Due Process Review Hearings Service

The government authority in Montpelier, VT, requires a vendor to provide a due process review hearings service for children and youth appealing their administrative placement in a secure facility. The buyer expects the contractor to maintain availability to conduct hearings on Tuesday or Friday afternoons, for which the vendor receives compensation. To meet due process rights, the contractor must hold the hearing by the eighth day of a youth's secure facility placement, counting weekends, holidays, and partial days as full days. The vendor must make pre-hearing determinations regarding document timeliness and attendance waiver requests, and preside over the hearings. Eligibility mandates onshore USA-only vendors, and the work will occur offsite. The buyer seeks proposals for the budget and sets a one-year contract period. Interested bidders must submit all questions no later than September 18th, 2026.