Request For Proposals (RFPs)

Overview

Harbor Regional Center is a private non-profit organization that is contracted with the State of California Department of Developmental Services. Harbor is part of a statewide network of 21 Regional Centers responsible for the coordination and development of services to meet the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities. Our service area is located in the southern and southwestern L.A. County, including the Torrance, Harbor, Bellflower, and Long Beach health districts.

Harbor evaluates the resource needs of the people we serve and the business needs of our Center on an ongoing basis and periodically invites prospective service providers to submit proposals. We thank all potential service providers for their interest in these projects or future specialized development and requests for proposals!

Harbor posts Requests for Proposals (RFPs) when funding is attached to an initiative.

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) has a statutory responsibility to ensure that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities live in the least restrictive setting, appropriate to their needs. DDS designed the Community Placement Plan (CPP) and Community Resource Development Plan (CRDP) for regional centers to enhance the community service delivery system’s capacity and reduce reliance on the use of developmental centers and other restrictive living environments. The CPP and CRDP provide funding to the regional centers for the development of a variety of resources, including, but not limited, to residential development, transportation, day services, and mental health and crisis services, within individuals’ communities consistent with resource development as described in Welfare and Institutions Code sections 4418.25 and 4679(a).

Regional centers can also use CPP and CRDP funds to develop safe, affordable, and sustainable homes as residential options. CPP and CRDP funds create permanent housing through the “Buy It Once” model where a housing developer organization (HDO) owns the property for restricted use by regional center consumers. For this residential option, the regional centers must submit a housing proposal to DDS using the guidelines below, requesting approval of CPP and CRDP funds for the acquisition and development of HDO-owned housing for the benefit of consumers. View Harbor’s Community Resource Development Plan.

With support and input from DDS’ stakeholder community, DDS has a variety of long and short-term initiatives designed to innovate, educate, problem-solve, and improve services. At times, DDS is awarded funds that are allocated to the regional centers for a specific initiative outside of CPP/CRDP funds, which are posted as an RFP for Harbor.

Harbor accepts applications through our Request for Proposals (RFP) process for unmet needs that have been identified within the agency. Individuals and agencies offering an identified service may submit applications following the instructions provided with the RFP announcement. Applications are reviewed by the Resource Development Team and if eligible, may move forward to the next stage of development.

Applicants shall only submit applications for posted RFPs listed below. All RFPs and required documents must be submitted electronically to the email address listed in the posted RFP. Please refer to each specific RFP for submission deadlines. Proposals that are submitted after the indicated deadline will not be accepted.