62699 CSE-Fatherhood Initiative Summit- Sponsorship-VCR

The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), specifically the Department for Income Support's Division of Child Support Enforcement (CSE), is seeking sponsorships for the 2019 Kentucky Fatherhood Initiative Summit. The solicitation, issued on August 9, 2019, with responses due by August 16, 2019 at 2:00 PM, aims to engage fathers, educate service providers, and promote fatherhood initiatives across the state. The summit will be held on September 27, 2019, from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM at the Marriott Griffin Gate in Lexington, with an estimated 400 participants. Sponsorship levels range from $100 to $5,000, including Platinum ($5,000 for keynote speaker), Gold ($3,000 for exhibitor), Silver ($2,000 for breakout sessions), Bronze ($1,000 for morning/afternoon breaks), Associate ($500 for summit materials), and Friends of the Summit ($100). Potential sponsors must provide their monetary contribution or supplies value, demonstrate prior sponsorship experience, and explain how their company's goals align with CHFS's mission. The evaluation criteria include responsiveness to the solicitation (30 points) and sponsorship response quality (70 points), totaling 100 points.

The solicitation does not explicitly mention specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Sponsors must comply with state employment practices, nondiscrimination requirements, and Kentucky statutory provisions regarding tax and wage laws. The Commonwealth reserves the right to reject sponsors whose branding, image, or mission conflicts with agency goals. While no incumbent vendors are specifically listed, selected sponsors must remit payment within thirty days of notification. The total sponsorship budget appears to be flexible, with multiple sponsorship levels ranging from $100 to $5,000, allowing for various levels of financial participation. Interested organizations must submit three copies of their technical response in a sealed envelope to Vanessa Rose at the CHFS Division of Procurement and Grant Oversight, located at 275 East Main Street, 4E-C, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. No bidder's conference or site visit is scheduled for this sponsorship opportunity.