Opportunity Overview
The City of Phoenix Human Services Department is accepting qualifications under RFQu-EED-27-0422, Head Start Birth to Five Professional Development Training, for as-needed professional development services supporting Head Start Birth to Five staff, parents, and community partners. The City procurement portal currently lists the solicitation as Open, released August 21, 2026, with zero addenda shown on the public project list.
Deadline and Submission
Offers are due September 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM Mountain Time – Phoenix. Written inquiries were due September 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM. Responses are sealed electronic submissions through the City of Phoenix Procurement Portal/OpenGov. Vendors already on the qualified vendor list under RFQu-22-EDU-72 do not need to reapply.
Scope and Contract Term
The Head Start Birth to Five Program serves approximately 2,209 children across three service areas and seeks professional speakers and trainers for virtual and in-person sessions. Relevant subject areas include child development, emotional and mental wellness, trauma-informed care, health and safety, family well-being, and related early-childhood professional development. The service term is scheduled from December 2, 2026 through April 5, 2028, with no extension options stated in the solicitation materials.
Vendor Qualifications
Solicitation materials require qualified providers with established organizational and training experience. Reported minimum qualifications include at least five years in operation, at least three years providing similar services, and at least two years serving government clients, together with appropriate trainer credentials and a documented track record. Offerors should verify every qualification, insurance requirement, mandatory form, and pricing instruction directly in the live City package before submission.
Funding and Cost Share
The public solicitation does not state a fixed contract ceiling. Atlas therefore does not use AI-generated or market-value estimates as controlling funding. This is a vendor procurement rather than a grant, so there is no universal applicant match or cost-share requirement identified.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 79/100. The procurement is relevant to early childhood, behavioral and mental wellness, trauma-informed care, family well-being, and workforce/professional development.
N9+ Fit: 0/100. The solicitation is for professional development/training and does not establish a verified N9+ equipment, remote-exam, telehealth-device, RPM, CCM, or TCM procurement pathway.
QC Healthcare Fit: 10/100 conditional. Any QC Healthcare role would depend on independently satisfying the City’s vendor and trainer qualifications and offering directly responsive health or mental-health professional development. No such qualification is assumed.
Dr. Miltie direct-vendor fit: 0/100 pending qualification evidence. Atlas will not represent the mandatory multi-year operating, similar-services, government-client, personnel, insurance, or past-performance qualifications without documentation.
Potential Arizona Vendor
Southwest Human Development — provisional vendor fit 96/100. Its public programs include Head Start/Early Head Start, child development and mental-health services, and substantial professional-development and training capabilities. This is a fit assessment only; no authorization, pricing, application, or intent to bid is assumed.
Procurement Contact
Procurement Officer: Pamela Smith, City of Phoenix. Solicitation materials list pam.smith@phoenix.gov and 602-534-7637. Offerors should use the live procurement portal for controlling communications and submission requirements.
Next Action
Qualified providers should review the complete live solicitation package, confirm current addenda status, validate all minimum qualifications and insurance requirements, and submit electronically before the controlling deadline.
Official source: City of Phoenix Procurement Portal.