Welcome to the LEADER Replacement System Project
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to seek proposals from qualified vendors for the LEADER Replacement System (LRS) to replace: (i) the existing Los Angeles Eligibility, Automated Determination, Evaluation and Reporting (LEADER) System, (ii) the GAIN (Greater Avenues for Independence) Employment Activity and Reporting System (GEARS), (iii) the General Relief Opportunity for Work (GROW) System, and (iv) the Department of Children and Family Services’ (DCFS) foster care eligibility-related systems and manual processes.
The LRS will support and rapidly respond to ever-changing public assistance programs and evolving business needs of the County. The LRS will leverage the latest advances in Web technology and open standards-based architecture to eliminate or minimize the County’s dependency on a particular vendor or proprietary technology. The LRS will automate and integrate system functionality and business processes into a single system to improve data integrity, streamline and expand services to the public, and enhance communications and sharing of services between government agencies and providers by utilizing SOA with Web services. The LRS contractor’s general scope of work includes:
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Design/Development/Implementation Phase (4 years): project management, design, development, testing, training, conversion, archiving, and implementation work to replace the aforementioned DPSS and DCFS legacy systems with an integrated system. |
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Performance Verification Phase (0.5 years): inspection and validation of system performance to ensure all service level agreements and requirements are met under full production load. |
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Operational Phase (6.5 years): maintenance and operations (M&O) and application modifications and enhancements (M&E) services, as well as transition support services as needed. |
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Extended Term (3 optional years): potential extension of M&O and M&E services. |
The LRS will automate and integrate the following programs and subprograms:
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California Work Opportunities and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs)
CalWORKs is the State’s version of the federal Temporary Aid for Needy Families (TANF) program that provides temporary financial assistance and employment-focused services to families with minor children who have income and property below State maximum limits for their family size. Most able-bodied parents are also required to participate in the CalWORKs Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) employment services program as a condition of eligibility. |
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Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN).
The GAIN program is the State’s version of the federal Welfare-to-Work (WtW) program that provides effective training, employment services, and supportive services to help individuals transition from dependency on public assistance programs to economic self-sufficiency. |
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Cal-Learn
Cal-Learn is a mandatory program for CalWORKs participants who receive cash assistance and are under nineteen (19) years of age, are pregnant or parenting, and have not yet completed their high school education. The focus of Cal-Learn is to provide teens with the support they need to complete their high school education. |
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Food Stamp
The Food Stamp program was established to improve the nutrition of people in low-income households. Food Stamp benefits are issued by Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) onto a plastic swipe card that can be used at Point of Sale (POS) machines in the grocery stores.. |
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General Relief (GR)
The GR program is a COUNTY-funded program that provides cash aid to indigent adults and certain sponsored legal immigrant families who are ineligible for federal or State programs. |
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General Relief Opportunity for Work (GROW)
The GROW program is a COUNTY-funded program that offers employment and training services to employables and is designed to help GR participants obtain jobs and achieve self–sufficiency. |
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Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI)
The CAPI program provides cash to certain aged, blind, and disabled legal non-citizens ineligible to Supplemental Security Income/State Supplemental Payment (SSI/SSP) due to their immigration status. CAPI participants may be eligible for Medi-Cal, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), and/or Food Stamp benefits. |
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Medi-Cal
The Medi-Cal program provides free and low-cost health care and services to qualifying low-income residents of Los Angeles County. There are health care services to cover the needs of everyone regardless of age, race, or immigration status. Programs are available for children and youth, pregnant women, and families and persons who are aged, blind, or disabled. |
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In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
The IHSS program provides financial assistance for in-home services to the elderly, disabled, or blind. IHSS provides an alternative to out-of-home care, such as nursing homes or board and care facilities. |
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Foster Care Programs
The Foster Care Programs provide financial assistance for the care of children placed in foster care eligible facilities. The five Foster Care Programs are: (1) out-of-home placement for children under Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) foster care jurisdiction, (2) probate non-related legal guardianship children, (3) foster care for children under the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Probation Department, (4) foster care for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Severely Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children, and (5) Emergency Assistance Program (EA), which is the Statewide financial assistance available to non-federally eligible foster care children for a maximum of twelve (12) months. |
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Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program (Kin-GAP)
The Kin-GAP program provides financial assistance to relative caregivers who become legal guardians of foster care children. |
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Adoption Assistance Program (AAP)
The AAP program provides financial assistance to families in order to facilitate the adoption of children. |
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