Project Information

Bid Title

Youth Jobs (Prop P) 2026-2027

Issuing Agency

City of St. Louis

Location

Missouri

Published Date

Dec 22, 2025

Closing Date

Jan 23, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Youth Jobs (Prop P) 2026-2027

Sponsor: Office of Violence Prevention

Procurement Type: Request for Proposals  and or Qualifications

Starting Date: 12-22-2025

Closing Date: 01-23-2026

Closing Time: 11:59 PM

Summary

The City of St. Louis Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Office of Violence Prevention  (OVP) are seeking proposals from qualified nonprofit organizations to provide job training to high-risk youth between the ages of 15-24 years old.

INQUIRIES

Please direct all communications regarding the RFP Process to the Office of Violence  Prevention, violence-prevention@stlouis-mo.gov , 314-299-2196.

No contact with other City employees is permitted. Unauthorized contact regarding this RFP may result in disqualification or rejection of a proposal.

Any correspondence shall be clearly marked with “RFP—YOUTH JOBS”.

Questions may be submitted no later than 11:59 pm on January 02, 2026. The Office of Violence Prevention will maintain a list of all firms or individuals requesting copies of the RFP and will ensure that copies of all questions and responses shall be made available in writing to each firm on such a list, when requested.

All questions will be addressed in writing through addenda posted on the City of St. Louis website under “RFP for Youth Jobs” at the following address: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/procurement.cfm

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

For proposals to be considered, respondents’ submissions must be received by January 23, 2025, at 11:59 P.M. CST. Proposals received after this deadline will not be accepted.

Please submit your proposal via the 2026-2027 Youth Jobs (Prop P) submission form found at: https://bit.ly/youthjobs26 [bit.ly]

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

FOR

YOUTH JOBS

RFP OPENING DATE: December 22, 2026

RFP CLOSING DATE: January 23, 2026

City St. Louis Office of Violence Prevention

2125 Bissell Street

St. Louis, MO 63107

(314) 299-2203

Note: If this RFP was downloaded from the City of St. Louis Procurement Website each applicant must provide contact information to

the RFP contact person in order to be notified of any changes in this RFP document.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Purpose and Intent............................................................................................................ 3

II. Contact Person & Questions ............................................................................................ 3

III. Submission & Deadline..................................................................................................... 4

IV. Required Qualifications.................................................................................................... 4

V. Scope of Services ............................................................................................................... 5

VI. Method of Compensation ................................................................................................. 8

VII. Required Proposal Contents ............................................................................................ 8

VIII. Proposal Evaluation.......................................................................................................... 8

IX. Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise Participation (MBE/WBE) ................. 10

X. Insurance Requirements ................................................................................................ 10

XI. Living Wage..................................................................................................................... 10

XII. Service Contract Prevailing Wage ................................................................................ 12

XIII. Earnings Tax Requirements .......................................................................................... 12

XIV. City Data Offshore Use and Storage ............................................................................. 13

XV. Prohibition of Clickwraps and End User License Agreements .................................. 13

XVI. Additional RFP Terms and Conditions ........................................................................ 14

A. Indemnification ................................................................................................... 14

B. Amendments ........................................................................................................ 14

C. Right to Withdraw Proposal .............................................................................. 14

D. Revisions to this RFP .......................................................................................... 14

E. Contents of Proposals ......................................................................................... 15

F. Respondents Responsibility ............................................................................... 15

G. Termination ......................................................................................................... 15

XVII. Terms to be Required in Contracts ............................................................................... 15

A. Recordkeeping & Audits .................................................................................... 15

B. Non-Discrimination Policy ................................................................................. 16

C. Public Records Law ............................................................................................ 16

D. Unauthorized Aliens Affidavit ........................................................................... 16

E. Anti-Discrimination Against Israel Act ............................................................ 17

F. Indemnification ................................................................................................... 17

G. Subject to Appropriation of Funds ................................................................... 17

H. Prohibition on Limitation of Liability Clauses ................................................ 18

I. Termination ......................................................................................................... 18

XVIII. Governing Law and Venue ............................................................................................ 19

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EXHIBIT A.......................................................................................................................... 20

ESTIMATED SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE):

Date

December 22, 2026

January 02, 2026

January 09, 2026

January 23, 2026

Activity/Time

Request for Proposals Released

Questions Due to OVP

Questions and Answers Posted Online

Proposals Due

I. Purpose and Intent

The City of St. Louis Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Office of Violence Prevention

(OVP) are seeking proposals from qualified nonprofit organizations to provide job training to high-

risk youth between the ages of 15-24 years old.

The goal of this RFP is to promote and ensure the fairest, most efficient means to obtain the

benefits of the most qualified, responsive, and responsible proposal. Hereinafter, organizations

interested in submitting a proposal in response to this RFP shall be referred to as “Respondents.”

