Title
Early Head Start Home-Based Curriculum (Ordinance S-48589)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc. to provide an Early Head Start Home-Based curriculum for the Head Start Birth to Five Program in an amount not to exceed $550,000 for a five-year period. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Early Head Start Home-Based program provides 90-minute weekly visits to 300 families whose children are under the age of three and pregnant women. The child-focused visits promote the parents' ability to support their child's development through parent-child interaction strategies, developmentally appropriate school readiness activities and comprehensive services for family well being. A research-based early childhood home-based curriculum is essential to achieve high outcomes for children. The curriculum must be developmentally, linguistically, and culturally appropriate to support children birth to three years of age and pregnant women.
Procurement Information
On Jan. 14, 2022, RFP-21-EDU-49 was issued in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10 for Competitive Sealed Proposals. Two offers were received on Feb. 25, 2022.
The offers were determined to be responsive and responsible to the solicitation requirements. The offers were scored on the following criteria:
Criteria and Possible Points
- Method of Approach and Curriculum Implementation - 500 possible points;
- Experience and Qualifications of Key Staff - 400 possible points; and
- Fee Schedule - 100 possible points.
The scores were as follows:
- Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc. - 780 points
- Teaching Strategies, LLC - 420 points
It is the consensus of the evaluation committee to recommend a contract award to Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc.
Contract Term
The contract term shall begin on or about July 1, 2022, and will end on June 30, 2027, with no option to extend.
Financial Impact
Expenditures shall not exceed $550,000 over the life of the contract. Funding is available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children, Youth and Families. No additional General Funds are required.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
On Oct. 14, 2021, the Head Start Birth to Five Policy Council approved the request to release the Early Head Start Home-Based Curriculum RFP.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.