Lollipop Patch Child Care

Lollipop Patch Child Care (Lollipop Patch Inc. Division), a woman-owned small business based in Omaha, Nebraska, operates as a federal grant sub-recipient delivering child care services funded through the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The vendor holds no prime contracts or IDVs; all thirteen federal awards in the source record are sub-awards issued by the Department of Education Nebraska as the prime grantee, flowing Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) funds to the vendor's child care operations.

Lollipop Patch Child Care is structured as a sole proprietorship operating as a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and carries woman-owned small business designation. The vendor's federal footprint is entirely sub-recipient grant work with no contract exposure. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 100% of the vendor's recorded federal awards. Combined federal dollars obligated across all thirteen sub-awards total $165 thousand, with awards issued monthly from April 2024 through June 2026. Six awards were issued in 2024, six in 2025, and one in 2026; the most recent award closed on June 1, 2026. The vendor has no parent contract vehicles, GSA Schedule seat, or GWAC membership; federal engagement is entirely through state education department pass-through grant administration under USDA CACFP authority.

The vendor's customer concentration reflects a single-agency posture: all awards flow through the Department of Education Nebraska as the prime sub-award recipient. This narrow concentration and modest obligated-dollar volume ($165 thousand cumulative) position Lollipop Patch Child Care as a small, localized child care provider leveraging federal meal-subsidy funding rather than as a federal contractor or grant prime. The monthly award cadence aligns with seasonal or annual CACFP reimbursement cycles typical of state education agency grant management. Lollipop Patch Child Care does not compete on federal contracts, hold prime grant awards, or participate in contracting vehicles; the relationship is entirely sub-recipient, regional, and tied to child care food program reimbursement administered through Nebraska's education department.