30-26145-DCDEE - Early Childhood Curriculum Platform RFI

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	Dec 9, 2025
Due:	Jan 12, 2026
Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	76 - Books, Maps, and Other Publications
Solicitation No:	Doc1905267934
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

Department of Health and Human Services

Refer ALL Inquiries to:

Kathryn Brown

Contract Specialist

(919) 855-4093

kathryn.brown@dhhs.nc.gov

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION NO. 30-26145-DCDEE

Due Date: 01/12/2026

Issue Date: 12/9/2025

Commodity: 861322 – Educational Support Services

Using Agency Name:

NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of

Child Development and Early Education

PURPOSE: The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to survey the market for information and

recommendations for a comprehensive, evidence-based, and integrated early childhood curriculum platform. See

Executive Summary below for additional details.

QUESTIONS

Submit written questions via the Ariba Sourcing Tool by December 16, 2025 by 5:00pm Eastern Time. See Section

2.B for complete instructions for submitting clarification questions.

DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS: Submit one (1) signed, original Request for Information (RFI) via the Ariba Sourcing

Module. If confidential and proprietary information is contained in your RFI response, submit one (1) signed,

redacted copy and label the attached file “RFI–30-26145-DCDEE Vendor Name – REDACTED”. The RFI response

must be submitted prior to the RFI due date provided above. It is the responsibility of the vendor to have their RFI

submitted by the specified date and time. See Section 2.C for complete response instructions.

NOTICE TO VENDOR:

Submission of a response does not create an offer, and no contract award will result by submitting a response. The State

of North Carolina shall not be liable for any costs incurred by respondents in developing or submitting a response to this

RFI. No information gathered from this RFI will result in the issuance of a Request for Quote (RFQ).

EXECUTION

VENDOR NAME:

E-MAIL:

STREET ADDRESS:

P.O. BOX:

ZIP:

CITY & STATE:

TELEPHONE NUMBER: TOLL FREE TEL. NO:

TYPE OR PRINT NAME & TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING:

FAX NUMBER:

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

DATE:

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Contents

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 3

1.1 Perfomance Requirements

2.0 RFI PROCEDURES............................................................................................................................3

A. Schedule......................................................................................................................................3

B. Clarification Questions ................................................................................................................. 3

C. Response .................................................................................................................................... 4

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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), Division of Child Development and Early

Education is in the process of developing plans to purchase a comprehensive, evidence-based, and integrated early

childhood curriculum platform. The platform must incorporate an approved curriculum, a formative assessment tool,

and a robust family engagement component, all aligned with North Carolina's Foundations for Early Learning and

Development.

This Request for Information (RFI) is intended to collect information and recommendations regarding:

The vendor’s capacity and cost to provide the following:

1. Comprehensive Curriculum: Must be an evidence-based, reading-component-inclusive curriculum, approved by

the NC Child Care Commission, that provides digital access to resources, teaching guides, and is explicitly

centered around the 38 research-based objectives for development and learning aligning with the North Carolina

Foundations for Early Learning and Development.

2. Ongoing Formative Assessment Tool: Must be an approved online assessment system that facilitates authentic,

ongoing assessment against the 38 research-proven objectives. The tool must capture documentation, allow for

leveling of skills, and immediately inform instruction in real-time by offering next-step activities.

3. Effective Family Engagement Tool: Must be a comprehensive, strengths-based, and research-based program that

leverages video modeling, mobile technology, and family workshops to build powerful partnerships. The solution

must support seamless communication and provide meaningful data and tracking related to family engagement

efforts.

The State requests detailed point-by-point responses showing how your firm would address the items in the following

sections of this RFI:

Section: 1.0 and 1.1

1.1 Performance Requirements:

1. License and Support

a. Set-up new NC Pre-K programs and (including contract development day centers) under the Division’s

license within ten (10) business days of receipt of a purchase order and list of eligible programs and

classrooms adding program and sites, and supporting administrators to add classrooms, users, and

children. Additional programs may be established as advised by the Division.

b. Archive Child Portfolios (as needed).

c. For 4,330 NC Pre-K educators, maintain and establish user logins for the within ten (10) business days of

receipt of a purchase order and list of eligible programs and classrooms.

2.0 RFI PROCEDURES

A. Schedule

Respondents will have four weeks to prepare their submissions to this RFI. Responses must be received by the

date, time and the location specified on the cover sheet of this RFI. Respondents will also be required to present

and discuss their submissions to DHHS Headquarters either in person or virtually. Respondents will be notified of

the specific date and time at least two weeks in advance of their presentation.

