ESBD_364453_1719006242410_2024-09 Solicitation Issued.pdf

REQUEST FOR QUOTE

No. 2024-09

Child and Adult Care Food (CACFP) Program Monitor

Objective:

ChildCareGroup (CCG) is seeking an individual or firm to assist with the monitoring of its Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Monitoring will be conducted at the Agency’s eight (8) center locations and will also assist the Food & Nutrition Coordinator as needed.

Deadline for Questions:

Questions regarding this solicitation will be received until 6:00 pm (central time) on June 27, 2024. All questions shall be forwarded to the attention of the Procurement Department at procurement@ccgroup.org. Questions received after this deadline will not be answered.

Due Date and Time:

Responses to this solicitation are due on July 9, 2024, by 6:00 pm (central time). Responses will be received in electronic form only and shall be sent to the Procurement Department at procurement@ccgroup.org. Late responses will not be accepted.

Scope of Work:

The individual or firm selected for this solicitation must be familiar with USDA rules as it applies to the CACFP program. In addition, the individual or firm selected will be responsible for performing the following:

• Prepare an annual monitoring schedule for eight (8) sites with a minimum of three (3) visits per center. Two (2) of the review visits must be unannounced; the third review visit may be announced or unannounced.

• One (1) review must be conducted within the first four weeks of program operations.

• Reviews must be conducted at least once every six (6) months (unless the sponsor is averaging reviews). Preferred frequency is once every three (3) months.

• Anticipated four (4) hours per week of work.

• Schedule and conduct monitoring visits for eight (8) sites using the approved monitoring schedule (form H1606 from the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA): CACFP – Child Care Centers Handbook) as required by CACFP regulations and share records with CCG.

• Share findings of all reviews with the Food & Nutrition Coordinator.

• Provide training and technical assistance, as needed, onsite during monitoring reviews.

• Assist the Food & Nutrition Coordinator with conducting pre-approval site visits for new centers as needed.

• Assist the Food & Nutrition Coordinator with TDA audit as needed.

• Schedule and conduct quality management evaluation monitoring visits.

• Provide a written summary of the findings within 7-10 days after the monitoring visits.

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Center Locations to be monitored:

Anderson – 625 E Avenue B, Garland, TX 75040

Eastfield – 3737 Motley Dr., Building K, Mesquite, TX 75150

Landauer – 4539 Munger Avenue, Dallas, TX 75204

Martin Luther King – 2922 MLK Blvd., Building D, Dallas, TX 75215

West Dallas – 2827 Lapsley Street, Dallas, TX 75212

Dallas Bethlehem Center– 4410 Leland Avenue, Dallas, TX 75215

Corsicana – 910 W 5th Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110

Carroll Elementary (Corsicana ISD) – 1101 East 13th Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110

Submittals:

The successful vendor will provide a plan for providing these services, as well as a proposed price rate for services. Prices should be All Inclusive and no charges other than those quoted herein will be paid on orders placed as a result of this agreement. Respondents are to submit their hourly rate to perform the services under this agreement.

Evaluation Criteria:

Responses will be evaluated based on the following:

• Ability of the organization to provide the requested services (25%)

• Deliverables (25%)

• Timeline for execution (20%)

• Price (30%)

Terms:

This agreement shall be for a period of one (1) year with the option to renew for four (4) additional one

(1) year periods, subject to funding availability.

ChildCareGroup reserves the right to cancel, delay, amend, and/or reissue any part of this Request for Quote (RFQ) at any time without prior notice. This RFQ does not commit CCG to accept any quotes submitted, nor shall CCG be responsible for any costs incurred in the preparation of responses to this RFQ.

CCG reserves the right to reject any or all quotes, to accept or reject any or all items in the quotation, to award a contract in whole or in part of the RFQ specifications and requirements, and/or to award to one or multiple bidders herein as deemed to be in the best interest of CCG.

General Terms and Conditions:

1. APPLICABILITY: These standard terms and conditions apply to all goods or services procured by the CCG, unless otherwise stated in the specifications. The instructions contained herein shall be incorporated into the contract as well as any subsequent purchase order(s) issued for goods or services and shall be included as part of the specifications issued herewith.

