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Child and Family Well-Being Personnel Training
Solicitation number
ITB-12596
Issued by
Leon County, Florida

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This document is a Technical Response for the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) Invitation to Bid (ITB) 2425 055 for Child and Family Well-Being Personnel Training. The solicitation seeks a contractor to provide comprehensive training services for child welfare and social services professionals, with a focus on delivering specialized training programs outlined in Attachment A. The document requires detailed responses from potential bidders regarding their organizational capabilities, experience, and qualifications to perform the requested training services.

The technical response template requires bidders to disclose related parties, potential conflicts of interest, and any previously terminated government contracts. Respondents must demonstrate their capability to perform the work by providing details about their organization, years of experience, references from similar service engagements, and a list of potential subcontractors. The bid emphasizes the importance of having documented credentials and expertise in child welfare training, with a requirement to submit three evaluations illustrating previous successful training outcomes. Subcontractors must receive prior written approval from the Department, and the respondent remains fully responsible for ensuring compliance with all contractual terms, even when utilizing subcontracted services.

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TECHNICAL RESPONSE

DCF ITB 2425 055

Child and Family Well-Being Personnel Training

1. DISCLOSURES

1.1. RELATED PARTIES

Complete the following table for all affiliates (§287.133(1)(a), Florida Statutes (F.S.)), related parties (§409.987(7)(a)3., F.S.), entities, partnerships, or associations.

☒ Select the checkbox if related parties, as described above, do not exist.

RELATED PARTY

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Relation to Respondent
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Address
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City, State, Zip
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Phone Number
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1.2. CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Complete the following table to disclose the name of any officer, director, employee or other agent who is also an employee of the State. Respondents shall also disclose the name of any State employee who owns, directly or indirectly, an interest of five percent or more in the Respondent or its affiliates, related companies, partnerships, or associations.

☒ Select the checkbox if conflicts of interest, as described above, do not exist.

EMPLOYEE OF BOTH RESPONDENT AND STATE OF FLORIDA

Name
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Title with Responding Organization
☐ Officer ☐ Director ☐ Employee ☐ Other Agent
State Agency
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Does this employee have an interest of five percent or more in Respondent or its affiliates, related companies, partnerships, or associations?
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☐ No

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1.3. LIST OF TERMINATED CONTRACTS

Complete the following table for any State or Federal government Contract terminated for cause or terminated by the Respondent prior to Contract end within the last five years; provide the terminated Contracts in chronological order. The Department may use information provided on this list or other information about terminated contracts in its assessment of a Respondent’s responsibility.

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TERMINATED CONTRACT

Respondent Name:
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Client’s Name:
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Term of Terminated Contract:
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Description of Services:
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Termination Party and Brief Summary of Termination Reason(s):
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2. QUALIFICATIONS

2.1. CAPABILITY TO PERFORM THE WORK

The selected Respondent(s) must have documented evidence that it has the credentials, expertise, and experience in providing one or more trainings listed in Attachment A, Training Categories and support services.

2.1.1. Provide a description of the Respondent’s organization, including number of years in business, subsidiaries, and details concerning the number of available locations, if applicable.

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2.1.2. Provide the number of years of experience providing similar services.

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2.1.3. Provide information for three entities that the Respondent has provided services of a similar size and nature of those requested in this Solicitation.

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2.1.3.1. The Provider must provide three (3) evaluations illustrating previous success delivering child welfare and social services trainings, with evidence of successful outcomes from previous child welfare training engagements.

2.1.4. Provide a statement on the Respondent’s and subcontractor(s)' ability to successfully complete the work described in this Solicitation and its appendices, attachments, exhibits and referenced supporting documentation. The Respondent’s and any proposed subcontractor(s)’ information shall be shown separately. The Respondent shall not be held liable for any additional expenses arising from an inability to fulfill the contract, provided that the cause is entirely beyond their control and not attributable to their fault or negligence. This exemption does not apply in instances of subcontractor defaults at any level. In situations where a subcontractor fails to perform due to reasons that are also outside the control of both the Respondent and the subcontractor, and where neither party is at fault, the Respondent will not incur liability for extra costs. However, this provision is void if the subcontracted products or services could have been procured from alternative suppliers in a timely manner to adhere to the delivery schedule.

Respondent:

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Subcontractor (if applicable):

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2.1.5. Subcontractors. The Respondent bears full responsibility for ensuring that any subcontractor(s) engaged operate in compliance with the terms of the contract. The Respondent recognizes that its contractual obligations to the Department remain intact and are not diminished by the involvement of any subcontractor. The designation of “subcontractor” may encompass affiliates, resellers, dealers, distributors, partner, teammates, and any other third parties employed by the Respondent at any level under the contract.

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2.2. PROPOSED SUBCONTRACTOR LIST

The Respondent is required to engage only those subcontractors that have received prior written approval from the Respondent. Subcontractors identified in the contract will automatically be recognized as approved by the Respondent. For any subcontractors suggested after the contract’s effective date, the Respondent must provide a written request to the Department’s contract manager that includes (i) the name of the proposed subcontractor; (ii) a description of the services to be rendered by the subcontractor; (iii) the timeline for performance; (iv) the Respondent’s proposed approach for monitoring the subcontractor’s performance; (v) a certification confirming the subcontractor’s adherence to all legal and contractual obligations related to their performance (such as licensing, background checks, insurance, etc.); (vi) a copy of the subcontract, if the Department requests it; and (vii) an indication of whether the subcontractor qualifies as a Florida-based woman-, veteran-, or minority-owned small business registered with the Office of Supplier Diversity. The Department retains the ultimate authority to approve all proposed subcontractors. Utilizing a subcontractor that has not been approved by the Department will be regarded as a significant violation of the contract.

Complete the following table for any proposed subcontractors to perform work under the Contract(s) resulting from this Solicitation.

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PROPOSED SUBCONTRACTOR

Subcontractor Name
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Subcontracted Services
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Address
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City, State, Zip
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Phone Number
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FEIN
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Duplicate table as necessary for additional subcontractors.

PMT-59 2 Rev. August 12, 2024

PMT-59 1 Rev. August 12, 2024

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