Universal Pre-K (UPK) Community-Based Providers

The intent of this Request for Proposals is to create 3-year contracts with multiple for-profit and nonprofit community-based providers so that they may provide public, high-quality Pre-K services to 3- and 4-year-olds in the City of Boston. Center-based providers and independent schools with classrooms in the City of Boston are eligible to apply.

Proposals will be submitted through the City of Boston’s Supplier Portal: https://www.boston.gov/departments/procurement 

The RFP will be available on the City’s procurement website and Supplier Portal on or after Monday, 02/05/2024, after 12:00 P.M. Boston time and will remain available until the date and time of the opening of proposals.

Proposals shall be submitted before 12:00 P.M., Boston time, Friday, 03/01/2024, and open forthwith following State and City procurement practices.

If submitting via paper, price and technical proposals shall be submitted separately in sealed, clearly labeled envelopes on or before 12:00 P.M., Boston time, 03/01/2024, to Nathaniel Carrington, Assistant Business Manager, Business Services, Finance Department, 4th Floor, Boston Public Schools, 2300 Washington Street, Boston MA 02119. Failure to submit separate sealed price and technical proposals shall disqualify the entire proposal.