SCHOOL READINESS COALITION OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, INC.

Requests for Proposals

The School Readiness Coalition of Okaloosa County, Inc. (dba Early Learning Coalition of Okaloosa and Walton Counties) announces the following Requests for Proposals (RFP) to which all persons are invited to bid. The Early Learning Coalition of Okaloosa and Walton Counties is soliciting competitive sealed proposals from bidders interested in contracting with the Coalition to provide School Readiness Services, Voluntary Pre-kindergarten Services, and Quality Services, in Okaloosa and Walton Counties, Florida for the 2010-2011 Fiscal Year. The services will be funded through federal, state and local allocations.

School Readiness and Voluntary Pre-kindergarten Legislation requires specific services in the Contract including Eligibility/Enrollment, Provider Payments, Parent and Child Services, Provider Recruitment, Development, Monitoring and Assistance, Curriculum Support, and Early Childhood Assessment Programs. The Coalition is also soliciting competitive sealed proposals to contract with an organization(s) or agency(s) to provide quality services in Okaloosa and Walton Counties, Florida for the 2010-2011 Fiscal Year. The Early Learning Coalition, in its Early Learning Plan, arranges for the delivery of special quality initiatives. Additional services may be included in the RFP.

The complete proposal will be available for distribution on or about March 8, 2010. The deadline for Letter of Intent to Bid is March 26, 2010. A Bidder’s Conference will be held March 19, 2010 for all early learning services. The deadline for receipt of proposals is noon (local time) on April 23, 2010. Successful bidder’s contract begins July 1, 2010, pending any unforeseen delay. Write for or pick-up a copy of the RFP at the following address:

Michelle Flaherty, Assistant Director

Early Learning Coalition of Okaloosa and Walton Counties

2018 Lewis Turner Blvd., Suite C

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

Phone: (850)833-3627, Fax: (850)833-3632