Public Adoption Services
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 437003-G26-0002641
- State
- Wisconsin
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Point of contact
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- Megan Doll dcfprocurement@wisconsin.gov (608) 422-6389
Opportunity details come from vendornet.wi.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) is seeking proposals for Public Adoption Services through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The procurement aims to maximize the capacity of the Public Adoption Program and Post Permanency Support Services across the state. Eligible proposers will provide services focused on achieving timely permanence for children in out-of-home care, specifically targeting adoption placement and finalization. The services must align with Wisconsin State Statutes, Administrative Rules, and Wisconsin's Ongoing Services Standards. Proposers will be required to demonstrate their ability to provide comprehensive adoption services, including accepting guardianship of children and adhering to DCF policies and procedures. The RFP was posted on January 5, 2026, with proposals due by March 2, 2026, giving potential bidders approximately two months to prepare and submit their comprehensive proposal packages.
The solicitation is specifically open to child placing agencies authorized by statute to provide foster home conversion adoption services, including private (non-profit and for-profit) Wisconsin-licensed Child Placing Agencies (CPA). Proposers can submit as a single agency, a county child welfare agency, or as a joint response consortium consisting of multiple public and/or private agencies. The planned adoption services must be limited to those authorized under specific Wisconsin statutory provisions (48.57(1)(e) and (1)(hm)). While specific budget ranges are not detailed in the provided documentation, the procurement suggests a strategic approach to expanding adoption services across the state. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly mentioned in the provided contract opportunity description. The procurement appears focused on selecting qualified agencies with proven capabilities in child welfare and adoption services to support the state's broader objectives of ensuring timely and effective adoption placements for children in out-of-home care.
Opportunity text
The Department of Children and Families' (DCF) maximizes the capacity of the Public Adoption Program and Post Permanency Support Services through the use of contracts achieved through the RFP process for each of the three contract programs (Public Adoption Services, Statewide - Wisconsin Family Connection Center, and Regional - Wisconsin Family Connection Center). The programs and services provided through these contracts support the achievement of timely permanence for Wisconsin's children in out-of-home care including adoption. Services provided under the Public Adoption Program for the timely placement and finalization of adoption are provided through Public Adoption Services. WI State Statutes, Administrative Rules, Wisconsin's Ongoing Services Standards, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) policies, procedures and memos, drive quality and consistency of adoption services for Wisconsin children. The purpose of this document is to provide interested parties with information to enable them to prepare and submit a proposal for the Public Adoption Services and is a part of the Public Adoption Program. Proposal responses will be accepted from child placing agencies authorized by statute to provide foster home conversion adoption services, or private (non-profit or for profit) Wisconsin licensed Child Placing Agencies (CPA) authorized by that license to provide adoption services, including accepting guardianship of children. The planned adoption services to be provided by public agencies must be limited to those services authorized by 48.57(1)(e) and (1)(hm), Wis. Stats. Proposers meeting the above characteristics may be: • A single agency • A county child welfare agency • Joint responses from two or more public and/or private agencies are eligible to submit a single response as a proposer consortium so long as each agency meets the above minimum characteristics, as applicable. Responses submitted by a Proposer who does not meet the stated characteristics will be rejected. Questions should be submitted as described in the RFP Document section 1.8. Do not submit questions through eSupplier.
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