RFP 212 - Crisis Intervention Program and Behavior MGMT Training

ST. TAMMANY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
COVINGTON, LOUISIANA
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) #212
ON A CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM &
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT TRAINING
1. Written proposals will be received until 3:00 p.m. on Monday, June 22, 2026. All proposals shall be
received and date stamped by the St. Tammany Parish School Board Office located at 321 N. Theard
Street, Covington, Louisiana 70433 by one of the methods below. All bids shall be in a sealed envelope
clearly marked on the outside "RFP #212 ON A CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM &
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT TRAINING - JUNE 22, 2026". All proposals arriving after this date
and time or not in the proper location or format will be returned unopened to the proposers. The
responsibility for timely delivery rests solely with the proposer. Proposals delayed through any means of
delivery service and arriving after the deadline will not be accepted.
2. Proposals may be sent via registered or certified mail, UPS or FedEx with a return receipt requested,
hand delivered by bidder or his/her agent in which instance the deliverer shall be provided a written
receipt.
3. Alternatively, bidders also have the option to submit bids electronically @ www.centralbidding.com.
4. Proposals submitted will be evaluated by a committee consisting of at least three (3) members appointed
by the St. Tammany Parish School Board Superintendent. During the evaluation process, the evaluators
may, at their discretion, request any one or all firms/individuals to make oral presentations. Such
presentations will provide firms with an opportunity to answer any questions the evaluators may have
on a firm's proposal. Not all firms may be asked to make such oral presentations.
5. An original, six (6) copies and an electronic copy (i.e., flash drive, USB drive, CD, etc.) of the proposal
shall be submitted. The enclosed Proposal Information Form must be completed and signed by a
company official duly authorized to sign proposals/contracts. Proposals submitted without this
form will be considered "non-responsive". All costs associated with developing, preparing, copying,
and participating in the proposal process are entirely the responsibility of the proposer. The St.
Tammany Parish School Board will not in any way be responsible for any costs incurred by prospective
proposers.
6. Successful bidder must consent to and yield to the exclusive venue and jurisdiction of the 22nd Judicial
District Court for the Parish of St. Tammany, and waive any and all claims of entitlement to removal of
any case from this jurisdiction, including any removal to any Federal Court, in connection with any
proposal or bid.
7. Per Louisiana R.S. 38:2237.1, the attached affidavit (Attachment A) for compliance with Section 889(a)
of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act must be completed, notarized and
returned with your proposal. Failure to comply may cause your proposal to be non-responsive.
8. The attached STPSB Contract Addendum (Attachment B) must be completed and signed by an
authorized company official and submitted with your proposal.

St. Tammany Parish
School Board
Request for Proposal (RFP)
CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM AND
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT TRAINING

General Information to Vendors
Introduction
The St. Tammany Parish School Board ("STPSB") is interested in a crisis intervention
program that provides both verbal and nonverbal intervention techniques to de-escalate
disruptive and challenging behaviors of students and physical intervention techniques that
focus on the safety of both the staff and student in both the school setting and on the school
bus. The program should provide a focus on prevention and decreasing physical intervention
but also provide instruction on physical intervention techniques. It should include training
from the provider of selected STPSB staff through an instructor training model. The program
should have multiple curriculum options to use for the varied needs of St. Tammany Parish
School Board, including specific approaches and strategies for students with Autism Spectrum
Disorder.
Pricing submitted for this proposal will be valid for a two-year period from July 1, 2026
through June 30, 2028, with an option to extend pricing for one (1) additional year if both
parties agree to do so.
Instructions to Vendors
It is requested that vendors keep their responses concise and to the point, while still providing
a complete response to the request. The following enclosed forms must be completed and
returned with your proposal:
1. Proposal Information Form- (must be signed by a company official duly authorized to
sign proposals/contracts and returned with your proposal) (See page 12)
2. Affidavit for Compliance- (must be completed, notarized and returned with your
proposal) (Attachment A)
3. STPSB Contract Addendum - (must be completed and signed by an authorized
company official and returned with your proposal) (Attachment B)
4. Federal funds may be used to make purchases from this RFP. As such, Contract
Provisions for Procurement Contracts (Attachment C) will be applicable and shall be
considered part of the proposal documents.
