Request for Proposals
OPDV is seeking to contract with ten domestic violence service providers to deliver regional comprehensive trainings and offer technical assistance to non-law enforcement Extreme Risk Order of Protection (ERPO) petitioners to increase the understanding of how to utilize these petitions to improve victim safety in domestic and gender-based violence situations. This includes how to identify extreme risk behaviors, complete and file an ERPO petition, have a hearing, and request an extension. Non-law enforcement petitioners include family and household members, attorneys, school officials, and healthcare and mental healthcare providers. There will be one award per the ten regions. These regions are identified by the State's ten Gender-Based Violence Regional Councils (GBVRCs).
Successful applicants will receive training and technical assistance on ERPO filing from a contracted statewide trainer and then implement those trainings in their awarded region.
OPDV is accepting proposals from entities who are affiliated in the following ways and providing services in NYS to fulfill the deliverables of this RFP:
- NYS domestic violence programs that are licensed and/or recognized by the NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)
- NYS Victim Assistance Programs currently funded by the Office of Victim Services (OVS)
- Other organizations as designated by the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NYSCADV) provider directory
Documents that are referenced in the RFP are available below:
The counties served in each of the ten GBVRC regions in New York State are listed below. There will be one award per region:
Western NY | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Niagara |
Finger Lakes | Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates |
Southern Tier | Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tompkins, Tioga, Broome, Chenango, and Delaware |
Central NY | Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego Counties. |
Mohawk Valley | Otsego, Oneida, Schoharie, Montgomery, Fulton, and Herkimer. |
Capital Region | Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, Greene, Columbia, Rensselaer, Albany, and Washington |
Mid-Hudson | Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester |
New York City | New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx, and Richmond |
Long Island | Nassau and Suffolk |
North Country | Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence |
Pre Bid Webinar
OPDV hosted an optional pre-bid webinar on Wednesday, July 21, 2025. The Webinar Recording and slides are available below:
Important Dates
| RFP Release Date: | July 18, 2025 |
Pre-Bid Webinar: | July 21, 2025, at 11 AM |
| Deadline for Submission of Questions: | July 28, 2025, at 4 PM |
| Response to Questions: | On or About August 1, 2025 |
| Proposal Due Date: | August 12, 2025, 4:00 PM ET |
Submission
Completed applications must be received at the following email address (not mail or fax) by August 12, 2025, 4 PM ET (not midnight): [email protected] with the subject line “Regional ERPO RFP Application”. Please include the region you are applying for in the subject line.
Email Submissions:
Subject: Regional ERPO RFP Application (region you are applying for)