Indiana Government Center Daycare ServicesBid Documents
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 27-87934
- State
- Indiana
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Point of contact
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- Eli Sturgeon esturgeon@idoa.in.gov
Updated .
About this opportunity
The State of Indiana is issuing a Request for Information (RFI 27-87934) to gather operational insights and capability statements from qualified, licensed childcare providers interested in establishing and operating an on-site childcare center within the State Government Center complex, with responses due August 27, 2026. This is an exploratory phase intended to inform a subsequent formal competitive solicitation, not a binding procurement.
The State seeks to understand market capabilities, industry best practices, operational models, and tuition frameworks from experienced childcare vendors. The initiative aims to support state employee retention and workforce productivity by providing accessible, affordable early childhood care and mitigating logistical and financial barriers to childcare access.
Respondents must be qualified, licensed childcare providers. The State has attached a Questions and Answers template to structure inquiry submissions during the RFI phase; a deadline for question submission will be established within the RFI itself. Attachments include an Artificial Intelligence – Technical Proposal Questions document and an Infrastructure Overview addressing hosting requirements and technical expectations for future RFP development, though the substantive RFI main document content is not accessible in the materials provided.
The Infrastructure Overview indicates that any subsequent formal solicitation will require compliance with the State's Risk and Assurance Management Program (RAMP) policy based on NIST 800-53 Revision 5 standards and will establish preferences for cloud-based service hosting using Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services under the State's enterprise agreements, with the Indiana Office of Technology provisioning and maintaining the environment. Vendors proposing alternative hosting arrangements must provide independent verification of NIST 800-53 Revision 5 compliance and justification for deviation from the preferred cloud-tenant model.
No contract value, incumbent provider, specific space allocation, or formal evaluation criteria are disclosed at the RFI stage.
Opportunity text
The State of Indiana (State) is actively exploring partnerships with qualified, licensed childcare providers to establish and operate a high-quality, affordable on-site childcare center within the State Government Center complex. Recognizing that accessible early childhood care is a critical component of employee retention, workforce productivity, and overall well-being, this initiative aims to support state employees by mitigating the logistical and financial challenges of securing reliable childcare.The purpose of this RFI is to gather operational insights, industry best practices, and capability statements from experienced childcare vendors. The feedback collected will help the State understand market capabilities, refine the operational scope, structure tuition framework models, and evaluate space allocation requirements. This information may subsequently inform the development of a formal competitive solicitation, such as a Request for Proposal (RFP).
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence - Technical Proposal Questions.docx | DOCX document | |
| Infrastructure Overview.docx | DOCX document | |
| Att A - Q&A Template.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| RFI Main Document.pdf |
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