R23056 - Establish, Coordinate, and Promote the Ontario Community Advisory Team per EO18

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the County of Ontario will receive Proposals for Services to Establish, Coordinate, and Promote the Ontario Community Advisory Team per Executive Order 18 (R23056).  Such proposals must be filed with the Ontario County Purchasing Director, 20 Ontario Street, Canandaigua, New York 14424, on or before 4:00 PM prevailing time, April 14, 2023.  There will be a pre-proposal conference held via Webex on March 30, 2023 at 1:00 PM Webex link: https://ontariocountyny.webex.com/ontariocountyny/j.php?MTID=m47995a293c5359a03e80fe5e2d5da173
Meeting #: 2337 114 4216 
Password: R23056
Scope of Services
Ontario County is looking for a consultant to work closely with the Campbell Commission and the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office in the following three ways:

1. Establish the Ontario Community Advisory Team.
   1. The Campbell Commission has already identified key stakeholders and begun forming partnerships. Each of the participating member agencies will sign a memorandum of understanding that outlines the process, training, and confidentiality expectations.
   2. Create and enforce strict rules of conduct to ensure that confidentiality and proper legal processes are upheld. The OCAT is an advisory group to assist in developing balanced interventions and case management strategies for presenting agencies. It does not have the ability to mandate that presenting stakeholders implement or act on suggested interventions and case management strategies. 
2. Coordination of the Community Advisory Team: The consultant would facilitate the meetings, monitor cases, provide guidance for presenters, promote and provide training, and coordinate between stakeholders and OCAT.
   1. The Ontario County EO18 Plan proposes that the participating stakeholders meet on a regular basis (either monthly or bi-weekly) to identify, assess, and manage cases brought to the group through various entities.   Furthermore, these stakeholders would be split into categories, as seen in Figure 1, to allow for collaboration and brainstorming opportunities for similar entities. 
   2. Stakeholder groups will also serve as subject matter experts as cases are evaluated by the OCAT. Each group would have a delegate that would participate in the primary OCAT, which functions like an executive board, to guide the county’s direction, monitor training needs, clarify processes, collaborate grant opportunities, etc. 
   3. In partnership with the OCSO, establish and maintain a public data collection or repository on behalf the OCAT.
3. Community Outreach: At a minimum, there are three broad communication and outreach strategies that will prioritized in accordance with the Ontario County EO18 Plan:
   1. Education to parents, students and community members about various dangers posed by online activities such as exploitation, radicalization, and other emerging trends and threats.
   2. Education to the community about the role of the OCAT and how it can be used as a positive resource for residents looking to get help and resources to someone in crisis. This effort should include bringing awareness to certain behaviors, or changes in behaviors, for people to be cognizant of that indicate someone is progressing on the Pathway to Violence. 
   3. Coordinate specific advertising campaigns to build awareness and increase utilization. For example, social media, news, and billboard campaigns with “See Something, Say Something” with the OCAT team contact information.
   4. Education and outreach to stakeholders, community groups and partner organizations about the role and abilities of OCAT and how these entities can, and should, interact with, and refer concerns to, OCAT.