RFP #19-015
School Bus Driver Professional Development Seminar Development and Delivery – Pupil Transportation
RFP Documents
RFP Document in PDF 
| RFP Document in Word 
RFP Submission Documents in PDF | RFP Submission Documents in Word
RFP Cost Proposal Spreadsheet 
Questions and Answers – Posted 1/15/19
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for the development, writing and delivery of the annual Professional Development Seminar (PDS) Curriculum for School Bus Driver Instructors (SBDIs) required under Education Law 3650 and Commissioner’s Regulations 156.3. The Professional Development Seminar is the major tool for providing updated and continual training of School Bus Driver Instructors, who in turn provide required school bus safety training and annual refresher training to public and non-public school bus drivers, monitors and attendants. NYSED is seeking eligible applicants that can:
- Develop curriculum for educational setting within the pupil transportation industry.
- Locate and secure suitable classroom space across the State.
- Demonstrate the capacity to adequately staff, schedule and coordinate the statewide training activity.
- Ensure that the MIs are certified and teach the full approved curriculum without material deviations. In order to ensure compliance, the applicant will conduct random onsite visits as outlined below.
Subcontracting is 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.
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.
Terms of Contract
NYSED will award one (1) contract pursuant to this RFP with a term of five (5) years, anticipated to begin on July 1, 2019 and end on June 30, 2024.
Mandatory Requirements
See Mandatory Requirement section of the RFP.
RFP Components
Components contained in RFP Proposal #19-015 are as follows:
- Description of Services to be Performed
- Submission
- Evaluation Criteria and Method of Award
- Assurances
- Submission Documents (separate document)
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers – Posted 1/15/19
Questions regarding this RFP must be submitted by E-mail to BusDriverPD2019@nysed.gov no later than January 4, 2019. Questions regarding this request should be identified as Program, Fiscal, or M/WBE. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than January 16, 2019.
Program Matters
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Fiscal Matters | M/WBE Matters |
Paul Overbaugh |
Adam Kutryb |
Joan Ramsey |
Submission Instructions
The following documents must be submitted in separately sealed envelopes, as detailed in the Submission section of the RFP, and be received at NYSED no later than February 1, 2019 by 3:00 PM:
- Submission Documents labeled Submission Documents – RFP#19-015 Do Not Open
- Technical Proposal labeled Technical Proposal - RFP #19-015 Do Not Open
- Cost Proposal labeled Cost Proposal – RFP #19-015 Do Not Open
- M/WBE Documents labeled M/WBE Documents—RFP #19-015 Do Not Open
- CD or Flash Drive containing the technical, cost, submission and M/WBE proposals submitted using Microsoft Office. Place in a separate envelope labeled CD or Flash Drive-RFP#19-015 Do Not Open.
The mailing address for all the above documentation is:
NYS Education Department
Attention: Adam Kutryb RFP#19-015
Contract Administration Unit 501W EB
Bureau of Fiscal Management
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
(Facsimile copies of the proposals are NOT acceptable)
RFP Documents
RFP Document in PDF | RFP Document in Word
RFP Submission Documents in PDF | RFP Submission Documents in Word
RFP Cost Proposal Spreadsheet
Questions and Answers – Posted 1/15/19