NIGP 95822: Child Care Center Management and Operation Services

NIGP 95822 Child Care Center Management and Operation Services, an Item code, encompasses facility-based childcare, preschool programming, and ancillary support services that state and local governments procure to serve employees and communities. Recent solicitations show governments buying supervised after-school and summer camp programs, center operations with activity coordination and meal services, and contracted staffing for childcare workers across school districts and county health systems. The issuing-body mix spans city parks and recreation departments, county health systems, school districts, state social services agencies, and municipal recreation authorities. Cities including Alexandria (Virginia), Dallas, Bridgeport (Connecticut), and Savannah actively solicit under this code, alongside counties in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota, and state-level agencies including the University of Oregon and South Dakota Department of Social Services.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with visible activity in Virginia, Georgia, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota, alongside western procurements in Oregon and California. Representative solicitations include the City of Alexandria's RFP 2010 for senior congregate meal program coordination at two centers, due August 3, 2026, requiring full-time directors and activity coordinators with gerontology credentials; the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFP for childcare and preschool services on or near its medical center campus, due August 19, 2026, with single or multiple awards anticipated; the Effingham County School District's Invitation for Bid for after-school care programming at Creekside Elementary School in Georgia, due April 10, 2026; and Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) Office of Children and Youth's RFP 26-24 for truancy diversion services across school districts, due May 20, 2026, with a tentative funding allocation of $1,394,815 for youth ages 5–18. Contract terms typically span one to five years with renewal options, and pricing structures vary from hourly rates and per-diem compensation to fixed annual fees and per-child subsidies. Performance metrics commonly emphasize attendance, participant engagement, staff qualifications including child abuse recognition training, comprehensive insurance coverage, and compliance with state childcare licensing requirements.