2. ADDENDA: Any revisions to the information contained herein will be issued in the form of addenda. The sole issuing authority shall be vested in the CCG Procurement Division. If addenda contain material changes to the specifications or pricing form, the Proposer shall acknowledge receipt of addenda in the designated section on the Proposal Certification Form. It is the responsibility of the Proposer to obtain and acknowledge any and all addenda. Failure to acknowledge receipt of addenda may be cause to deem such submission non-responsive.

3. MINOR DEFECT: CCG reserves the right to waive any minor defect, irregularity, or informality in any proposal. Minor defects, irregularities or informalities will not affect the end product/performance intended by the specifications. CCG also reserves the right to reject any or all proposals with or without cause prior to award.

4. TAXES: CCG is exempt from paying federal excise and transportation taxes and Texas State or local sales and use taxes. Tax shall not be included in the prices offered. A Tax-Exempt Form will be provided by CCG upon request.

5. CHANGE ORDER: CCG reserves the right to modify or change plans and specifications as deemed necessary after the performance of the contract has commenced, to decrease or increase the quantity of work to be performed, materials, equipment or supplies to be furnished, or address other provisions of the contract as approved by the CEO and/or CFO, the CCG Board of Trustees, and as appropriate under state law. No oral statement of any person shall modify or otherwise change, or affect the terms, conditions or specifications stated in the contract. All change orders or modifications to the contract will be documented in written form by CCG and acknowledged by the contracted proposer. All change orders and modifications to the contract shall be processed through the Procurement Department only.

6. INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted by email to ap@ccgroup.org, attention Accounts Payable.

The Proposer will submit invoices on a monthly basis, including all supporting documentation (if applicable) to CCG, detailing services rendered, the number of hours worked, hourly rate, and total costs incurred.

7. PAYMENT TERMS: Payment terms are Net 30 days, unless otherwise specified by CCG.

8. PRICE ESCALATION: Unless otherwise stated in the Special Provisions or specifications herein, prices must remain firm for the initial term of the contract. The proposer may request an adjustment at the time of contract renewal by submitting a request in written form to the Senior Director of Procurement. CCG reserves the right to approve or reject any and all requests for price escalations.

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9. PRICE REDUCTION: If during the life of the contract, the proposer’s net prices to other customers for the same goods or services are lower than CCG’s contracted prices, an equitable adjustment shall be made in the contract price in favor of CCG.

10. INDEMNITY: The proposer agrees to release, defend, indemnify and hold harmless CCG, its officers, agents and employees from and against any and all costs, expenses, suits, demands, claims, liabilities, liens, encumbrances or damages, including attorneys’ fees and costs of suit, of any character, name and description, incurred or resulting from any injuries or damages received or sustained by any person, persons or property on account of any intentional wrongful conduct whether intentional or unintentional or any negligent act, omission, or fault of the proposer, or of any agent, employee, authorized representative, subcontractor, or supplier in the execution of, or performance under this contract or any contract.

11. TERMINATION FOR DEFAULT: CCG reserves the right to terminate the contract immediately in the event the proposer fails to meet delivery schedules, or otherwise performs in accordance with the specifications contained herein or in the contract documents. Breach of contract or default authorizes CCG to award the contract to another proposer, or purchase from an alternate source.

12. TERMINATION FOR CCG CONVENIENCE: Whenever CCG, in its discretion, deems it to be in CCG’s best interests, it may terminate this contract for CCG’s convenience. Such termination shall be effective thirty (30) days after CCG delivers written notice of such termination for convenience to the proposer. Upon receipt of such notice from CCG, proposer shall not thereafter incur, and CCG shall have no liability for, any costs under this contract that are not necessary for actual performance of the contract between the date of the notice of termination for convenience and the effective date of that termination for convenience. In the event of a termination for convenience hereunder, CCG shall have no liability to proposer for lost or anticipated profit resulting therefrom.