Project Information

Bid Title

Advance Notice of Sole Source Procurement - Children's Forum INCENTIVE$ Florida Program

Issuing Agency

Early Learning Coalition of Broward County

Location

Florida

Published Date

May 18, 2026

Closing Date

Jun 9, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Posted 05/18/26 - Advance Notice of Sole Source Procurement

The Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Inc ("ELC") intends to award and enter into a single source contract with Children's Forum, Inc for the administration of the Early Childhood Educator INCENTIVE$ Florida Program services. Children's Forum holds the sole license to administer the INCENTIVE$ program in Florida for all participation counties and is exclusively licensed by the Child Care Services Association of Chapell Hill, North Carolina.

• May 18, 2026 - Description of Intended Single Source Purchase - Childrens Forum

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Inc.

TITLE: Children's Forum INCENTIVE$ Florida Program

Short description of the commodity or service desired: INCENTIVE$

CONTACT

Name: Christine Klima

Address: 1475 Cypress Creek Road Suite 301, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Telephone: 954-377-2188

Email: contracts@elcbroward.org

Internal tracking number, if any:

Date posted: 5/18/2026 Last day for receipt of information: 6/9/2026

This description of commodities or contractual services intended for purchase from a single

source is posted in accordance with Sections 120.57(3) and 287.057(3), Florida Statutes, and will

remain posted for a period of at least 7 business days.

Commodity or Contractual Service Required (commodity or United National Standard Products

and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

Children's Forum INCENTIVE$ Florida Program

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Term: July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027

Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):

Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Inc.

Performance and/or Design Requirements (e.g. intended use, function or application,

compatibility, requirements; reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, etc.,

as appropriate):

• Conduct outreach, eligibility verification, technical assistance and administration for funds

provided by ELC to supplement the salaries of qualified childcare providers in Broward County.

• Develop, design and produce all content, materials, campaigns, websites and social media links

needed to conduct outreach to individual educators and legally operating child care providers in

Broward County to encourage and facilitate participation in the Broward

• Provide a user friendly, simplified electronic application platform as a single point of entry for

potential participants and their employers.

• Review, evaluate and process applications timely to determine eligibility. Provide timely notice

to applicants and/or their employers if the application is missing information or supporting

documentation with clear written instructions to correct the problem. Notify participants and

their employers in writing whether or not an application has been approved as soon as

______________________________________________________________________________

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practicable following a decision and provide contact information for questions or follow up in

addition to clear instructions for next steps.

• Conduct quarterly financial analysis of wage supplement payments expected during the

contract term to determine whether the Contractor believes program funds will under or over

utilize allocated wage supplement funds during the Agreement term. Submit analysis in a report

to the COALITION with the next monthly invoice submission.

Intended Single Source:

Children's Forum, Inc

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$450,000

Justification for single source acquisition (what is necessary and unique about the product,

service or source; steps taken to confirm unavailability of competition, as appropriate):

Children’s Forum holds the sole license to administer the INCENTIVE$ program in Florida for

all participating counties and is exclusively licensed by the Child Care Services Association of

Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information

systems, budget, purchasing):

Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Inc. Board of Directors May 11, 2026

Prospective vendors are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the

commodities or contractual services described. If it is determined in writing by the agency, after

reviewing any information received from prospective vendors, that the commodities or

contractual services are available only from a single source, the agency shall: provide notice of

its intended decision to enter a single-source purchase contract in the manner specified in Section

120.57(3), F.S.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

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