Certified Public Manager Training

Leon County and the Florida Department of Children and Families are seeking Certified Public Manager (CPM) Training services through a single-source procurement with Florida State University's Florida Center for Public Management. The procurement targets comprehensive management training and development for public managers and supervisors, focusing on labor training, management education, personnel skills training, and management development for department personnel. The National Certified Public Manager program, which only accredits one program per state, has designated FSU's center as Florida's exclusive provider of these training services. The procurement is scheduled with a posting date of February 4, 2025, and a response deadline of February 11, 2025, with the last day for receipt of information being February 10, 2025. The training will be delivered in-person and is specifically designed to enhance professional skills and leadership capabilities of public sector managers within the Florida Department of Children and Families.

This procurement appears to be a sole-source contract with no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational types. Florida State University's Florida Center for Public Management is the sole vendor authorized to provide these training services, as they are the only program accredited by the National CPM Consortium for the state of Florida. The estimated contract value is $233,100 for a two-year contract period. The procurement has received approvals from multiple department officials, including the Chief of Workforce and Learning Development, Enterprise Project Director, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Quality and Innovation, Budget Office, Chief of Solicitation Administration, Assistant General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary of Quality and Innovation. No incumbent vendors or specific technology integration requirements are mentioned beyond the training services to be provided by FSU's Florida Center for Public Management.