Title
Professional Development for Head Start Birth to Five Program Trainings and Conferences - Qualified Vendors List (Ordinance S-44441)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve a Qualified Vendors List (QVL) and enter into contracts with eligible vendors to provide professional development for the Head Start Birth to Five Program. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item for the life of the contract. Contracts will be entered into on an as-needed basis, in an amount not to exceed $500,000 over the life of the QVL. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Report
Summary
The Human Services Department (HSD) is seeking to establish a Qualified Vendors List (QVL) to provide professional development for Head Start Birth to Five Program trainings and conferences.
Head Start programs prepare America's most vulnerable young children to succeed in school and in life beyond school. The program delivers services to children and families in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners. The program has an ongoing need to provide information and professional development opportunities for parents, staff, and community partners through professional speakers and trainers.
Procurement Information
A Request for Qualifications, RFQu-17-EDU-9, was conducted in accordance with City of Phoenix Administrative Regulation 3.10 to establish a QVL. The Human Services Department received a total of 20 offers on Feb. 1, 2018. Of the offers received, 14 offers were determined to be responsive and responsible to the solicitation requirements.
The Procurement Officer evaluated all offers for Pass/Fail criterion on the following minimum qualifications:
- 5 years of experience.
- Professional license, certificate, credential, degree in area of expertise, or authored a publication.
- Provide a minimum of 1 professional development event or 5 hours of technical assistance each year for 3 years.
- Positive reference checks.
- No active exclusions found on System for Award Management.
- Good standing with Arizona Corporation Commission.
The following offerors met all solicitation criteria and are recommended to be included in the QVL:
- Bernadette Herran
- Southwest Human Development, Inc.
- Father Matters, Inc.
- Education, Leadership and Analytics, LLC
- Teachstone Training, LLC
- Silver Rose Enterprises, LLC
- Systems Thinking Group, Inc.
- Pascal Learning dba ReadyRosie
- Arizona's Children Association
- AVID Consulting, LLC
- Western Kentucky University Research Foundation, Inc. dba Training & Technical Assistance Services (T/TAS)
- The Devereux Foundation
- Lakeshore Equipment Company dba Lakeshore Learning Materials
- Alesi Group, LLC
Contract Term
This QVL will be in effect from April 5, 2018 through April 4, 2023 with no options to extend.
Financial Impact
Contracts will be entered into on an as-needed basis, in an amount not to exceed $500,000 over the life of the QVL. Funding is available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children, and Youth and Families. No General Funds are required.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Deanna Jonovich and the Human Services Department.