Child Care Training Curriculum and Exam Services
Open State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- RFP-16743
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- NIGP codes
- UNSPSC codes
- 86101710 Teacher training services
- 80101513 Process and procedures management consultation service
- 86132102 Training planning and development consultancy service
- 91111901 Infant or child daycare services
- 86101802 Re training or refreshing training services
- 86101810 Personnel skills training
- 86132100 Training planning, facilitation and delivery services
- 86132101 Training facilitation service
- Point of contact
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- Alicia Reifinger alicia.reifinger@myflfamilies.com
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About this opportunity
The State of Florida Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing, is requesting proposals for developing, maintaining, and enhancing child care training curriculum modules and competency exams, with proposals due October 13, 2026 and anticipated award on November 30, 2026. Respondents must be a State University or Florida College System institution as defined in Florida Statutes section 1000.21 — this eligibility restriction is decision-flipping and limits the competitive pool to public higher-education entities.
The scope encompasses curriculum development in both online and instructor-led formats; corresponding competency exams for online and in-person administration; management of the Child Care Resource and Information Network (CCRAIN), which contains child care regulations, desk reference guides, management letters, and legal opinions; and ongoing technical support. The contract requires submission of a Project Plan within two weeks of contract start, an initial meeting within three weeks, and quarterly progress reports. Key deliverables include new and revised online courses, instructor-led courses, course adaptations, assessment items, stakeholder feedback session reports, User Acceptance Testing documentation, and course blueprints. Course development pricing varies by length (short 1–3 hours, medium 4–6 hours, long 7–10 hours) and type (new online, new instructor-led, adaptations, revisions). Technical support must maintain 97 percent system performance and security with Priority 1 and 2 incident response times of 15–30 minutes and resolution within one business day.
The contract not-to-exceed amount is $1,995,576 over a two-year term running January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028, allocated as $498,894 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (January 1–June 30, 2027), $997,788 for Fiscal Year 2027-2028, and $498,894 for Fiscal Year 2028-2029 (July 1–December 31, 2028). Payment is structured on a quarterly basis with a fixed-price, unit-cost model. The Department will post answers to written questions by September 22, 2026; questions are due September 14, 2026. Evaluation weighs programmatic criteria (executive overview, core team qualifications, service capability, project approach, prior similar projects) at 200 points and financial scoring at 200 points, with the lowest cost proposal receiving maximum financial points.
Opportunity text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
9/25/2026: Addendum No. 2 with Department responses to questions posted.
9/22/2026: Addendum No. 1 to update the timeline posted.
In accordance with Chapter 287, Florida Statutes (F.S.), the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families (Department), Office of Licensing, Child Care, issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) for developing, maintaining, and enhancing Department sponsored Child Care Training Curriculum modules (for online and instructor-led use), corresponding Competency Exams (for online and in-person use), and systems and processes. The Child Care Resource and Information Network (CCRAIN) is the Department's Child Care policy system, which includes, but is not limited to, child care regulations, desk reference guides, management letters, and legal opinions for child care regulators. The goal is to provide child care provider training for the knowledge and skills needed to promote a safe, healthy, nurturing, and stimulating environment for each child in child care pursuant to §402.305(2), Florida Statutes.
Respondents must be a State University or Florida College System institution, as defined in section 1000.21, F.S.
Update #1 ·
In accordance with Chapter 287, Florida Statutes (F.S.), the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families (Department), Office of Licensing, Child Care, issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) for developing, maintaining, and enhancing Department sponsored Child Care Training Curriculum modules (for online and instructor-led use), corresponding Competency Exams (for online and in-person use), and systems and processes. The Child Care Resource and Information Network (CCRAIN) is the Department's Child Care policy system, which includes, but is not limited to, child care regulations, desk reference guides, management letters, and legal opinions for child care regulators. The goal is to provide child care provider training for the knowledge and skills needed to promote a safe, healthy, nurturing, and stimulating environment for each child in child care pursuant to §402.305(2), Florida Statutes.
Respondents must be a State University or Florida College System institution, as defined in section 1000.21, F.S.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| DCF RFP 2627 014.pdf | ||
| DCF RFP 2627 014 Standard Contract Part 2.pdf | ||
| DCF RFP 2627 014 ADD No 02.pdf | ||
| Standard Contract Part 1.pdf | ||
| DCF RFP 2627 014 Add No 1 - TIMELINE.pdf |
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