Immigrant Legal Navigation Services

The Multnomah County Department of County Human Services, Youth and Family Services Division seeks to contract for Culturally Specific Legal Navigation Services for Immigrant Communities. The goal of the contract is to ensure that immigrant and refugee communities know their rights and can access legal and social services. The contract will be awarded to up to four suppliers, with three likely to be culturally specific Latinx and one to be culturally specific African and Other Immigrant. The contract term will be six months, with options to renew for four additional one-year periods. The contract will be paid on a cost reimbursement basis, with a total funding of $250,000 per year for a maximum term of five years. • The contract requires the provision of legal navigation services, including coordination with legal services providers, referral of cases to legal services providers, outreach to client communities, and follow-up with clients who do not receive legal services. • The contract also requires the maintenance of client confidentiality and compliance with County contractual and reporting requirements. • The contract has a number of performance measures and reporting requirements, including the provision of quarterly reports and participation in system meetings with County staff and other providers. • The contract has a number of insurance requirements, including professional liability, commercial general liability, and workers' compensation insurance.