Shared services alliances support a partnership of child care providers and aim to strengthen systems and improve efficiency at the provider level by sharing resources to leverage economies of scale. Shared services alliances can assist providers in a variety of areas, and each shared services alliance is customized based on the needs identified by its members. 
 
All shared services alliances share the goal of strengthening business across the participating early learning programs by creating structures that enable the sharing of administrative personnel, information, and resources. Each shared services alliance is organized by a “Hub,” which will be the Applicant for this RFP. The Hub serves as the coordinator, assists in helping child care providers identify their common needs, and facilitates the coordination and implementation of the agreed-upon shared services, which is limited to the categories identified in the background information in Section 1, Item 1.4. 
 
There will be up to ten (10) contracts awarded with award amounts not to exceed $250,000 per awarded contract.
 
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