Child Specific Recruitment Services

The Arizona Department of Child Safety in Phoenix, Arizona is seeking a vendor to provide child-specific recruitment services. The agency is trying to increase the number of finalized guardianships and adoptions for children in out-of-home care. The agency also aims to increase parent restoration and relational permanency through these services. The scope of work requires the selected contractor to review and analyze case information to identify lost connections. The contractor must engage in direct contact with relatives, friends, former caregivers, kinship, coaches, mentors, teachers, behavioral health providers, and other significant adults to identify potential adoptive families. Additionally, the contractor must interview individuals to learn about the well-being needs of the children, contact caregivers of the children's siblings, and share recruitment information with other foster licensing contractors, online forums, and adoption placing agencies. The contractor must also provide support to caregivers to prevent placement disruption. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations located in the United States. The agency allows the performance of the work to occur offsite. Bidders must submit their responses digitally via email or through the designated online portal. The agency is looking for proposal submissions to determine the budget and cost structure for this project. Bidders must submit all questions regarding this opportunity no later than July 6, 2026.