New York State Career and Technical Education Technical Assistance Center (NYS CTE TAC)

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RFP Documents RFP Document (PDF) | RFP Document (Word) RFP Submission Documents (PDF) Cost Proposal Spreadsheet (Excel) Questions and Answers – Posted 7/24/20

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Career and Technical Education is seeking proposals from organizations to provide technical assistance and support services to secondary and postsecondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. The purpose of the NYS CTE TAC is to assist the NYSED in addressing the vision that all learners have access to high-quality CTE opportunities that are equitably and deliberately integrated at all educational levels to better prepare New York students for lifelong learning and career success.

The eligible bidders include private and public institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and for-profit organizations.

Subcontracting will be limited to thirty percent (30%) of the annual contract budget. Subcontracting is defined as non-employee direct personal services and related incidental expenses, including travel.

Bidders are required to comply with NYSED’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) participation goals for this RFP through one of three methods. Compliance methods are discussed in detail in the Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Participation Goals section below.

NYSED will award one (1) contract pursuant to this RFP to serve the entire state of New York. The contract resulting from this RFP will be for a term anticipated to begin December 1, 2020 and to end November 30, 2025.

The service area covers all of New York State.

See Mandatory Requirements section of the RFP.

Components contained in RFP# 20-022 are as follows:

1. Description of Services to be Performed
2. Submission
3. Evaluation Criteria and Method of Award
4. Assurances
5. Submission Documents (separate document)

Questions and Answers – Posted 7/24/20

Questions regarding the request must be submitted by e-mail to CTETACRFP2020@nysed.gov no later than the close of business July 20, 2020. Questions regarding this request should be identified as either Program, Fiscal, or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be here no later than July 27, 2020.

Contact Information for Questions

Program Matters	Fiscal Matters	M/WBE Matters
Amy Cox	Bethany Bennet	Brian Hackett

The following documents must be submitted in separate files, as detailed in the Submission section of the RFP, and be received at NYSED no later than August 10, 2020 by 3:00 PM:

1. Submission Documents labeled Submission Documents – RFP #20-022 Do Not Open
2. Technical Proposal labeled Technical Proposal – RFP #20-022 Do Not Open
3. Cost Proposal labeled Cost Proposal – RFP #20-022 Do Not Open
4. M/WBE Documents labeled M/WBE Documents – RFP #20-022 Do Not Open

Please e-mail the above documentation to CAU@nysed.gov.

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