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Overview

The 51风流 (NYSED) Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services 鈥� Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR), is seeking proposals for the Comprehensive Needs Assessment. The 51风流鈥檚 ACCES-VR office seeks a qualified contractor to conduct a Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment (CSNA) in accordance with 34 CFR 搂361.29. The CSNA is a critical planning tool to ensure that the 51风流 State VR system remains responsive to current and emerging needs of individuals with disabilities seeking competitive integrated employment. The CSNA will inform the vocational rehabilitation portion of the 2028 51风流 Combined State Plan and must evaluate the service needs of individuals with disabilities in 51风流 State, with a focus on underserved populations and program improvement. The contractor will design and implement the assessment, analyze data, and develop a final report with actionable recommendations. All work must be completed within twelve months of contract execution, with the final report due by September 2027.听

Subcontracting

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

Terms of Contract

NYSED will award one (1) contract pursuant to this RFP. The contract resulting from this RFP will be for a term anticipated to begin January 1, 2027 and to end December 31, 2027.

Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE)

Bidders are required to comply with NYSED鈥檚 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.

RFP Components

Components contained in RFP #93 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 regarding the request must be submitted via no later than the close of business February 20, 2026. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted no later than March 6, 2026.

Bidders are requested to submit their bids electronically. The following documents, as detailed in the Submission section of this RFP, must be received via no later than March 27, 2026.

1. Submission Documents labeled <name of bidder> Submission Documents RFP #93
2. Technical Proposal labeled <name of bidder> Technical Proposal RFP #93
3. Cost Proposal labeled <name of bidder> Cost Proposal RFP #93
4. M/WBE Documents labeled <name of bidder> M/WBE Documents RFP #93

Instructions for Submitting an Electronic Bid:听

1. The technical and cost proposal documents should be submitted in Microsoft Office. PDF files that are editable and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) searchable are acceptable. Please do not submit the technical or cost proposal as a scanned PDF听
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2. Submission documents requiring a signature must be signed using one of the methods listed below and may be submitted as a Microsoft Office, PDF, or JPG document. A scanned PDF is acceptable for these documents.
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3. The following forms of e-signatures are acceptable:
   
   1. handwritten signatures on faxed or scanned documents
   2. e-signatures that have been authenticated by a third-party digital software, such as DocuSign and Adobe Sign
   3. stored copies of the images of signatures that are placed on a document by copying and pasting or otherwise inserting them into the documents听
4. 听Unacceptable forms of e-signatures include:
   
   1. typed name, including a signature created by selecting a script or calligraphy font for the typed name of the person 鈥渟igning鈥�

5. To identify the signer and indicate that the signer understood and intended to agree to the terms of the signed document, the signer will sign beside or provide by email the following attestation: 鈥淚 agree, and it is my intent, to sign this document by <describe the signature solution used> and by electronically submitting this document to <name of recipient individual or entity>. I understand that my signing and submitting this document is the legal equivalent of having placed my handwritten signature on the submitted document and this attestation. I understand and agree that by electronically signing and submitting this document I am affirming to the truth of the information contained therein.鈥�

6. To ensure receipt of your bid, please ensure that the RFP number and title listed on page 1 are accurately entered into the fields 鈥淧rocurement No鈥� and 鈥淧rocurement Title/Name鈥� on the听online form. Failure to include this information may result in the bid not being received by the deadline or considered for award.

Program Matters	Fiscal Matters
Julianne Venneman Julianne.Venneman@nysed.gov Kristen Bulman Kristen.Bulman@nysed.gov Caitlin Ohlson Caitlin.Ohlson@nysed.gov	Kayla Cronin Kayla.Cronin@nysed.gov

• RFP Document (Word)
• RFP Document (PDF)
• Attachment A-Workplan听
• Cost Proposal听
• Submission Documents听