5. The Certification Regarding Lobbying (Attachment D), Certification Regarding
Debarment/Suspension (Attachment E) & Non-Collusion Statement (Attachment F) -
(must be completed and signed and returned with your proposal)
6. The Firearm Anti-Discriminatory Act 581 (SB 234) - (must be completed and signed
by an authorized company official and returned with your proposal) (Attachment G)
The selection committee will review each response in relation to the evaluation criteria listed
in this request for proposals (RFP). Proposals submitted without the above forms will be
considered "non-responsive."
Questions will be accepted via email to Kerri Soo @ kerri.soo@stpsb.org until 3:00 PM on
Monday, June 15, 2026.
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EMAIL SUBJECT LINE SHOULD STATE RFP #212 - CRISIS INTERVENTION
PROGRAM & MGMT. TRAINING. Please include a contact name, email address and
telephone number in your response.
All proposals should be typed or legibly written and submitted in a sealed envelope clearly
labeled on the outside: R FP #212 - A CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM &
BEHAVIOR MGMT. TRAINING
Proposals shall be received by 3:00 PM on Monday, June 22, 2026 in one of the
following methods:
1. An original, six (6) copies and an electronic copy (i.e., flash drive, USB, CD, etc.) of
the proposal shall be either hand delivered or sent via registered or certified mail, UPS,
or FedEx with a return receipt requested to:
St. Tammany Parish School Board
Attn: Purchasing Department
RFP #212 - Crisis Intervention Program & Behavior Mgmt. Training
321 N. Theard Street
Covington, LA 70433
OR
2. Proposals may be submitted electronically at www.centralbidding.com. If submitting
electronically, ALL required enclosed forms must be completed, fully executed and
included with your submittal. In addition, the original fully executed Affidavit of
Compliance (ATTACHMENT A), must be submitted upon award.
Any proposals submitted after that date/time will be disqualified and returned unopened.
General Requirements
The STPSB does not claim to have included every possible and necessary piece of equipment
or software. The vendors are obligated to inform the STPSB of, and include in their response,
any components that may not be requested but are necessary for a successful complete
solution.
The STPSB reserves the right to reject any proposal. The STPSB reserves the right to
reconsider any proposal submitted at any phase of the procurement. The STPSB also reserves
the right to meet with select vendors at any time to gather additional information.
Furthermore, the STPSB reserves the right to delete or add functionality until the signing of
the final contract.
All third-party hardware/software solutions proposed as part of this package are subject to the
same guidelines of this RFP, unless otherwise stated.
Indemnification and Institution Requirements
The successful vendor shall agree to indemnify St. Tammany Parish Schools, its Board, its
officers and employees against loss or damage (including reasonable attorney's fees and other
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costs of litigation) caused by the successful vendor's negligent acts or omissions or the
negligent acts or omissions of the successful vendor's agents or employees.
The successful vendor shall agree to defend any suit against St. Tammany Parish Schools
alleging injuries or damages arising out of the service provided; provided, however, that
nothing contained therein shall require the successful vendor to defend or indemnify St.
Tammany Parish Schools for injuries or damages arising out of the negligence of St.
Tammany Parish Schools, its agents, or employees.
Contract Law
Any contract and /or purchase order(s) resulting from this RFP will be subject to the laws of
the State of Louisiana and all other applicable statutes. The Vendor must consent to and yield
to the exclusive venue and jurisdiction of the 22nd Judicial District Court for the Parish of St.
Tammany, and waive any and all claims of entitlement to removal of any case from this
jurisdiction, including any removal of any claim to any Federal Court, in connection with
any proposal. The total contract and/or purchase order(s) will include only the negotiated
and executed contract and/or purchase order(s), STPSB Contract addendum and the vendor's
response to this request for proposal.
Contract Assignment
No portion of the operation or of any negotiated and executed contract and/or purchase
order(s) for the solution may be sublet, subcontracted, or otherwise assigned by the vendor
without the prior written consent of St. Tammany Parish Schools. The primary
hardware/software vendor will serve as the primary contact for all work related to this
request.