Issuing an RFP does not obligate the City of St. Louis to award a contract or make an award to any

provider, nor is the City of St. Louis liable for any costs incurred by the organizations in the

preparation of proposals. Nothing in this RFP nor in any proposal in response to this RFP is

intended to be, nor should anything be construed as an offer of engagement. Nor shall the selection

of a Respondent be construed as an offer of engagement unless and until a contract is fully

negotiated and fully executed by all parties. The City retains the right to award parts of the contract

to several Respondents, not to select any Respondents, and/or to re-solicit proposals.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals submitted and to waive any and/or all

non-material irregularities pertaining to the submission of the proposal. Additionally, any and all

RFP project elements, requirements and schedules are subject to change and modification. The

City also reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate at its sole discretion any and all aspects

of the RFP process to obtain further information from any and all respondents, and to waive any

defects as to form or content of the RFP or any responses by any organization/business. All

submitted materials will become the property of the City, may become public documents at any

time during the selection process, and will become public documents at the conclusion of the

selection process. Any and all documents submitted by the Respondent may become public if and

when they are submitted to any advisory or legislative public body, or pursuant to the Missouri

Sunshine Law. By submitting a response to this RFP, each Respondent acknowledges having read

this RFP in its entirety and agrees to all terms and conditions set out in this RFP.

II. Contact Person & Questions

Please direct all communications regarding the RFP Process to the Office of Violence Prevention,

violence-prevention@stlouis-mo.gov, 314-299-2196. No contact with other City employees is

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permitted. Unauthorized contact regarding this RFP may result in disqualification or rejection of

a proposal. Any correspondence shall be clearly marked with “RFP—YOUTH JOBS 2026”.

Questions may be submitted no later than 11:59 pm on January 02, 2026. The Office of

Violence Prevention will maintain a list of all firms or individuals requesting copies of the RFP

and will ensure that copies of all questions and responses shall be made available in writing to

each firm on such a list, when requested. All questions will be addressed in writing through

addenda posted on the City of St. Louis website under “RFP for Youth Jobs” at the following

address: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/procurement.cfm

Questions should be asked in consecutive order, from beginning to end, following the organization

of this RFP. Each question should begin by referencing the RFP page number and section number

to which it relates. Short procedural inquiries may be accepted by telephone; however, oral

explanations or instructions given over the telephone shall not be binding upon the Office of

Violence Prevention. Respondents should not otherwise contact the Office of Violence Prevention

directly, in person, by telephone, facsimile, or by email, concerning this RFP.

Contact with the Office of Violence Prevention after the submission of proposals is limited to

status inquiries only and such inquiries are only to be directed to the above email. Any further

contact or information about the RFP to the Office of Violence Prevention or any of its employees

or any Selection Committee Members will be considered an impermissible supplementation of the

Respondent’s proposal.

III. Submission & Deadline

For proposals to be considered, respondent’s submission must be received by January 23, 2026

at 11:45 P.M. CST. Proposals received after this deadline will not be accepted.

Please submit your proposal via the 2026-2027 Youth Jobs Submission form. If you have

trouble accessing the form, please utilize the url: https://bit.ly/youthjobs26

Incomplete proposals will not be accepted.

IV. Required Qualifications

1. The Respondent will demonstrate experience administering youth jobs programs.

2. The Respondent will demonstrate a history of successful program implementation,

emphasizing collaborative efforts with community partners and tangible positive outcomes

for youth ages 15 - 24 years.

3. The Respondent will demonstrate a strong track record of managing grants and funding,

and the ability to ensure the program's sustainability throughout the duration of the project

period.

4. The Respondent will demonstrate having a team of qualified professionals committed to

providing culturally competent and compassionate support.

5. The Respondent will demonstrate an openness to collaborative efforts and flexibility in

adapting to the evolving needs of youth ages 15-24 years.

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6. The Respondent will demonstrate the ability to quickly assume operation of this program

and easily incorporate this program into the organization. Programs should anticipate

beginning operations no later than three months from the signing of the contract.

7. The successful Respondent(s) will be expected to be available for virtual and/or in-person

meetings during regular business hours. The Office of Violence Prevention operates

Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

8. The Respondent will demonstrate a history of work centering equity for BIPOC

communities.

9. The Respondent shall use funds to increase their capacity to serve the target population.

10. The Respondent will demonstrate experience with data collection and recordkeeping.

11. Selected Respondents will be part of a cross-sector network that will work with funded

partners and city agencies.

V. Scope of Services

The City of St. Louis Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Office of Violence Prevention

(OVP) are seeking proposals from qualified nonprofit organizations to provide job training to

youth between the ages of 15-24 years old who reside in the City of St. Louis. Programs may also

seek to establish, develop, and instill life skills that encourage and prepare youth for future

opportunities. The goal is to reduce the likelihood of youth involvement in criminal activity.

The Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) takes a data driven, community-based approach to

implementing youth programming strategies that create safe and healthy neighborhoods.

Community approaches to youth programming start with people at the center of serious violence

and extend outward to their loved ones and the broader community. The Office of Violence

Prevention’s goal is to bring together a network of community providers and system partners to

support youth as they move towards safety, healing, and growth. The network relies on skilled

workers with a personal understanding of trauma, who meet youth where they are and form strong

relationships.

The selected Respondent(s) will be required to place eligible youth in training programs that lead

to paid work that align with the youths’ career interests. Stipends should be paid during the youth’s

participation in the job training program.

Successful Respondents will be required to participate in coordinated efforts with other funded

agencies and other key system partners. Where relevant, agencies will be expected to participate

in training and technical assistance designed to build capacity and ensure fidelity to best practice

service models. Additionally, funded agencies are required to participate in evaluation activities

to inform continuous improvement and learning among the network.

The selected Respondent(s) will be responsible for recruiting eligible youth. The selected

Respondent(s) will also be responsible for partnering with public, private and nonprofit entities

within the City limits willing to provide paid work for the youth upon completion of the job

training.

Program Components

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