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RFP 1179 Empire State Child Care Share Pilot Program

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NAICS: 624410
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RFA 1278 Child Care Support Centers (Reissue)
Solicitation # 2139978
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services is soliciting applications from established not-for-profit child care resource and referral agencies to establish Child Care Support Centers. These centers will manage regional substitute pools of qualified, vetted professionals to support licensed and registered child care programs, ensuring operational continuity and stability for families. Up to four awards will be granted statewide, limited to one per OCFS-defined region, with total funding anticipated at 12.5 million dollars over five years. Each awardee is expected to receive 625,000 dollars annually and must obtain a CCSC operating certificate from OCFS. Eligible applicants must be prequalified not-for-profit organizations currently operating as recognized child care resource and referral agencies. Awardees are responsible for recruiting and verifying the qualifications of substitute caregivers in compliance with New York State regulations, including comprehensive background checks and adherence to SSL 390-a and SSL 390-b. The centers must operate at least eight hours a day, Monday through Friday, and allocate between 1% and 20% of their funding for caregiver stipends. Technical assistance and technology will be provided by the Early Care and Learning Council. The selection process is based on a scoring system where the technical component is weighted at 80% and the cost component at 20%, with a minimum average score of 65% required for funding consideration. Applicants must submit a two-step electronic application consisting of an online administrative form and an email submission of the program application and budget. Compliance requirements include certifications regarding gender-based violence and sexual harassment policies, as well as registration in the NYS Statewide Financial System for electronic payments. The anticipated contract start date is May 1, 2027.
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The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is set to initiate the Empire State Child Care Share (ESCCS) Pilot Program, an initiative designed to aid working families in New York State who face difficulties in accessing affordable and high-quality child care. The program targets families earning between 85% and 100% of the State Median Income (SMI), aiming to share child care costs among families, employers, and the state. The overarching objectives of the program include facilitating families' access to safe and affordable child care, equipping employers with valuable recruitment and retention tools, and providing child care providers diversified funding options. The contract seeks proposals from not-for-profit organizations to serve as 'Facilitator Hubs,' which will be pivotal in managing and implementing the pilot program. These Facilitator Hubs are responsible for engaging with employers, assisting eligible families find child care options, partnering with child care providers, carrying out community outreach, reviewing applications, determining eligibility, providing supportive services, managing data collection and reporting, and establishing a child care management system for fiscal management of payments. Each hub is expected to serve about 272 children, backed by a pilot phase investment of $4,800,000. The program will operate across designated regions within New York State, with three hubs covering areas such as Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Westchester, and Long Island. The contract period is from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2027, with options for two additional one-year renewals, potentially extending it through August 31, 2029.

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New York's OCFS launches ESCCS Pilot Program for affordable child care access, funding hubs manage implementation.

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Children & Family Services, NYS Office of

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Many working families in NYS struggle to secure affordable and high-quality child care. A lack of access to affordable and high-quality child care results in some New Yorkers leaving the workforce to care for their families, and this disproportionately affects women. In response, NYS is piloting the Empire State Child Care Share (ESCCS) Pilot Program, which will support eligible working families, in accordance with OCFS guidelines, by sharing the cost of child care three ways amongst eligible families, employers, and the State. The goals for the ESCCS Program are to: help eligible families that make between 85% and 100% of the State Median Income (SMI) access safe, affordable, and high-quality child care that meets their needs and enables them to remain in or enter the workforce; 24-OCFS-INF-05.pdf empower employers with an innovative and effective recruitment and retention tool that supports their employees and their families; and support licensed/registered child care providers by diversifying funding sources and creating strategic business partnerships. OCFS has released this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit competitive applications for up to three not-for-profit organizations to serve as the administrative partners/project managers, also known as “Facilitator Hubs”, of the ESCCS Pilot Program. The “Facilitator Hubs” will provide administration for the ESCCS Pilot Program including, but not limited to: recruiting and partnering with employers; assisting eligible families with finding available child care options; and partnering with child care providers. The ESCCS Pilot Program will be led across the state using Attachment 5, NYS OCFS District and Counties Regional Maps to designate three Facilitator Hubs. The ESCCS Pilot Program aims to support the child care needs of working families in New York States’s rural, suburban, and urban communities.  Three not-for profit organizations will be selected to serve as regional Facilitator Hubs. Regional implementation provides Facilitator Hubs greater abilities to inform, recruit, and enroll eligible families and partner with employers and child care providers. Applicants will respond to this RFP indicating how they will serve communities in the counties of the Facilitator Hub region(s) they are applying for as follows: Facilitator HUB OCFS Region Hub 1* Regions 1 (Buffalo) and/or 2 (Rochester) Hub 2* Regions 3 (Syracuse) and/or 4 (Albany) Hub 3* Regions 5 (Westchester) and/or 7 (Long Island) *Only one (1) award will be given per Hub. Eligible respondents for this RFP must be not-for-profit organizations that have at least three years of experience providing technical assistance and support to child care providers and have at least three years of experience working collaboratively with child care providers on a county, regional, or statewide basis. Eligible respondents must attest to having at least one year of existing relationships with employers and businesses on a county, regional, or statewide basis Applicants must refer to RFP Section 3.1 Minimum Qualifications for all required eligibility criteria. Please see the RFP document located on the Documents tab for additional information and submission requirements. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Total MWBE Participation Goals: 30% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 6% Due date:05/20/2025 4:00 PM Eastern Time Contract term: 9/1/2025 - 8/31/2027 County(ies): All NYS counties Location: There will be three (3) Regional Hubs. See Attachment 5, NYS OCFS District and Counties Regional Maps Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None

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