DEADLINE REMINDER | Checked November 9, 2026 First window closes TOMORROW, November 10, 2026, at 2 p.m. Central, per HCDE eBid. The November 3 question cutoff has passed. April 6, 2027, at 2 p.m. Central is the separately listed second window, not an extension of November 10. Check the live eBid documents, Q&A, and any addenda before submitting; some documents require supplier login. Official updates: HCDE Procurement Services Harris County Department of Education posted RFP #27/002IA for afterschool and summer youth services, and I walked the whole thing on video so you don't have to read 26 pages to find out whether you fit. Why am I making noise about this one? Because it isn't a one-off summer gig. The term is five years, HCDE says it anticipates multiple awards, and other government entities can piggyback onto whatever gets awarded. And before anybody counts themselves out, the RFP contracts with "either an individual or company." Your LLC belongs in this. You do not need to be a nonprofit. Two more things in there that will surprise you. There are two deadlines, not one. November 10, 2026 at 2 PM Central, and again April 6, 2027 at 2 PM Central. If you're not ready for the first one, you are not out. Services can be delivered in person or virtually, so you don't have to live in Houston. The part most people miss is that they're buying instruction delivered inside programs that already exist. You don't have to run the camp or own the building. You bring your program into theirs. Watch the breakdown: https://youtu.be/Fb6_V3ZNlkk Read the RFP: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gdMQce8mWHu2qnvnJqWOYwtWHDFWVK69/view If you look at it and you're not sure whether your program fits, say so in the comments and I'll tell you.