2026.

Deadline

April 01, 2026
01:00 PM

• Status
  Open
• Topic
  Non-Facilities Contracts - Consulting Services
• Deadline
  April 01, 2026
  01:00 PM
• ID#
  CFCC-2025-07-TK

Description

The Judicial Council of California, chaired by the Chief Justice of California, is the policy-making body for the California court system. The Judicial Council’s Center for Families, Children & the Courts (CFCC) is responsible for administering trainings and developing policies to juvenile court stakeholders.

This request seeks a proposal from a qualified Contractor to develop an updated, comprehensive directory of all California youth courts. This directory must detail each court's county location, operational model, average participant volume, lead agency, and relationship with the local superior court. The directory should also identify whether the program integrates or provides training on behavioral health issues.

Upon completion of the directory, the Contractor will provide a summary report of the data analyzing the current state of youth courts and give a presentation on the report which must be conducted in a way suitable for recording and future distribution.

Questions should be directed to solicitations@jud.ca.gov (link sends email) and must be received no later than 1:00 PM Pacific Time, March 20, 2026.

Proposals must be received by the Judicial Council no later than 1:00 PM, Pacific Time, April 1, 2026.

Attachments

• RFP CFCC-2025-07-TK New
• Attachment 1 Administrative Rules Governing RFPs Non-IT Services New
• Attachment 2 JCC Standard Terms and Conditions New
• Attachment 3 Proposers Acceptance of Terms and Conditions New
• Attachment 4 General Certifications Form New
• Attachment 5 Darfur Contracting Act Certification New
• Attachment 6 DVBE Declaration New
• Attachment 7 Bidder Declaration New
• Attachment 8 Reference Form New

Disclaimer

The Judicial Council, as a public entity, prohibits direct contact with any Council personnel during the solicitation process in order to maintain fairness and equality to all proposers.
Proposers are specifically directed NOT to contact any judicial branch entity personnel or consultants for meetings, conferences, or discussions that are related to the solicitation at any time between release of the solicitation and any award and execution of a contract.
Unauthorized contact with any judicial branch entity personnel or consultants may be cause for rejection of the Proposer’s proposal.

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RFP Title: California Youth Court Directory and Presentation Project

RFP Number: CFCC-2025-07-TK

REQUEST FOR

PROPOSALS

JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA

REGARDING:

California Youth Court Directory and Presentation Project

RFP NUMBER: CFCC-2025-07-TK

PROPOSALS DUE:

APRIL 1, 2026, NO LATER THAN 1:00 P.M. PACIFIC TIME

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1.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

1.1 Judicial Council of California. The Judicial Council of California (“Judicial

Council”), chaired by the Chief Justice of California, is the chief policy making

agency of the California judicial system. The California Constitution directs the

Judicial Council to improve the administration of justice by surveying judicial

business, recommending improvements to the courts, and making

recommendations annually to the Governor and the Legislature. The Judicial

Council also adopts rules for court administration, practice, and procedure, and

performs other functions prescribed by law. The Judicial Council’s Court

Operations and Services Division, Center for Families, Children & the Courts

(“CFCC”) supports programs in court settings that improve practice and services

for children, youth, parents, families, and other court users.

1.2 Project. This request seeks a proposal from a qualified Contractor to develop an

updated, comprehensive directory of all California youth courts. This directory

must detail each court's county location, operational model, average participant

volume, lead agency, and relationship with the local superior court. The directory

should also identify whether the program integrates or provides training

on behavioral health issues. Upon completion of the directory, the Contractor will

provide a summary report of the data analyzing the current state of youth courts

and give a presentation on the report which must be conducted in a way suitable

for recording and future distribution.

The preferential Contractor will be familiar with youth courts, including their

structure and history; gathering and analyzing data; and have experience

presenting about youth courts.

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES AND DELIVERABLES

The Judicial Council seeks the services of a person or entity with expertise in

youth courts, also sometimes referred to as peer courts, to create a directory of

youth courts in California.

The Contractor will be expected to contact youth courts and lead agencies (e.g.,

probation, law enforcement) across the state, solicit information about the youth

court program, compile that information into a directory, write a summary report,

and present the findings in a way that can be recorded.

The maximum funding available for this project is $30,000.00, which is inclusive

of all expenses for the project. The Judicial Council intends to award one (1)

Agreement with a term of 10 months, approximately from April 20, 2026,

through February 26, 2027.

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2.1 Tasks and Deliverables

The Judicial Council anticipates the following tasks and specific deliverables.

