Staff Services

The vendor is required to provide staff augmentation to establish a robust research strategy to develop a comprehensive, longitudinal study of workforce and service-user experiences, mental health impacts, and operational effectiveness.
- The research strategy shall include the following key project objectives:
•    Inform evidence-based practice within agency facilities;
•    Enhance workforce and youth well-being;
•    Respond to investigative needs and operational challenges;
•    Develop protective measures against occupational stress injuries;
•    Improve agency recruitment and retention strategies; and
•    Ensure effective data-driven decision-making
- Requirements
•    Respondent must have a proven track record of success conducting similar research services for large scale organizations, demonstrating expertise in improvement strategies in correctional workforce research.
•    Respondent must demonstrate a strong history of collaboration with both executive leadership and frontline staff, ensuring a comprehensive and inclusive approach to conduct the research and provide strategies and implementation of improvements.
•    Respondent to describe the proposed method of conducting thorough research services on correctional type entities like agency, 
•    Respondent to provide details on longitudinal and qualitative methodologies. 
•    Respondent to provide improvement strategies to identify and rectify occupational stress to promote employee wellness, and to address any gaps or inefficiencies. 
•    Respondent to offer a clear implementation strategy for recommended changes. 
•    Ability to lead a team of professionals. 
•    Respondent to create and implement sustainable research strategies for complex organizations, such as agency. 
•    Respondent to ensure that all recommendations align with the agency goals and comply with relevant state and federal regulations.
•    Provide an overall project schedule that includes anticipated project start date, site visits, and deliverables with dates, resources, and milestones for the project. 
•    The services shall be provided either virtually and in-person, depending on the needs of the assessment. 
•    The research services will be conducted at the agency facilities service locations and community-based programs: 
•    Respondent must adhere to agency policies, including background checks, prison rape elimination act (PREA) compliance, and criminal justice information services (CJIS) security for all personnel involved in this research. 
•    Respondent must adhere and complete data sharing policy. 
•    Work closely with the designated agency contract manager to ensure that project milestones and deliverables are met.

- Contract Period/Term: 3 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: October 29, 2025