Awarded vendors
- KidSpot
Description
This contract calls for a consultant to deliver weekly professional‑development (PD) sessions and developmental evaluation services for early‑learning children in Manatee County. The work covers communication strategies, self‑regulation, life‑skill development, data coordination, goal‑tracking, and on‑site developmental assessments (speech‑language, OT, PT, etc.) for roughly 100 children over the 2023‑24 school year. The awardee must provide credentialed staff, mobile evaluation units, documentation, and ongoing data reporting to the Early Learning Coalition. Preference is given to vendors within a 50‑mile radius of Palmetto, FL. The base term is one year with a possible renewal of up to three years. No budget ceiling is disclosed; the vendor submits its own cost proposal.
• Weekly PD sessions for teachers/guardians serving ~50 children per track (≈100 total).
• On‑site developmental evaluations (speech‑language, OT, PT, adaptive, social, cognitive) for ~50 children.
• Data‑management services: surveys, goal‑progress monitoring, session notes, and reporting.
• Contract period July 1 2023 – June 30 2024, with renewal options up to three additional years.
• Single‑vendor award to KidSpot, announced June 21 2023; protest deadline June 24 2023.