Opportunity
Illinois BidBuy #27-418DCFS-PROCU-B-54497
Statewide DCFS leadership development and organizational effectiveness program
Posted
October 13, 2026
Respond By
October 20, 2026
Identifier
27-418DCFS-PROCU-B-54497
NAICS
611430, 541612
The State of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is seeking a contractor to deliver a statewide leadership development and organizational effectiveness program. - Government buyer: State of Illinois, Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Procurement Department; Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. - OEMs and named vendors: No OEMs, vendors, or resellers are identified in the opportunity. - Requested services: Develop and deliver interactive leadership training for four statewide cohorts of approximately 50 participants each, serving about 200 DCFS supervisors, managers, and executive leaders. Each cohort receives four days of training in the Cook, Northern, Central, and Southern regions. - Develop customized curriculum, participant workbooks, presentation materials, learning activities, and action-planning tools. - Provide executive consultation and facilitated sessions addressing leadership alignment, organizational culture, executive team effectiveness, and change leadership. - Provide leadership reinforcement, implementation and sustainability planning, follow-up consultation, continuous quality improvement recommendations, evaluation, and final reporting. - Conduct an organizational leadership assessment only if requested by DCFS. - Topics and notable requirements: Employee engagement, communication, coaching and feedback, accountability, decision-making, conflict management, psychological safety, change management, team development, systems thinking, emotional intelligence, and leadership sustainability. Training must be practical and interactive, using adult-learning and experiential-learning approaches. - Performance period: One year from contract execution, with potential renewals or extensions up to a total contract term of ten years. The opportunity does not specify calendar dates and is not an annual subscription.
Description
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services seeks a vendor to design, develop, and deliver a leadership development and organizational effectiveness program for a one-year term. Services include leadership curriculum and training, executive consultation and facilitation, sustainability and follow-up support, and program evaluation. Training is planned for four statewide cohorts of approximately 50 participants each, with four-day sessions in various regions. Organizational assessment and implementation planning may be provided if requested by DCFS.