Quality Improvement System (QIS) Refresh Project Support

The Colorado Department of Early Childhood is seeking a vendor to support the redesign of Colorado Shines into a unified quality improvement system that integrates providers participating in Colorado Universal Preschool. The selected contractor will deliver core project support, facilitate comprehensive stakeholder engagement, and develop actionable recommendations for a phased five-year quality plan aimed at creating a more efficient, cohesive, and scalable system. This initiative seeks to strengthen early childhood education outcomes by aligning quality standards, support structures, and data systems across all participating programs. The solicitation, identified as DQ1-QAAA-2027000019-3, was posted on August 5, 2026, with a response deadline of August 7, 2026. The contract is managed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, with Raven Lopez serving as the primary point of contact. The work is to be performed in Glendale, Colorado, and the agency is seeking proposals from vendors capable of handling complex system redesign, stakeholder coordination, and strategic planning in the public early childhood sector. Only responses submitted by the stated deadline will be considered, and no set-aside specifications are indicated for this procurement.