Announcing Open Solicitation #2022-74: Identifying Vendors for Montgomery County Community Youth Support & Engagement Program Hubs

MoCoCYSE YSI Spring Summer Open Solicitation 2022-74 Jan 25thIdentifying Vendors for Montgomery County Community Youth Support & Engagement (MoCoCYSE) Spring & Summer Program Hubs & Youth Sports Initiative   OPEN SOLICITATION #2022-74 Montgomery County Community Youth Support & Engagement Program Hubs Issue Date: January 28th, 2022 Deadline to Submit Questions: March 14th, 2022 Closing Date: March 21 , 2022 The Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families, Inc. (the Collaboration Council), is a quasi-public non-profit organization and the Local Management Board for Montgomery County, Maryland. Further information about the Collaboration Council can be found at it’s web site www.collaborationcouncil.org. The Collaboration Council’s mission is to improve the well-being of children, youth and families through collaborative partnerships. Interested vendors must create an individual or organization account and submit their Solicitation Responses  through: https://collaborationcouncil.smapply.io/prog/ Please submit any questions to procurement@collaborationcouncil.org The County recognizes that youth from low‐income families face significant challenges as a result of the economic impacts resulting from the COVID‐19 pandemic and social isolation arising from the need to prevent the spread of the virus. Continued limited opportunities to congregate safely with peers, due to COVID‐19 pandemic prevention measures, have increased feelings of alienation and isolation among young people and has impacted engagement of students in school The purpose of this funding is to increase accessibility to quality youth programs, focused on the positive development of and the academic, social-emotional, and overall well-being of the County’s students. Montgomery County Collaboration Council has been designated by the County to provide these program services as a pilot targeting the communities in the following MCPS Cluster areas: Gaithersburg, Wheaton, Paint Branch (East County-Downcounty Consortium) and Watkins Mill in partnership with MCPS and through the engagement of the youth serving provider community in contractual publicprivate partnerships. 2 For complete details and how to submit your application visit https://collaborationcouncil.smapply.io/prog/ Please submit any questions to procurement@collaborationcouncil.org