SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement
- Notice Date
- 6/21/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 611710
— Educational Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20857
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- 11-233-SOL-00317
- Point of Contact
- James J. Horkan, Phone: 3014431658
- E-Mail Address
-
james.horkan@psc.hhs.gov
(james.horkan@psc.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The proposed acquisition listed herein is unrestricted. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) on behalf of the Office of Child Care (OCC) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of HHS for the National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement. The RFP number is 11-233-SOL-00317. The NAICS code is 611710. The National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement Systems will deliver expert consultation, technical assistance (TA), and informational products to State and Territory Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) grantees supporting innovation and replication of best practices regarding continuous quality improvement in child care. The Center will help grantees strengthen health and safety and licensing systems, which are the foundation of quality and support efforts to build quality improvement systems, with a special focus on Quality Rating and Improvement Systems. The Center will support the Administration for Children and Families goals, as well as State and Territory goals for continuous quality improvement system activities, as stated in their FY 2012-2013 CCDF plan preprint, which serves as their application for FY 2012 CCDF funds and as a blueprint for activities and goals across the FY 2012-2013 biennium. This acquisition is for support services from experts in the field of Quality Improvement systems initiatives. It is intended that these experts will provide technical assistance and informational products to CCDF Lead Agencies in collaborative cross-system work with early care and education and school-age partners, including supporting Quality Rating and Improvement Systems that will help Early Head Start, Head Start and preschool, and school-age programs meet their goals of improving the quality of care for all children in all settings. The period of performance is anticipated to be a 12 month base period followed by 4 optional 12 month periods. The RFP will be made available electronically at http://www.fedbizopps.gov no sooner than 15 days after the issuance of this notice. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. The closing date will be approximately 40 days after issuance of the RFP.
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