Early Childhood Enrichment Program

Agency:	State Government of South Dakota
State:	South Dakota
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
Posted Date:	Jan 31, 2024
Due Date:	Feb 22, 2024
Solicitation No:	24RFP9726
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Entity Name: South Dakota State Government

Event Number: 9726

Event ID: 24RFP9726

Event Name: Early Childhood Enrichment Program

Requested By: Missy Schuetzle

Created By: Missy Schuetzle

Due By Date: 02/22/2024 05:00 PM Central Time

Q&A Cutoff Date: 01/09/2024 2:18 PM Central Time

Invitation Type: Invitation Only

Assigned Commodities: 958-22 Child Care Center Management and Operation Services; 952-18 Child Care

Services (Incl. the Food Program)

Allow Supplier Terms and Conditions: No

Public Responses: No

Display Awardee: Display

Posting Board Status: Published

Event Status: Ready for Responses

Section #: Name:

1 Section 1 - 24RFP9726

"Response to Offeror Questions" document attached.

Do not submit responses through ESM Sourcing as this is for informational purposes only. Please download the attached documents and

follow submittal instructions.

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 PURPOSE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

The Department of Social Services, Division of Economic Assistance, Child Care Services (CCS) is seeking contractor(s) to provide core

services to promote the health, safety, and development of young children in child care settings. This RFP seeks to identify and fund a

maximum of 5 Early Childhood Enrichment regional service areas. Programs are responsible for providing a wide variety of services which

include services to child care practitioners, services to families seeking child care, and assistance to communities in addressing early care

and education needs. Proposers may apply to provide services in multiple regions of the state.

The State seeks proposals from public or private, non-profit, community-based, or quasi-governmental organizations that are

headquartered and licensed to do business in the State of South Dakota.

1.2 ISSUING OFFICE AND RFP REFERENCE NUMBER

The Division of Economic Assistance, Child Care Services is the issuing office for this document and all subsequent addenda relating to it,

on behalf of the State of South Dakota, Department of Social Services. The reference number for the transaction is RFP 9726. Refer to

this number on all proposals, correspondence, and documentation relating to the RFP.

Please refer to the Department of Social Services website link http://dss.sd.gov/keyresources/rfp.aspx for the RFP, any related

questions/answers, changes to schedule of activities, amendments, etc.

1.3 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

RFP Publication: 01/08/2024

Deadline for Submission of Written Inquiries: 01/23/2024

Responses to Offeror Questions: 02/1/2024

Request for SFTP folder: 02/22/2024

Proposal Submission: 02/22/2024

Proposal Revisions (if required): TBD

Anticipated Award Decision/Contract Negotiation: 03/21/2024

1.4 SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL

All proposals must be completed and received by the Division of Economic Assistance, Child Care Services by the date and time indicated

in the Schedule of Activities.

Proposals received after the deadline will be late and ineligible for consideration. Proposals must be submitted as PDF’s via Secured File

Transfer Protocol (SFTP). Offerors must request an SFTP folder no later than February 22, 2024 by emailing Kirsten Blachford at the

email indicated on page one.

The subject line should be “RFP 9726 SFTP Request”. The email should contain the name and the email of the person who will be

responsible for uploaded the document(s).

Please note, offeror will need to work with their own technical support staff to set up an SFTP compatible software on offeror’s end. While

the State of South Dakota can answer questions, State of South Dakota is not responsible for the software required.

All proposals may be signed in ink or digitally by an officer of the offeror legally authorized to bind the offeror to the proposal, and sealed in

the form intended by the respondent. Proposals that are not properly signed may be rejected.

No proposal may be accepted from, or any contract or purchase order awarded to any person, firm or corporation that is in arrears upon

any obligations to the State of South Dakota, or that otherwise may be deemed irresponsible or unreliable by the State of South Dakota.

Terms and Conditions

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General Terms and Conditions

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Event Specific Terms and Conditions

See attached documents.

	Attachments
	RFP Document.pdf
	Budget Proposal Template.xls
	Response to Offeror Questions Document.pdf

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