Award

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services DPHHS-RFP-2024-0544KH

Child Care Development Fund: Regulatory and Quality Support and Technical Assistance

Recipient

Shine Early Learning

Awarded

August 29, 2024

Identifier

DPHHS-RFP-2024-0544KH

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Early Childhood Services Bureau, has awarded a contract to Shine Early Learning for providing Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) regulatory and quality technical assistance services. The procurement was managed through the Montana State Procurement Bureau, with the solicitation number DPHHS-RFP-2024-0544KH. The contract involves services such as recruitment, retention, technical assistance for licensed/registered child care providers, support through quality recognition systems, emergency preparedness, collaboration with child care licensing, criminal background checks, and statewide consumer education efforts. The award was based on evaluations of scope of services, offeror qualifications, and cost proposals, with Shine Early Learning being the selected offeror. The contract includes a 60-day startup plan and ongoing statewide services. The award is public, with the primary contact being Kristi Hernandez, and the location of performance is Montana. The award also involved a scoring process where Shine Early Learning scored highly across various criteria.

Description

The State of Montana, DPHHS, Early Childhood Services Bureau is seeking an Offeror(s) to provide Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) regulatory and quality technical assistance services.

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