DCF ITB 2223 047 Addendum No 1 with Written Inquiry Reponses.pdf

Addendum No. 01 with Written Inquiry Responses

DCF ITB 2223 047

Business Operations Training for Child Care Professionals Office of Licensing

Solicitation Number: DCF ITB 2223 047

Solicitation Title: Business Operations Training for Child Care Professionals

Response(s) Due Date: December 1, 2022

Addendum Number: 01

Addendum Date: November 14, 2022

FAILURE TO FILE A PROTEST WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 120.57(3), FLORIDA STATUTES, OR FAILURE TO POST THE BOND OR OTHER SECURITY REQUIRED BY LAW WITHIN THE TIME ALLOWED FOR FILING A BOND SHALL CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF

PROCEEDINGS UNDER CHAPTER 120, FLORIDA STATUTES.

DCF ITB 2223 047 is hereby amended as follows, all other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain in effect. All additions are highlighted in yellow, and words stricken are deletions:

Change No. 1

Section 2.2.1.4:

The training series, at a minimum, must include 12 sessions per region for a total of 60 sessions (55 virtual and 5 in-person sessions) throughout the life of the contract. Below is a breakdown of the 60 total sessions, training format, and training topic. If selecting individual training topics to bid on, the Vendor(s) must provide all training sessions for each topic awarded as described below.

Change No. 2

Appendix VI: Cost Proposal Table is replaced entirely by the attachment herein.

APPENDIX VI: COST PROPOSAL

Vendor Name: ________________________

The Vendor shall not provide a pricing range, and supplemental documentation for APPENDIX VI: COST PROPOSAL will not be accepted. The

Department will not agree to caveats in the proposed prices herein.

The Department anticipates a maximum of 300 child care business owners will be able to participate in the Business Operations training provided through this solicitation. The Department’s goal is to provide quality Business Operations Training meeting the requirements in APPENDIX V, Scope of Work, to as many child care providers as possible, based upon the Vendor’s price and available funding.

Vendors shall quote prices for the below, COST PROPOSAL

Project

Deliverable

APPENDIX

V, Scope of

Work, Section

Reference

Price per Training Session Topic

Start-up

Process and

Licensing

(10

Virtual

Sessions)

Budgets, Projections, and

Financial

Reports (10

Virtual

Sessions)

Business

Challenges and

Opportunities

(10 Virtual

Sessions)

Marketing for Child

Care

Programs

(10 Virtual

Sessions)

Staff

Recruitment

(10 Virtual

Sessions)

Open

Coaching

Sessions (5

In-Person

Sessions and 5

Virtual

Sessions)

1 – Training

Registration

Process

2.2.1.1

2 - Training agendas

2.2.1.2 and training materials

3 –

Promotion of training series

2.2.1.1.1

4 -

Completion of Business

Operations

Training for

Child Care

Providers

2.2.1.3, 2.2.1.6, 2.2.1.7

5 - Final

Report

2.2.1.5, 2.2.1.8

Total

Total Cost

*Vendors must provide pricing for Deliverables 1-5 for each training session the Vendor offers.

**Preference will be given to Vendors who can provide all training session topics within the Department’s budget and is deemed responsive and responsible at the lowest possible price. However, if no Vendor is able to provide all training topics within the Department’s budget (Section

3.3.1), the Department may award to multiple Vendors determined to be responsive, responsible, and with the lowest price.

Response to Written Inquires:

Question

Vendor Name Solicitation

Section Question Department Response

Adapt & Transform Behavior LLC

2.8.1.4

Since DCF may award more than one vendor would there be any reason for a company to submit a quote for only a subset of the services requested in the ITB?

Please see Change No. 1 and No. 2.

The Leaders Team

4.2.4.2.6

Names and addresses of all affiliated or related companies, partnerships, or associations ( including subcontractor, if any ) and a brief description of its relationship to the vendor. Please clarify what the difference is between the terms

“partnerships” or “associations” versus “subcontractors.”

A partnership is the relationship between two or more people who do business. An association is a group of people organized for a joint purpose. A subcontractor is a company or person hired to perform a specific task as part of an overall project.

The Leaders Team

4.2.4.2.6 Does this apply to using 1099

personnel versus w-2 employees?

The Department does not have a preference on 1099 personnel versus W-2 employees.

The Leaders Team

4.2.4.2.6

Are ongoing professional services

(CPA, marketing specialist, grant writer companies that are retained by a vendor) required to be identified?

If yes, under what category/term?

No, the Department does not require ongoing professional services (CPA, marketing specialist, grant writer companies) to be identified.