Project Information

Bid Title

Before and Aftercare for Montgomery County Public Schools - Mutiple Locations

Issuing Agency

Montgomery County Public Schools

Location

Maryland

Published Date

Nov 14, 2025

Closing Date

Jan 14, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

6104.1.2

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Project Description

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Bid/RFP Number: 6104.1.2
Solicitation Title	Before and Aftercare for Montgomery County Public Schools - Mutiple Locations
Due Date & Time	01/14/2026 02:00 PM
Contract Type	RFP
Buyer E-mail	Angela_S_Mcintosh-davis@mcpsmd.org
Description	Through this Request for Proposal (RFP), Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is seeking multiple pre-qualified agencies, organizations, companies, or corporations interested to provide before and after school childcare services at Multiple Locations for the 2026–2027 school year, starting in August 2026, with the opportunity to extend services for six additional school years. 6104.1.2 RFP Before and After Childcare for MCPS Multiple Schools PUBLISHED.pdf 11/14/2025
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Requests for Proposals

RFP No. 6104.1.2

for

Before and After School Childcare

at Montgomery County Public Schools – Multiple Locations

EMORY GROVE CENTER

RFP MUST BE MAILED OR HAND DELIVERED TO

Montgomery County Public Schools

Division of Procurement

45 West Gude Drive, Suite 3100

Rockville, MD 20850

DUE DATE

2:00 p.m. on January 14, 2025

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Letter to Applicants

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APPLICANT CONDITIONS

1. Intent

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2. Introduction

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3. Qualifications

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4. Scope of Services

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5. Deviations

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6. Instructions

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7. Pricing

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8. Evaluation Criteria

9. Selection of Applicant

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10. Submission Guidelines

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11. Project Contact

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12. Schedule of Events

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13. Addenda/Errata

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14. eMaryland Marketplace

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15. Inquiries

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16. Provider Obligations

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17. Bid Protests

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18. Treatment of Technical Data In Proposal

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19. Proprietary and Confidential Information

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20. Unnecessarily Elaborate Brochures

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ATTACHMENTS AND FORMS:

Attachment A – Scope of Services

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Attachment B – Parent Survey Results for Each School

Locations

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Attachment C – Bid Proposal Form

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APPENDICES (Reserved)

DIVISION OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Department of Procurement

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Rockville, MD 20850

Request For Proposals No. 6104.1.2

Before and After Childcare for Montgomery County Public Schools – Multiple Locations

1.0. INTENT

Through this Request for Proposal (RFP), Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is seeking

multiple pre-qualified agencies, organizations, companies, or corporations interested to provide

before and after school childcare services at Multiple Locations for the 2026–2027 school year,

starting in August 2026, with the opportunity to extend services for six additional school years.

The successful applicants will receive a permit from the Community Use of Public Facilities

(CUPF) for the next school year. The permit will be renewed annually without a scheduled rebid

for six (6) additional years except as noted below.

If no responsible or responsive proposal is received for a specific location, the Request for Proposal

shall be re-advertised in an additional twenty-one (21) day increments until a responsive and

responsible proposal is received and accepted. All proposals received will be reviewed and rated

by a selection committee (“Selection Committee”) comprised of MCPS, MCCPTA and MCEA,

MCAAP and SEIU labor union staff. Following issuance of a Notice of Intent to Award to a

proposed tenant, lease approval will be contingent upon feedback received from the surrounding

community and authorization by the Board of Education.

2.0 INTRODUCTION

MCPS is the 15th largest school system in the United States, and the largest in the state of

Maryland. During the 2023–2024 school year, MCPS served more than 160,000 students from

157 countries speaking 167 languages. With a Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Operating Budget of

approximately $3.32 billion, MCPS employs more than 25,400 employees. Among the 211

schools that MCPS operates, 45 are National Blue Ribbon schools. Three Montgomery County

Public Schools (MCPS) have been recognized as the top schools in Maryland as ranked by Niche,

a national school and college search platform. In the latest rankings, an additional 18 MCPS

schools—across elementary, middle, and high school levels—also placed in the top 10 for the 2025

Best Public Schools in Maryland. Overall, MCPS was recognized as the second Best School

District in Maryland and the second Best School District for Athletes in Maryland.

MCPS is governed by the Montgomery County Board of Education (Board) established by the

authority of the laws of the State of Maryland. The Board, under its authority creates and adopts

policies and regulations necessary for operating the school system.

Community Use of Public Facilities (CUPF) was created as an independent office by Montgomery

County Government in 1978 to administer and coordinate the after-hours use of Montgomery

County Public Schools and later County buildings by the community. The enabling legislation

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(Section 7, Maryland Education Article) established an Interagency Coordinating Board (ICB),

comprised of key MCPS and county officials, as well as citizen representatives, to formulate

community use policies. CUPF has been given the authority to administer the before and after

school childcare provider permitting process as authorized by Board of Education Resolution 19-

13 and Executive Regulation 6-17AM, Before and After School Childcare Programs in Public

Schools. There are approximately 118 before and after school licensed childcare programs in

Montgomery County Public Schools.

3.0 QUALIFICATIONS

Only those applicants who successfully responded to the Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) No.

6104.1 for Before and After School Childcare for Montgomery County Public Schools and meet

the qualification criteria will receive and be included in the RFP for before and after school

childcare services. For additional qualifications information regarding the RFQ, please visit

https://procurement.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/home/Bid_Record/3176

4.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES

The applicant will be expected to obtain a permit from CUPF. Additional hours or services may

be provided pursuant to the terms and conditions of this RFP and the CUPF permit. The term of

the childcare permit will be six (6) years. If the provider is in good standing after the initial permit

they will be eligible to reapply to a new RFP if MCPS decides to extend the childcare program.

The scope of services will vary for each location and is outlined in Attachment A.

5.0 DEVIATIONS

MCPS expects the Applicant to obtain a license from CUPF for each location that has terms and

conditions, except and unless modified by MCPS or CUPF. Proposals must clearly identify any

variances from or objections to the specifications in this RFP and the terms and conditions of the

license agreement template. Lacking any response to the contrary, MCPS will infer that the

Applicant agrees to the specifications of this RFP and each term and condition of the license

agreement template. In particular, the insurance provisions set forth in Section 16 of the license

agreement are non-negotiable.

6.0 INSTRUCTIONS

Each applicant must submit a response using Attachment C - Bid Proposal Form for each school

location. It is anticipated that applicants will not be selected for more than one third (1/3) of the

schools in Attachment A. This is a mandatory submission. All applicants must address the

following statements and submit a unique response for each location to which they are applying.

Provide your response to the statements using Attachment C. Do not rank/select more school

locations than your capacity. (i.e. if you can only serve 7 schools then only rank 1 through 7, if

you can only service one school then rank only 1, if you have capacity to service all 17 locations,

then rank 1 through 17).

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 236220Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
• NAICS 237990Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

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