Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: February 12, 2026
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
FROM: Carrie Mathes, FNIGP, CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., Manager II, Procurement Division
CONTACT: Dr. Tracy Salem, Deputy Director, Community and Family Services
PHONE: 407-836-7682
SUBJECT: Selection of Firm, Request for Proposals, Y26-102-HS, Short-Term Residential Program for Adult Victims of Human Trafficking
RECOMMENDATION:
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Selection of one firm and an alternate to provide Short-Term Residential Program for Adult Victims of Human Trafficking, Request for Proposals Y26-102-HS, from the following firms listed alphabetically:
Aspire Health Partners, Inc.
Family Endeavors, Inc. dba Endeavors
Further request Board authorization for the Procurement Division to negotiate and execute a contract for a five-year term within a budget of $3,750,000.
Further request Board authorization for the Procurement Division to formally terminate negotiations with the top ranked firm, if we are unable to come to a favorable negotiated agreement, and commence negotiations with the next ranked alternate, until a successful negotiation is reached. ([Community and Family Services Department Youth and Family Services Division] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
This contract will provide funds for the support of a short-term residential program for adult victims of human trafficking. The service provider will provide crisis intervention services in a safe and stable environment (in a County owned facility) where victims can be engaged in services toward recovery while more permanent safe and stable housing can be secured. This program is envisioned to meet the basic needs of human trafficking adult victims in a safe, stable transitional living environment as well as to provide a point-of-entry, to the continuum of community care. Orange County is seeking a therapeutic clinical model within this Request for Proposals (RFP). To be eligible for services, victims must...
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