EOLWD/DAS Grants - GROW for Early Childhood Education (GROW ECE) Round 2

Location:	Massachusetts
Posted:	Feb 13, 2026
Due:	Mar 20, 2026
Agency:	Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	U - Education and Training Services
Solicitation No:	BD-26-1043-DAO01-32500-125293
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Header Information

Bid Number:

BD-26-1043-DAO01-32500-125293

Description:

EOLWD/DAS Grants - GROW for Early Childhood Education (GROW ECE) Round 2

Bid Opening Date:

03/20/2026 02:00:00 PM

Purchaser:

Carol McQuilken

Organization:

Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Department:

DAO01 - Department of Administrative Offices

Location:

32500 - Procurement and Contracts Office

Fiscal Year:

Type Code:

NS - Non-Statewide Solicitation

Allow Electronic Quote:

Yes

Alternate Id:

Required Date:

Available Date
:

02/13/2026 11:53:42 AM

Info Contact:

Bid Type:

OPEN

Informal Bid Flag:

Purchase Method:

Open Market

Pre Bid Conference:	Virtual Information Session and Live Q&A will be held 3/2/2026 @ 2:30. Link is provided in the RFR document.
Bulletin Desc:	This procurement targets several specific objectives related to expanding registered apprenticeship programs for Early Childhood Educators and related occupations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Ship-to Address:

Tom Guerard
100 Cambridge St 5th Floor
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Dev
Boston, MA 02114
US
Email: tom.guerard@mass.gov
Phone: (617) 626-6766

Bill-to Address:

Teresa Brodeur
100 Cambridge St., Suite 500
EOLWD Finance Accounts Payable
Boston, MA 02114
US
Email: Accounts.Payable@detma.org
Phone: (617) 626-6513

Print Format:

File Attachments:

SAEF GROW ECE RFR Round 2_2.13.26.pdf
ECE RTI-OJT Guidance Document_Jan 2026.pdf
Copy of DAS RAP Skillset Assessment Matrix TEMPLATE 2.13.26 Update.xlsx
Copy of ECE RAP RTI-OJT Components Worksheet 2.13.26.xlsx
form_commonwealth-terms-and-conditions~10.pdf
form_standard-contract~8.pdf
instructions_standard-contract-form~4.pdf
FY24 Fillable MA W9_v1.pdf
form_CASL-for-corporations~1.pdf
FY24 Fillable EFT Form_v1~3.pdf

Form Attachments:

Required Quote Attachments

SBPP (Small Business Purchasing Program) Eligible?:

YES

See SBPP requirements and exceptions at www.mass.gov/sbpp :

Amendments:

Amendment #	Amendment Date	Amendment Note
1	02/13/2026 11:58:53 AM	updated RFR (formatting changes only), DAS RAP SKillset Assessment and ECE RAP worksheet attachments Attachment File Changes: Header 1. File 'DAS RAP Skillset Assessment Matrix TEMPLATE 3.25.xlsx': File 'DAS RAP Skillset Assessment Matrix TEMPLATE 3.25.xlsx' deleted . 2. File 'ECE RAP RTI-OJT Components Worksheet.xlsx': File 'ECE RAP RTI-OJT Components Worksheet.xlsx' deleted . 3. File 'SAEF GROW ECE RFR Round 2.pdf': File 'SAEF GROW ECE RFR Round 2.pdf' deleted . 4. File 'SAEF GROW ECE RFR Round 2_2.13.26.pdf': File 'SAEF GROW ECE RFR Round 2_2.13.26.pdf' added . 5. File 'Copy of DAS RAP Skillset Assessment Matrix TEMPLATE 3.25.xlsx': File 'Copy of DAS RAP Skillset Assessment Matrix TEMPLATE 3.25.xlsx' added . 6. File 'Copy of ECE RAP RTI-OJT Components Worksheet.xlsx': File 'Copy of ECE RAP RTI-OJT Components Worksheet.xlsx' added .
2	02/13/2026 12:28:50 PM	Attachment File Changes: Header 1. File 'Copy of DAS RAP Skillset Assessment Matrix TEMPLATE 3.25.xlsx': File 'Copy of DAS RAP Skillset Assessment Matrix TEMPLATE 3.25.xlsx' deleted . 2. File 'Copy of ECE RAP RTI-OJT Components Worksheet.xlsx': File 'Copy of ECE RAP RTI-OJT Components Worksheet.xlsx' deleted . 3. File 'Copy of DAS RAP Skillset Assessment Matrix TEMPLATE 2.13.26 Update.xlsx': File 'Copy of DAS RAP Skillset Assessment Matrix TEMPLATE 2.13.26 Update.xlsx' added . 4. File 'Copy of ECE RAP RTI-OJT Components Worksheet 2.13.26.xlsx': File 'Copy of ECE RAP RTI-OJT Components Worksheet 2.13.26.xlsx' added .

EOLWD/DAS Grants - GROW for Early Childhood Education (GROW ECE) Round 2

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