City of Austin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASERelease Date:
The City of Austin is seeking a qualified child care operator to manage a new early childhood education center that is being developed at the Dove Springs Public Health Facility, also known as the Dove Springs Public Health Facility Child Care Center. The building is located at 5811 Palo Blanco Lane, Austin, TX 78744, in southeast Austin and has a proposed opening date in Winter 2024-2025. The child care center will primarily serve children from the adjacent Dove Springs residential neighborhood as well as children of City of Austin employees.
The Dove Springs Public Health Facility will house the following Austin Public Health services in addition to the child care center: WIC, Neighborhood Services, Immunizations, and Community Youth Development. The facility will be near the Dove Springs Public Library, the George Morales Dove Springs Recreation Center, and Widen Elementary School.
Timeline
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Due Date |
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Request for Proposals (RFP) released to the public |
October 30, 2023 – 5:00 p.m. CDT |
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Respondents submit questions and Intent to Bid Notification related to the RFP content to the City of Austin via email to ChildCareInfo@austintexas.gov |
November 6, 2023—5:00 p.m. CDT |
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Questions and answers to respondent questions will be posted at the bottom of this web page |
November 13, 2023 – 5:00 p.m. CDT |
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RFP responses due to the City of Austin via email to ChildCareInfo@austintexas.gov |
December 20, 2023 – 5:00 p.m. CDT |
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Meetings with RFP finalists |
February 2024 |
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Operator to be selected |
Spring 2024 |
RFP Documents
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Appendix A- City of Austin Child Care Operator Experience and Staffing Plan Workbook |
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Appendix B- City of Austin Child Care Center RFP Financial Workbook |
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Appendix C- Supplemental Insurance Provisions |
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Appendix D - Application Threshold Checklist for Non-Profit Agencies |
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Appendix E- Application Threshold Checklist for For-Profit Companies |
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Appendix F - Final Facility Floor Plan (This document shows the interior floor plan for the program. It does not reflect the final design of the outdoor play areas.) |
Respondent Questions and City of Austin Answers
Please submit any questions you may have pertaining to the RFP to ChildCareInfo@austintexas.gov by Monday, November 6, 2023, 5PM Central Standard Time, with the solicitation name, “DS2023CG” in the subject line of the email. Answers to questions received will be available here on November 13, 2023, by 5:00 PM CST.