ESBD_460125_1760363817128_3202500192_Attachment2-Scoring_Matrix-WORD-2.28.2023 (1).pdf

ATTACHMENT 2 - EVALUATION SCORING MATRIX

Scoring Criteria Possible Points Points Awarded

a. Cost /Price or Reasonableness of Price

Cost Proposal Subtotal 15

b. Past Performance, Qualifications, and Experience Does Respondent demonstrate meeting the requirements specified in Section 5.5. Minimum Qualification of this RFP?

__ Yes __ No

1) Respondent has at least three (3) years of direct experience in the past five (5) years in evaluating child care Business Plans for business viability and in administering competitive awards for a multi-million dollar program, including managing application, payment, monitoring, and reporting processes;

c. Respondent’s Technical Approach, Proposed Work/Project Plan for Providing the Requested Services

1) The proposed staffing plan is appropriate, reasonably lean and sufficient;

2) Respondent clearly demonstrates the necessary skills to produce high-quality materials and resources in a manner that will accommodate linguistic differences and meet ADA and other pertinent requirements;

3) The Respondent’s planned recruitment processes demonstrate its effort to ensure representation of geographic location and facility size (capacity);

4) Respondent’s outreach effort ensures a statewide reach, focusing on Child Care Deserts and Employer- Supported Site- Based Child Care;

5) Respondent’s proposed plan indicates its ability to achieve at least 6,000 new Slots and demonstrates its effort to balance funding to achieve the same number of awards given to Eligible Child Care Providers in partnerships of Employer- Supported Site- Based Child Care and providers in Child Care Deserts zip codes;

6) Respondent’s plan to collect data is comprehensive and is inclusive of all of the data and information specified in d.

Quality Assurance and Improvement in Section 2.2 under Article II, Scope of Work;

7) Respondent describes a practical approach and strategies to ensure Eligible Child Care Providers demonstrate their efforts to launch the new child care center location and comply with expenditure allowability and monitoring requirements;

8) Respondent describes a thorough and practical process for intaking, tracking, processing, and awarding applications;

managing child care providers’ expenditure reports; and monitoring the use of funds; and

9) Respondent’s plan to use Child Care Providers’ feedback to engage in continuous quality improvement of the implemented program is comprehensive;

d. The qualifications of the Respondent’s key personnel

1) Respondent’s Project Manager and other Key Personnel clearly demonstrates the qualifications and experience required for program success;

and

2) Qualifications required for personnel demonstrate knowledge, experience, and competencies required for CCEI Program.

Narrative Proposal Subtotal

TOTAL 100