Delaware Department of Health and Social Services #HSS-27-012

Delaware DSS Statewide Child-Care Market-Rate Survey and Cost-of-Care Analysis

Delaware DSS is seeking a contractor to assess statewide child-care prices and provider costs to inform its payment approach. - Government buyer: Delaware Department of Social Services (DSS); no specific sub-agency or office is identified. - Requested services: Survey eligible Delaware child-care providers about rates charged to families paying privately; estimate provider operating costs at basic and higher quality levels; collect provider information required by federal rules; and compare costs and market prices with Delaware payments. - Deliverables: A public report, an independently usable cost-estimation tool for DSS, and the underlying data. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, vendors, or named service providers are identified in the notice. - Notable requirements: The work is statewide and includes statistical standards, twelve tasks and deliverables, acceptance requirements, contractor qualification requirements, and provisions concerning DSS responsibilities and data ownership.

Description

The Department of Social Services (DSS) seeks a contractor to survey every eligible child care provider in Delaware about private-pay rates and separately estimate provider costs at basic and higher quality levels. The work also includes collecting information required by federal rules and comparing costs and prices with Delaware’s payments. Deliverables include a public report, an independently usable cost estimation tool for DSS, and the underlying data. The scope includes twelve tasks and deliverables, statistical standards, schedule and acceptance requirements, DSS responsibilities, contractor qualifications, data ownership, and contract term.

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