Florida State Foster and Adoptive Parent Services

The Florida Department of Children and Families, Office of Quality and Innovation, Office of Licensing, is issuing a Notice of Intended Single Source Purchase (PUR 7776) for Foster and Adoptive Parent Services within Leon County. This procurement seeks to secure a contractor to provide comprehensive infrastructure services supporting critical foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention efforts on both statewide and local levels, as well as direct operation of the Foster Parent Allegation Support Team (FAST) Helpline. The FAST Helpline will deliver information, referral services, and support to foster, adoptive, and shelter parents, including those subject to abuse investigations. Key deliverables and required services include travel to local and national meetings, quarterly newsletter publication and mailing, recruitment and retention activities, speaker and brochure services for an annual statewide conference, and peer-informed training services. The contractor must demonstrate specialized expertise in foster and adoptive parent services and the established infrastructure to serve as Florida's statewide membership organization for foster and adoptive parents. The contract term is two years, commencing July 1, 2026, and concluding June 30, 2028. The Notice of Intended Single Source Purchase was posted on April 27, 2026, with a deadline for receipt of information from prospective vendors on May 18, 2026, providing the required 15 business-day posting period mandated by Florida Statutes.

This procurement is structured as a single source purchase, with the Florida State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association, Inc. identified as the sole contractor capable of meeting the statutory requirements under Florida Statutes Section 409.1415(3)(a)2. The contractor must be the statewide membership organization that automatically registers all foster and adoptive parents in Florida and possesses the requisite expertise and established infrastructure to execute the mandated services. No set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise restrictions are noted in the procurement documentation. The estimated annual contract value is $172,364 per year, resulting in a total contract value of approximately $344,728 over the two-year performance period. The requestor contact for this opportunity is Alicia Reifinger at the Department of Children and Families, located at 2415 North Monroe Street, with internal tracking number DCF SS 2526 077. The procurement has received approval from multiple department representatives, including the General Counsel, Assistant Secretary, and Budget Analyst.