Sponsor: Office of Violence Prevention
Procurement Type: Request for Proposals  and or Qualifications

Starting Date: 02-05-2025
Closing Date: 03-14-2025
Closing Time: 11:59 PM

Summary
The City of St. Louis Office of Violence Prevention, in partnership with the St. Louis Board of  Aldermen, is seeking proposals for crime prevention programs from qualified nonprofit organizations serving at-risk youth ages 11- to 24-years-old.

For the purposes of this RFP, programs that reduce crime among at-risk youth are defined as programs that, on either an individual or a group level, work to reduce the likelihood of youth involvement in criminal activity.


INQUIRIES

Please direct all communications regarding the RFP Process to: Cynthia Davis, 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—PROP S”.

Questions must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm on February 17, 2025. The Office of  Violence Prevention will maintain a list of all organizations or individuals requesting copies of the RFP and will ensure that copies of all questions and responses are made available in writing to each organization on such a list, when requested. All questions will be addressed in writing through addenda posted on the City of St. Louis website.

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/departments/public-safety/violence-prevention/opportunities/index.cfm

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

In order for the proposals to be considered, respondent’s submission must be received no later than March 14, 2025 at 11:59 P.M. CST. Proposals received after this deadline will not be accepted.

Please submit proposals via email to the Office of Violence Prevention at violence-prevention@stlouis-mo.gov using the subject line “Proposal for 2025/2026 Programs to Reduce Crime Among At-Risk Youth  - [Name of Organization]” in standard size (8 1/2 x11 inch letter) PDF format. Proposals must adhere to the following guidelines:

- Must be in the English language
- Double spaced with one-inch margins
- Use 12-point Times New Roman or Calibri font
- Number each page at the bottom, except for the cover page

The RFP attachment must be named to indicate that it is in response to the RFP for 2025-2026  Programs to Reduce Crime Among At-Risk Youth.