Business Operations Training for Child Care Providers

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), Office of Licensing, is seeking a vendor to provide business operations training and support services to child care providers in the state of Florida, specifically in Leon County and Tampa City. The selected vendor will develop and deliver a statewide training series covering topics such as start-up process and licensing, budgets and financial reporting, business challenges and opportunities, marketing, and staff recruitment. The training series must be provided in a mix of in-person and virtual formats, with separate cohorts for each of the five regions identified in the solicitation. The anticipated contract term is six months, starting January 3, 2023, with a maximum budget of $250,000 funded by the Preschool Development Grant (PDG). The Department will pay for specific deliverables outlined in the Scope of Work, including the training registration process, development and delivery of the training materials, promotion of the training series, completion of the business operations training, and a final report. The Department reserves the right to impose financial consequences for failure to meet the specified performance measures.

The solicitation does not mention any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The Department intends to award the contract to The Business & Leadership Institute for Early Learning, but the solicitation is open to all qualified vendors. The Notice of Intent to Award outlines the protest and dispute process, stating that failure to file a protest within the prescribed time or to post the required bond will result in waiving any proceedings under Chapter 120 of the Florida Statutes.