Opportunity Overview
The State of Delaware has an open qualification opportunity for Central Nonprofit Agencies under HSS26763A-CNA. The opportunity supports Delaware’s statutory set aside contracting system for employment of individuals with visual impairments and other disabilities.
Issuer and Purpose
The controlling Delaware procurement is administered through Delaware Health and Social Services and the Commission for Statewide Contracts to Support Employment for Individuals with Disabilities. Delaware law authorizes a Central Nonprofit Agency to facilitate, by subcontract or other means, set aside services or commodities that employ individuals with visual impairments and other disabilities, and to provide information required by the Commission.
Deadline
The official Delaware bid record shows a solicitation date of September 1, 2026 and a response deadline of October 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM Local Time. The State bid page does not identify the time zone behind the phrase Local Time. Under Atlas verification rules, the exact time zone remains unverified for new applicant outreach. Publication and monitoring may continue, but no new cold outreach should be queued unless the controlling source or contract officer authoritatively confirms the time zone.
Eligibility and Qualification Context
Delaware’s regulations define a Central Nonprofit Agency as a nonprofit entity under 26 U.S.C. §501 that is organized under Delaware law and selected by the Commission to perform the statutory CNA functions. This is a specialized organizational qualification opportunity, not a conventional project grant.
Program Relevance
The Statewide Contracts program is intended to expand and sustain markets for products and services produced or delivered through organizations employing people with disabilities. Community rehabilitation programs within the governing framework may coordinate services including assessment, customized employment, rehabilitation technology, supported employment, psychiatric and psychological services, and other supports, but this RFQ is focused on CNA designation and administration rather than clinical service delivery.
Funding and Applicant Value
No conventional grant award amount or applicant funding cap is stated on the official bid status page. The opportunity is a qualification vehicle connected to Delaware set aside contracting. Prospective respondents should rely on the current RFQ, bid table, questionnaire, business reference materials, confidentiality form, and any amendments or addenda posted with the official solicitation for all commercial, qualification, submission, and documentation requirements.
Submission and Contact
The official Delaware bid record lists Courtney Strickland at Courtney.Strickland@delaware.gov as the procurement contact. Respondents should use the official solicitation package for the controlling submission method and should review all posted amendments before responding.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 64/100. The opportunity is legitimate Delaware disability employment and workforce infrastructure intelligence, but it is a specialized CNA qualification rather than a healthcare grant or clinical procurement.
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. No legitimate role for the Nonagon N9+ device and platform is established by the verified CNA scope.
Direct Dr. Miltie / QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. Do not force a direct vendor or direct applicant path.
Outreach disposition: publication and monitoring only. Ability Network of Delaware is an existing CNA benchmark and should not be treated as a new cold applicant merely because it appears to fit the program. Any genuinely new CNA candidate requires full nonprofit, Delaware organizational, qualification, deadline time zone, and deduplication verification before outreach.