DCF SS 2526 077_PUR 7776 v8.pdf

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED SINGLE

SOURCE PURCHASE (PUR 7776)

This description of commodities or contractual services intended for purchase from a single source is posted in accordance with sections 120.57(3) and 287.057(3), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and will remain posted for a period of at least 15 business days.

Commodity or Contractual Service Required

93141506 - Social welfare services

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2028

Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):

Department of Children and Families, Office of Quality and Innovation, Office of Licensing

Performance and/or Design Requirements (e.g. intended use, function or application, compatibility, requirements; reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, etc., as appropriate):

The provider must be able to provide statewide administrative infrastructure support services for recruitment and retention activities of foster and adoptive parents and operate a FAST Helpline for foster, adoptive, or shelter parents who need information or referral services or are the subjects of an abuse investigation.

Intended Single Source:

Florida State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association, Inc.

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$172,364 per year.

AGENCY: Florida Department of Children and Families

TITLE: Florida State Foster and Adoptive Parent Services Short description of the commodity or service desired: The Department intends to contract with Florida State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association, Inc for administrative support for the Foster/Adoptive Parent Association and the FAST Helpline information and referral services.

CONTACT:

Name: Alicia Reifinger Address: 2415 North Monroe Street Telephone: See below email address Email: Alicia.Reifinger@myflfamilies.com

Internal tracking Number, if any: DCF SS 2526 077

Date posted: 4/27/2026 Last day for receipt of information: 5/18/2026 mailto:Alicia.Reifinger@myflfamilies.com

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

Justification for single source acquisition (what is necessary and unique about the product, service or source; steps taken to confirm unavailability of competition, as appropriate):

The Florida State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association (FloridaFAPA) is the only statewide membership group who automatically registers all foster and adoptive parents in Florida.

FloridaFAPA members possess the expertise to be successful in providing statewide and local services. This contract will provide infrastructure services to the Department by supporting critical foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention efforts, statewide and local services for foster and adoptive parents, and direct operation of the Foster Parent Allegation Support Team (FAST) Helpline. The services include but are not limited to, the operation of the FAST statewide toll-free Helpline (which is exclusively) made available to foster, adoptive, and shelter parents who are being investigated for child abuse or are in need of information and referral services. Additional services also include travel to local and national meetings for networking, training and information sharing; publication and mailing of quarterly newsletters; recruitment and retention of foster and adoptive parents; and provision of speakers and brochures for an annual statewide conference for Florida foster and adoptive parents. They also provide recruitment efforts that brings in new families with a variety of skills and strengths. FloridaFAPA provides effective foster parent support to assist in the retention of existing families. Retention efforts are key to maintaining not only capable and skilled families, but assuring that Florida’s families are experienced, resilient and successful in fostering and adopting.

The services required are not general training or outreach services; rather, they are specialized, statewide foster/adoptive caregiver support, engagement, and peer-informed statewide training services that require: (1) an existing statewide membership organization serving foster, adoptive, relative, and non-relative caregivers; (2) established infrastructure for coordination with local caregiver associations throughout Florida; (3) demonstrated integration with the Department’s child-welfare system and caregiver support framework; and (4) operational capacity to provide specialized foster parent allegation support and advocacy. Section 409.1415(3)(a)2. Florida Statutes expressly mandates the accessing of resources from Florida Foster and Adoptive Parent Association which serves a collaborator with the Department in the design and dissemination of caregiver training, and Department materials identify FloridaFAPA as a statewide caregiver organization, a key recruitment and training partner, and the entity operating the Foster Allegation Support Team (FAST).

Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information systems, budget, purchasing):

Jose Colon, Operations Review Specialist Katherine Jones, Child Care Operations Manager Courtney Smith, Director of Policy and Programs Ashley Plummer, Budget Analyst Joshua Burns, Contracted Client Services Tom Valentine, General Counsel Angela Shave, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Quality and Innovation Martha Harbin, Assistant Secretary for Office of Quality and Innovation

Prospective vendors are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described. If it is determined in writing by the agency, after reviewing any information received from prospective vendors, that the commodities or contractual services are available only from a single source, the agency shall provide notice of its intended decision to enter a single-source purchase contract in the manner specified in Rule 60A- 1.045, Florida Administrative Code, and section 120.57(3), F.S.