# Ohio Procurement Portal #SRC0000042539

Statewide management of Ohio’s Kinship and Adoption Navigator program

**Posted:** October 20, 2026
**Respond By:** November 04, 2026
**Identifier:** SRC0000042539
**NAICS:** 624110, 923130

Ohio is seeking a provider to manage the statewide Ohio Kinship and Adoption Navigator (OhioKAN) program for kinship caregivers and adoptive families.
- **Buyer:** Ohio Department of Children & Youth (DCY); statewide program, with no specific sub-agency or office identified.
- **Requested services:**
  - Lead statewide OhioKAN management and maintain the program’s regional structure (one qualified offeror).
  - Provide training, ensure program fidelity, and lead quality improvement.
  - Conduct statewide outreach and build community partnerships.
  - Support processing of PASSS applications.
- **Provider qualifications:** Demonstrated knowledge of kinship and adoption needs, familiarity with child welfare programs and best practices, and capacity to serve statewide.
- **Named organizations/platforms:** Ohio Department of Children & Youth and OneSpan (a completed OneSpan form is required). No product OEMs or prospective service vendors are identified.

### Description

The Ohio Department of Children & Youth seeks one qualified Offeror to lead statewide management of OhioKAN for kinship caregivers and adoptive families. The work includes providing training, ensuring program fidelity, leading quality improvement, maintaining OhioKAN’s regional structure while conducting statewide outreach, and supporting PASSS application processing. Offerors must demonstrate knowledge of kinship and adoption needs, familiarity with child welfare programs and best practices, statewide service capacity, and an ability to foster community partnerships. The questionnaire requires an organization’s completed OneSpan form.

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