Advance Notice of Sole Source Procurement - Children's Forum INCENTIVE$ Florida Program
| Location: | Florida |
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| Posted: | May 18, 2026 |
| Due: | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Agency: | Early Learning Coalition of Broward County |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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Posted 05/18/26 - Advance Notice of Sole Source Procurement
The Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Inc ("ELC") intends to award and enter into a single source contract with Children's Forum, Inc for the administration of the Early Childhood Educator INCENTIVE$ Florida Program services. Children's Forum holds the sole license to administer the INCENTIVE$ program in Florida for all participation counties and is exclusively licensed by the Child Care Services Association of Chapell Hill, North Carolina.
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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED
SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE
(PUR 7776)
AGENCY: Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Inc.
TITLE: Children's Forum INCENTIVE$ Florida Program
Short description of the commodity or service desired: INCENTIVE$
CONTACT
Name: Christine Klima
Address: 1475 Cypress Creek Road Suite 301, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Telephone: 954-377-2188
Email: contracts@elcbroward.org
Internal tracking number, if any:
Date posted: 5/18/2026 Last day for receipt of information: 6/9/2026
This description of commodities or contractual services intended for purchase from a single
source is posted in accordance with Sections 120.57(3) and 287.057(3), Florida Statutes, and will
remain posted for a period of at least 7 business days.
Commodity or Contractual Service Required (commodity or United National Standard Products
and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):
Children's Forum INCENTIVE$ Florida Program
Quantity or Term (as appropriate):
Term: July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027
Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):
Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Inc.
Performance and/or Design Requirements (e.g. intended use, function or application,
compatibility, requirements; reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, etc.,
as appropriate):
• Conduct outreach, eligibility verification, technical assistance and administration for funds
provided by ELC to supplement the salaries of qualified childcare providers in Broward County.
• Develop, design and produce all content, materials, campaigns, websites and social media links
needed to conduct outreach to individual educators and legally operating child care providers in
Broward County to encourage and facilitate participation in the Broward
• Provide a user friendly, simplified electronic application platform as a single point of entry for
potential participants and their employers.
• Review, evaluate and process applications timely to determine eligibility. Provide timely notice
to applicants and/or their employers if the application is missing information or supporting
documentation with clear written instructions to correct the problem. Notify participants and
their employers in writing whether or not an application has been approved as soon as
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practicable following a decision and provide contact information for questions or follow up in
addition to clear instructions for next steps.
• Conduct quarterly financial analysis of wage supplement payments expected during the
contract term to determine whether the Contractor believes program funds will under or over
utilize allocated wage supplement funds during the Agreement term. Submit analysis in a report
to the COALITION with the next monthly invoice submission.
Intended Single Source:
Children's Forum, Inc
Estimated Dollar Amount:
$450,000
Justification for single source acquisition (what is necessary and unique about the product,
service or source; steps taken to confirm unavailability of competition, as appropriate):
Children’s Forum holds the sole license to administer the INCENTIVE$ program in Florida for
all participating counties and is exclusively licensed by the Child Care Services Association of
Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information
systems, budget, purchasing):
Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Inc. Board of Directors May 11, 2026
Prospective vendors are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the
commodities or contractual services described. If it is determined in writing by the agency, after
reviewing any information received from prospective vendors, that the commodities or
contractual services are available only from a single source, the agency shall: provide notice of
its intended decision to enter a single-source purchase contract in the manner specified in Section
120.57(3), F.S.
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