City of Chicago

Department of Family and Support Services

Legal Advertisement Request Form

DESCRIPTION:  Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS),

[Emergency Financial Assistance for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence/ Human Trafficking]

The Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) Division on Gender-Based Violence (DGBV) seeks applications from an organization to provide Emergency Financial Assistance in the form of cash assistance to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) and/or human trafficking (HT) in Chicago. The ideal Respondent (“Program Administrator”) will have demonstrated experience and the resources needed to manage the end-to-end participant experience while implementing the following overall components: community outreach and education, application verification and selection, and payment distribution and management.

The term of contract executed under this RFP will be from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. DFSS may extend this term up to two times, with each extension not to exceed one year. Continued support will be dependent upon the selected Respondent’s performance and the continued availability of funding. DFSS anticipates one award up to $1 million for each year of the award term. This program requires $850,000 of payments to be provided to 850 survivors. Due to this requirement and funding level, the remaining $150,000 can be used for either indirect costs or direct administrative costs. Any additional funding received will follow the same programmatic requirements of 85% will need to be used on client support and 15% for either indirect or direct administrative costs.

For more information, please refer to the application posted on the City of Chicago’s eProcurement page under current bids:

www.cityofchicago.org/eProcurement

Solicitation #54873

A note about the City’s eProcurement System:

For those who have not done business with the City of Chicago before, registration in iSupplier is the first step to ensuring your agency’s ability to conduct business with the City of Chicago and DFSS. Please allow five to seven days for your registration to be processed.

Current contractors need only to start an application via their existing iSupplier/eProcurement account. 

All vendors must have a Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) and an IRS W9 for registration and confirmation of vendor business information.

RFP DUE DATE/SUBMISSION LOCATION:

July 31, 2025

 12:00, NOON CST

Proposals must be submitted via on-line application.

E-mailed or faxed proposals will not be accepted.

PRE-PROPOSAL WEBINAR:

A Pre-Proposal Webinar will be held on July 2^nd, 2025 at 2pm. Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly suggested.

Please register prior to the webinar’s start using this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J0riLAUbT0uxs-GGvswMcg

A link to the completed Webinar will be available on-line at the DFSS website after the time and date listed above for those who cannot attend at the live scheduled time. Please register prior to the Webinar’s start. The purpose of this pre-submittal event is to clarify the RFP process and the scope of the required services.