Vendor Expense
STPSB will not be responsible for any expenses incurred by a vendor in the development of a
response to this request, including any onsite (or otherwise) interviews and/or presentations,
and/or supplemental information provided, submitted, or given to the School Board or its
representatives. Further, STPSB reserves the right to cancel the work described herein prior to
issuance and acceptance of any contractual agreement/purchase order by the recommended
vendor, even if STPSB has formally accepted a recommendation.
NOTE: In accordance with La. R.S. 42:1267 3(a)(b), successful proposer with access to
STPSB Information Technology assets will be required to complete a cybersecurity training
provided by STPSB during the term of the contract, annually and during any renewal periods.
Notice: All documents submitted to the St. Tammany Parish School Board are subject to the
Louisiana Public Records Law, R.S. 44:1 et seq., and may be released when public records
requests are made by any interested party. If the proposer deems any document submitted
with this RFP confidential business data, trade secrets, proprietary information, or data not
otherwise subject to public disclosure, under LA RS 44:3.2, 44:4 or 44:4.1, or other provisions
of law, the proposer shall clearly mark the documents CONFIDENTIAL prior to submission
to the STPSB.
Proposer shall clearly and boldly note the cover sheet in bold type specifying the pages and
clearly mark each page that is considered restricted in accordance with LA law.
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Proposer's self-declaration of confidential, trade secret, or proprietary does not automatically
protect data from being released.
The vendor shall protect all buildings, equipment, ceiling materials, personal items, trees,
shrubs, lawns and all landscaping on School Board property from damage. In the event of
damaged property resulting from work on this project, vendor shall be repaired or replaced at
the vendor's expense. Labor shall be included in all restoration of buildings or grounds broken
up during the installation of this project.
It is understood that the vendor and their representatives shall follow all applicable school
district regulations while on School Board property, including no smoking, no weapons, and
drug free policies. All vendors and their representatives must check in with office personnel
prior to any on-site work. All vendor personnel shall be easily identified by the use of
identification badges and uniforms or shirts with the vendor's logo clearly visible. All vendor
personnel shall submit to a background check.
Upon completion of each work day, the vendor must remove all tools, equipment, rubbish,
and debris from the premises. Also, leave the premises clean and neat. The vendor is
responsible for disposal of all debris through the vendor's outlet. The vendor may not use the
STPSB's garbage dumpsters or any other School Board garbage service to dispose of rubbish
and debris.
All work must adhere to all applicable city, parish, state, and federal codes. These include, but
are not limited, to building and fire codes.
Fiscal Funding
The vendor shall provide a contract, which includes this Request for Proposal (RFP) and
vendor response, to STPSB. The contract will include complete pricing. If for any reason
STPSB should lose funding from any source, including approval of the funding budget by the
STPSB, STPSB is only responsible for the purchase orders processed up to the time of the
funding loss.
STPSB Profile
The St. Tammany Parish School Board consists of 55 schools. Special Education staff
members, administrators at each school as well as all bus drivers and attendants are trained
yearly on non-violent physical crisis intervention techniques, de-escalation and personal
safety techniques. There will be approximately 1,600 staff members including bus drivers and
attendants that are trained yearly.
Proposal Format
In order to facilitate the analysis of responses to this request vendors are required to prepare
their proposals in accordance with the instructions outlined in this request. Each vendor is
required to submit a sealed proposal.
Vendors whose proposals deviate from these instructions may be considered non-responsive
and may be disqualified at the discretion of the School Board.
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Proposals should be prepared as simply as possible and provide straightforward responsive
information. All parts, pages, figures and tables should be numbered and clearly labeled.
Provide your proposal utilizing the same format and order of major headings as defined
within this scope. All areas listed will be evaluated and scored during the selection process.
Therefore, at a minimum, the proposal must address each major heading listed below:
1) Company Profile
2) References
3) Product Information
4) Research/Studies
5) On-going Support Services
6) Terms and Conditions
7) Cost Quotation
1. Company Profile: Describe your company's ability to meet the requirements of this RFP
including company mailing address (where an award letter can be sent), sales contact
information, valid e-mail address, and a company telephone number. Please also include
years in business, general markets serviced, and number of customers.
