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Basic Information

Reference Number

0000402732

Issuing Organization

Maricopa County Human Services

Owner Organization

Maricopa County

Solicitation Type

QQ - Quick Quote (Informal)

Solicitation Number

D220-QQ_INF-0000000002

Title

HSDFY2603 CONSULTING - HEAD START PROGRAM ASSESSMENT AND REDESIGN

Source ID

PU.AG.USA.2550080.2834944.C20015051

Details

Location

United States, Arizona, Maricopa County

Delivery Point

1001 W. Southern Avenue Suite 106 Mesa, AZ 85210

Purchase Type

Duration: 1 year
Option: Two 1-year renewal options

Piggyback Contract

Description

The Maricopa County Human Services Department (MCHSD) Early Education Division (EED) Head Start Program (Program) intends to award a single contract for strategic consulting services to a consultant (contractor) to assess and restructure the Head Start program for EED including making recommendations regarding redesign of EED’s organizational and operational model to that of a monitoring and administration unit that will perform training, support, monitoring and oversight functions of child care partners. The consultant (contractor) will also advise in SOW and criteria development for use in solicitation process to be carried out by the Maricopa County Office of Procurement Services to contract childcare providers.

Maricopa County’s Head Start Program is federally funded and administered by MCHSD. Currently, classrooms are operated through a mixed service delivery model comprised of full-year, part-year, community and school-based sites; with some classrooms directly operated by Maricopa County (County) and others through contracted third-party childcare partnerships.
EED intends to move from direct service delivery of Head Start and Early HeadStart educational services and operation of classrooms to a monitoring and administration unit providing training, support, monitoring and oversight functions of licensed childcare partners that deliver the education services component of the Head Start Program.

Dates

Publication

10/29/2025 09:15 PM MST

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

11/04/2025 04:00 PM MST

Questions are submitted online

Yes

Closing Date

11/05/2025 05:00 PM MST

Contact Information

Michelle Whitten

602-372-4854

michelle.whitten@maricopa.gov

Trisha Fleischer

602-506-8920

trisha.fleischer@maricopa.gov

Buyer Preferences, Guidelines & Requirements

Award Requirements

- All or None Award

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

Lump sum

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	No	No
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Additional Bidding Instructions

Proposals submitted in response to this request for quotes must be submitted using the e-procurement platform, BidNet Direct.

Proposals must be submitted no later than 5:00pm MST Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Proposals will not be accepted after this date/time.

Questions pertaining to this request must be submitted via BidNet in the Question-and-Answer section for the quote no later than 4:00pm MST Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Questions will be answered in BidNet Direct and visible to all bidders. Questions will not be accepted after the date time shown.

Questions regarding BidNet functionality must be directed to BidNet. The County will not be able to assist with proposal submission issues with the e-procurement platform.