B. Clarification Questions

Clarification questions will be accepted until December 16, 2025 at 5:00pm Eastern Time submitted via the Ariba

Sourcing Tool by the date and time specified above. All questions must be submitted in writing. Vendor’s should

submit questions with the subject “Questions-30-26145-DCDEE”. An addendum containing any general

clarification questions and their answers will be issued as an addendum to this RFI on the NC Electronic Vendor

Portal (eVP) with the responses.

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The questions should be submitted in an editable MS Excel file in the following format using as many rows as

needed.

# SOW Page # / Section

Vendor Questions

C. Response

The State recognizes that considerable effort will be required in preparing a response to this RFI. However,

please note this is a request for information only, and not a request for services. The Vendor shall bear all

costs for preparing this RFI.

1. Content and Format

The State expects concise, detailed, point-by-point responses to each of the RFI response items identified in

Sections 1.0 and 1.1 of this RFI. The State is not interested in brochures or “boilerplate” responses. Instead,

responses should clearly define how the vendor’s proposed solution(s) would meet the State’s business

requirements. Any issues or exceptions to the State’s requirements should also be identified and explained.

The response should also include annotated network drawings showing where each of the pieces of

equipment in the proposed solution would be located and how those devices would be interconnected.

The response should define all services that would be required by the proposed solution. The response

should also include:

• The vendor’s understanding of the project and services by addressing the State’s business requirements;

• An estimated total cost of ownership for the solution including continued compliance with emerging

industry standards.

• The proposed solution’s ability to expand and evolve to serve other State's sites either inside the Raleigh

area or in other county locations and also meet all of the service and performance requirements identified

in this RFI.

2. Instructions for Submitting Responses

Due Date: January 12, 2026

Time: 2:00PM Eastern Time

Responses, subject to the conditions made a part hereof, will be received until 2:00pm Eastern Time on the

day of opening and then opened.

a) Submit one (1) signed, original electronic offer through the Ariba Sourcing Module or via email to

kathryn.brown@dhhs.nc.gov.

b) The Ariba Sourcing Module document number is: Doc1905267934

c) All File names should start with the Vendor name first, in order to easily determine all the files to be

included as part of the vendor’s response. For example, files should be named as follows: Vendor Name-

your file name.

d) File contents SHALL NOT be password protected, the file formats must be in .PDF, .JPEG, .DOC or .XLS

format, and shall be capable of being copied to other sources.

e) If the vendor’s response contains any confidential information, then the vendor must provide one (1)

signed, original electronic response and one (1) redacted electronic copy.

For Vendor training on how to use the Ariba Sourcing Tool to view solicitations, submit questions, develop

responses, upload documents, and submit responses to the State, Vendors should go to the following site:

https://eprocurement.nc.gov/training/vendor-training

Questions or issues related to using the Ariba Sourcing Tool itself can be directed to the North Carolina

eProcurement Help Desk at 888-211-7440, Option 2. Help Desk representatives are available Monday through

Friday from 7:30 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST

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When submitting a response, include all pages of the RFI, with the EXECUTION section on the cover page of

this RFI completed and signed.

3. Multiple Responses

Multiple responses will be accepted from a single vendor provided that each response is comprehensive,

meets all of the state’s requirements, and is truly unique. Submit multiple responses separately and label the

file as “Response #1, Response #2, etc. after the “Vendor Name” as applicable.

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Solicitation Number:	Doc1905267934
Project Title:	30-26145-DCDEE - Early Childhood Curriculum Platform RFI
Description:	North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), Division of Child Development and Early Education is in the process of developing plans to purchase a comprehensive, evidence-based, and integrated early childhood curriculum platform. The platform must incorporate an approved curriculum, a formative assessment tool, and a robust family engagement component, all aligned with North Carolina's Foundations for Early Learning and Development.
Opening Date:	1/12/2026 2:00 PM
Posted Date:	12/10/2025
Status:	Open
Department:	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - DHHS


Solicitation Number * Doc1905267934	Department DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - DHHS	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-01-12T14:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2025-12-09T16:31:34.0000000Z	Commodity Code Educational support services
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions —	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Kathryn Brown
Description North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), Division of Child Development and Early Education is in the process of developing plans to purchase a comprehensive, evidence-based, and integrated early childhood curriculum platform. The platform must incorporate an approved curriculum, a formative assessment tool, and a robust family engagement component, all aligned with North Carolina's Foundations for Early Learning and Development.

Attachments RFI-30-26145-DCDEE_Early Childhood Cirriculum Platform_FINAL DRAFT_12 09 2025.pdf (144.90 KB) Vendor Question Submission Template_30-26145-DCDEE.xlsx (11.63 KB)