Assist roswell/chaves county NM area prek community and area families in understanding and implementing ececd's services and agency mission goals.

The New Mexico Early Childhood Education & Care Department (ECECD) is issuing a sole-source contract to establish and facilitate a Local Early Childhood Systems Building Coalition serving the Roswell and Chaves County area, with proposals due July 23, 2026. This is a sole-source procurement — no competitive bidding.

The contractor will convene at least eleven coalition meetings per fiscal year with cross-sector partners aligned to ECECD's five-year strategic plan "Florecer" (2022-2027) and the New Mexico Early Childhood Strategic Plan (2021-2024). Key deliverables include establishing a coordinator position at minimum 0.75 FTE; developing culturally inclusive family leadership opportunities; creating or updating a strategic plan; and implementing systems-building activities covering workforce support, school readiness, trauma-responsive practices, and coordinated referral systems. The contractor must participate in ECECD training, technical assistance activities, coalition convenings, and a coordinator retreat, and submit monthly invoices, quarterly progress reports, and annual reports on specified performance measures.

The contract value is $100,000 for fiscal year 2027, billed monthly to the designated ECECD Program Manager. Per diem, mileage, and miscellaneous expenses are reimbursed under Department of Finance and Administration rule 2.42.2 NMAC. The contract term runs from execution through June 30, 2027, or one year from final contract signature, whichever is later.

ECECD justified sole-source status based on a prior January 2024 competitive RFP for Chaves County that received no proposals and subsequent determination that Roswell Independent School District could not fulfill requirements. Roswell WFL INC SHARE is identified as the sole capable source, citing its 2007 founding, track record in family engagement and parenting programs since 2012, extensive local partnerships across schools, healthcare, law enforcement, and child welfare, and the organization's Co-Coordinator's position as Early Childhood Principal within Roswell Independent School District, providing critical local relationships and resource access.