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· California
Motivational Interviewing Coaching and Training
PROPOSALS DUE
October 22, 2026, 2:00 pm PDT
6 days left
WHAT THEY WANT
(Summarized from the RFP)
The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) is seeking a contractor to strengthen and sustain the use of Motivational Interviewing (MI) across its social work staff and its contracted Family Resource Center (FRC) providers. The work is designed to keep MI practice faithful to its principles after the State Block Grant funding period ends, by building the agency's own internal training and coaching capacity. Roughly 100 SSA and FRC staff and 40 supervisors need ongoing training, coaching and skill reinforcement.
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CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED
1 change
WHAT OTHERS ASKED
32 questions answered
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Is the vendor required to generate certificates for participants who complete training?
Scope/requirements
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Pricing Line Item 9 identifies one Train-the-Trainer/Internal Coach Development cohort, while Line Item 10 identifies a quantity of 10 for “Train-the-Trainer Materials – Cohort.” Please clarify what the quantity of 10 represents and the number of participants anticipated in the Train-the-Trainer cohort.
Pricing · Scope/requirements
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Sections 7.5.12 and 7.5.14 ask bidders to describe expertise in Motivational Interviewing fidelity and coding frameworks and experience working within public-sector or human-services environments. Please clarify whether responses to these questions should reflect the experience and qualifications of the bidding organization as a whole, the individual trainer(s)/key personnel proposed to perform the services, or both.
Compliance
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Is the County anticipating approximately 20 supervisors per session for the two required 6-hour Supervisor MI Training sessions? Under what circumstances does the County anticipate utilizing the optional third session?
Pricing · Scope/requirements
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Section 1.1 states that approximately 100 SSA and FRC staff, along with an estimated 40 supervisors, will require training and coaching. Section 4.3 states that live staff training should have a total capacity of up to 200 participates, and the Pricing section includes eight 6-hour staff training sessions. Please clarify the anticipated number of staff who will participate in the live MI training. Should bidders price the eight sessions based on capacity for up to 200 staff, or is the County currently anticipating approximately 100 staff participants?
Pricing · Scope/requirements
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Can recorded Recorded E-Learning package include SCORM files? (4.2) Is there an opportunity to build knowledge assessments directly in the learning platform without needing third party software? (4.2) How many people will be included in the train-the-trainer and internal coach development cohort? (4.4) Can the contract include a clause for assignability to other teams should the need arise.
Scope/requirements · Compliance
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ABOUT THIS RFP
RFP number
063-3077401-BC
Budget
Not Assigned
Published
Entity type
County
State
California
Summarized from the Orange County portal.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Submit electronically through the County of Orange OpenGov eProcurement portal (procurement.opengov.com/portal/ocgov), including all required Vendor Response sections and pricing; late or non-electronic bids are not accepted. Prices are firm for the full contract term, and award goes to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. Questions go through the solicitation's Question & Answer section; contact Deputy Procurement Agent Beatriz Castellon, beatriz.castellon@ssa.ocgov.com. OpenGov support: procurement-support@opengov.com.
NAICS CODES & TAGS
541618
541612
Professional Development
Leadership Coaching
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