Without changing the deliverables, the Proposer should correct, validate and

expand on the tasks, as deemed necessary or desirable by the Proposer.

2.2.1 Tasks

2.2.1.1 Meet with and obtain input from Judicial Council staff regarding

outcomes for this project.

2.2.1.2 Contact California’s youth/peer courts to obtain the required

information for the directory, ensuring that all youth courts are

included.

2.2.1.3 Create a database directory containing all the required

information.

2.2.1.4 Draft a report providing an overview of California Youth Courts.

2.2.1.5 Prepare and give a presentation of the data and summary report

findings that can be recorded.

2.2.2 Deliverables

2.2.2.1 Deliverable 1: Meet with Judicial Council staff to obtain input on

the project.

Estimated Due Date: April 23, 2026

2.2.2.2 Deliverable 2: Design and develop a written plan to collect

directory information with feedback from Judicial Council staff.

Estimated Due Date: May 28, 2026

2.2.2.3 Deliverable 3: Implement plan to collect and compile

information, providing the updated database directory of

California’s youth/peer courts to the Judicial Council.

Estimated Due Date: February 15, 2027

2.2.2.4 Deliverable 4: Provide a summary report of the data which

analyzes the current state of youth courts in California and give a

presentation on the report which must be conducted in a way

suitable for recording and future distribution. Estimated Due

Date: February 26, 2027

3.0 TIMELINE FOR THIS RFP

The Judicial Council has developed the following list of key events related to this RFP.

All dates are subject to change at the discretion of the Judicial Council.

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EVENT

DATE

RFP issued

Deadline for written questions to

solicitations@jud.ca.gov

Questions and answers posted (estimate only)

Bidders / Solicitations | Judicial Branch of

California

Latest date and time proposal may be submitted

solicitations@jud.ca.gov

Evaluation of proposals (estimate only)

March 11, 2026

March 20, 2026, by 1 PM PST

March 25, 2026

April 1, 2026,

1:00 P.M. Pacific Time

April 2, 2026 - April 6, 2026

Notice of Intent to Award (estimate only)

Negotiations and execution of contract (estimate

only)

Contract start date (estimate only)

April 7, 2026

April 13, 2026 - April 17,

2026

April 20, 2026

Contract end date (estimate only)

February 26, 2027

4.0 RFP ATTACHMENTS

The following attachments are included as part of this RFP:

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ATTACHMENT

Attachment 1:

Administrative Rules

Governing RFPs

Attachment 2:

Judicial Council

Standard Terms and

Conditions

Attachment 3:

Proposer’s

Acceptance of

Terms and

Conditions

Attachment 4:

General

Certifications Form

Attachment 5: Darfur

Contracting Act

Certification

Attachment 6:

DVBE Declaration

Attachment 7:

Bidder Declaration

Attachment 8:

Reference Form

Payee Data Record

Form (STD 204)

Payee Data Record

Form Supplement

(STD 205)

DESCRIPTION

These rules govern this solicitation.

If selected, the person or entity submitting a proposal (the

“Proposer”) must sign a Standard Form agreement containing

these terms and conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”).

On this form, the Proposer must indicate acceptance of the

Terms and Conditions or identify exceptions to the Terms and

Conditions.

Note: A material exception (addition, deletion, or other

modification) to a Minimum Term will render a proposal

non-responsive. The Judicial Council, in its sole discretion,

will determine what constitutes a material exception.

The Proposer must complete the General Certifications Form

and submit the completed form with its proposal.

The Proposer must complete the Darfur Contracting Act

Certification and submit the completed certification with its

proposal.

The Proposer must complete this form and submit it with their

proposal only if Proposer wishes to qualify for the DVBE

incentive.

The Proposer must complete this form and submit it with their

proposal if they wish to claim the DVBE incentive associated

with this solicitation.

The Proposer must complete and return this form with their

proposal.

This form contains information the Judicial Council requires in

order to process payments and must be submitted with the

proposal. STD 204 - Payee Data Record

This form is optional. This form is used to provide remittance

address information if different than the mailing address on the

STD 204 – Payee Data Record. Use this form to provide

additional remittance addresses and additional Authorized

Representatives of the Payee not identified on the STD 204.

STD 205 - Payee Data Record Supplement

5.0 PAYMENT INFORMATION

 Subject to the terms in Attachment 2, Appendix B, Payment Provisions, the selected

provider will be paid on a firm-fixed price per Deliverable basis.

 The resulting contract will be comprised of firm-fixed pricing for satisfactory

completion of each Deliverable listed below. Completion Dates listed in the below table

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 561492Court Reporting and Stenotype Services

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