2. References: Include three (3) references of clients similar to STPSB who are using the
products that you are proposing and the year(s) it was utilized. School districts in Louisiana
are of particular interest. Provide the name, address, telephone number, contact name and
contact title. NOTE: STPSB employees, employee's immediate family members or former
employees and their families cannot provide references to vendors for their proposals.
3. Product Information: Vendors shall include detailed product information for the
proposed product. The program should meet the following specifications or better:
Provider requirements:
* The Professional Instructor(s) who certify or recertify the organization's Instructors
through a train-the-trainer model must be full time employees of the Provider
organization, not subcontractors.
* Provider is to have a dedicated account representative for Louisiana educators.
* Provider is to provide ongoing support via phone, email and website.
Telephone support should be live and not-automated with representatives
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available during normal business hours.
* Provider is to maintain a shared database of the organization's training records in
which STPSB can access at any time.
* Provider is to provide credentialing for participants of the training, both those trained
by the Provider and those trained by the organization's Instructors.
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* Provider should provide, or allow access to, electronic presentation to assist with
training staff in a classroom environment.
* Provider should provide online support including guidance documents to support
certified instructors.
Materials/training delivery:
* Provider is to allow organization to customize the curriculum to meet the different
staff needs (for example, omitting restraint techniques for those who do not need it).
* Provider is to have a variety of options for ongoing training to allow the organization
to focus on specific elements of the curriculum.
* Provider is to have optional training materials for ongoing training that can assist the
organization with meeting the needs of varying staff groups. This may include videos,
posters, video-on-demand, or other behavioral topics.
* Provider should state in proposal maximum number of participants allowed in a single
training.
* Provider should provide instructor guides to newly certified instructors with explicit
instructions and tips for training guidance.
Foundation Curriculum specifications:
* Curriculum is to focus on the skills and strategies for preventing escalation.
* Curriculum is to include nonverbal and verbal de-escalation strategies including
setting limits, and recognizing the underlying causes of risk behavior.
* Curriculum is to include information on the staff's behavior and how it influences the
outcome of a crisis.
* Curriculum is to include physical disengagement strategies for those staff where it is
relevant.
* Curriculum is to include risk assessment, or decision-making, tools.
* Foundation curriculum is to not teach high-risk restraint techniques such as
"takedown" restraints or prone/supine positions.
* Curriculum is to provide the skills and strategies for post-incident debriefing.
* Curriculum is to be principles-based - allowing for a high level of adaptability based
on the various individuals served, and environments in which the skills and strategies
are used.
* Curriculum is to be person-centered and align with Positive Behavioral Interventions
& Supports (PBIS).
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Specialized Curriculum specifications:
* Provider is to offer additional program types to add to or enhance the foundation
content, such as autism-specific content, advanced physical skills content or addressing
bullying.
* Provider is to offer advanced physical skills training on the following scenarios:
Being choked from behind
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Using and applying additional staff in any of the foundational interventions
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A seated children's hold that does not apply pressure to the child's lower torso
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or abdomen
Floor transition holds from standing to seated on the floor or kneeling
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Emergency floor holding in which the individual is on the floor yet presents a
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danger to him/herself and/or others
* Advanced physical skills training should incorporate the foundation content and then
build on that content.
* All advanced physical skills should be taught as a way to help a student, not punish a
student.
* All advanced physical skills should be taught within the context of how behaviors
escalate to a crisis situation, complete with debriefing post-incident.
Other considerations:
* Provider must be able to actively support the organization's compliance with federal
and state regulations.
* Provider should provide phone consultation and support with subject matter experts.
* Provider should have accessible website on which to view all products and correct
pricing for said products.
4. Research/Studies: Please provide research/studies that indicate the products are high
quality with proven results. Also, provide research/studies that indicate proven success
with Students with Disabilities.
5. On-Going Support Services: Describe in detail the services and support available.
Support can be offered through phone, email, and/or online.
Telephone support should be live and not-automated with representatives available
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during normal business hours.
Online support for certified instructors including training throughout the contract
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period along with any extensions
6. Terms and Conditions: Please provide a copy of your standard contract, warranty
information and any exceptions to the request.
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