Alaska Online Public Notices #RFI 2027-2600-001 Public Comment

Alaska OCS Seeks Input on Possible Grant for Family Contact and Youth Transportation

The Alaska Office of Children’s Services is seeking public input on a possible future grant for family-contact and youth-transportation services. - Government buyer: Alaska Department of Family and Community Services, Office of Children’s Services (OCS). - Opportunity status: This is a request for public comment to inform program design, not a solicitation; no award is planned through this notice. - Potential services: - Supervised and supported family contact, including observation and documentation when appropriate. Visits could be available during daytime, evening, and weekend hours, at offices or suitable community locations. - Safe, round-trip transportation for youth attending in-person family visits. Providers could offer family contact, transportation, or both. - Requirements and program topics under consideration include adequate vehicles for the service area, age-appropriate car and booster seats, timely service confirmations, background checks for personnel interacting with children, qualified drivers with valid Alaska licenses and required certifications, vehicle insurance, safety procedures, and service documentation. - OCS also seeks input on family supports, provider qualifications and capacity, accommodations and access, coordination and confidentiality, data and reporting, grant application and evaluation criteria, and reimbursement rates. - No OEMs, vendors, products, part numbers, quantities, or funding amounts are identified.

Description

The Alaska Department of Family and Community Services, Office of Children’s Services (OCS), is seeking public input to help develop a possible future grant solicitation for family contact services and/or transportation to those services. Potential services include supervised and supported family contact, including evening and weekend hours and community locations, and safe transportation to and from in-person family contact. Comments are requested on service design, provider qualifications, safety, access, coordination, documentation, provider capacity, application requirements, and rates. This is a request for public input only, not a solicitation, and it does not commit OCS to issue a grant or result in an award; responses are due by 5:00 p.m. ADT on October 26, 2026.

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