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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

Executive Office of Health and Human Services massability

40 broad Street Boston MA 02109

Notice of Intent

Best Value Award – Federation of Children with Special Needs

COMMBUYS BID #: BD-27-1071-AO-CON01-134792

Agency Document Number: FCSN-2026

Issued: October 26th, 2026

Due Diligence Posting of Notice of Intent to

ACCEPT A BEST VALUE OFFER

MASSABILITY (“MBY”) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts announces its intent to Accept a Best Value Offer, pursuant to the Commonwealth’s Due Diligence Posting policy, to contract for the following with FEDERATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (“Offeror”), pending the results of this Notice of Intent (“Notice”):

Description

Background: Chapter 102 of the Acts of 2021 contained language directing funding from the 1599-2056 reserve to be used for services for individuals with disabilities that reached age 22 between March 10, 2020 and September 1, 2023 and were entitled to special education services up to age 22. Consistent with the ISA between MBY and ANF directing funds to MBY to carry out appropriate initiatives, MBY will use $300,000 of the funding to identify individuals within the targeted demographic specified under the Acts who are known to MBY or MBY providers, for engagement in available and appropriate MBY programing. To do so, MBY will require an increase its capacity to effectively engage, support, and partner with families and other natural supports of youth and young adults participation in vocational rehabilitation and Transitional Services.

Proposed Contracts: The Federation of Children with Special Needs (FCSN), will be responsible for outreach, peer and family engagement activities, resource development, training, technical assistance, consultation, and other-capacity building supports intended to strengthen MassAbility staff and provider practices for the targeted population; expand access to family-focused resources and supports; increase awareness of MassAbility services; and support successful vocational outcomes for the targeted population.

Duration and Amounts: The proposed Contract is for a 10-month period from October 1, 2026-June 30, 2027, with no option to renew. FCSN is requesting $300,000 to perform all services specified herein.

Reasons for Vendor’s Selection: Federation of Children with Special Needs (FCSN) is uniquely qualified to do this work. Within the Commonwealth, FCSN is a leader in families’ advocacy for the health of their children, and for healthcare policies and practices that embrace family engagement. FCSN has direct experience working with the target population and understands the unique challenges and barriers children with special needs and their families must face and overcome. From a prior procurement, FCSN developed the training program, Maximizing Family Partnership for Successful Young Adult Employment Outcomes, specifically for MBY staff. With content expertise and strong partnerships throughout the Commonwealth with students, families, providers, education entities, FCSN is prepared to immediately implement services upon award.

Posting MassAbility is posting this Notice rather than conducting a full procurement because MassAbility believes this opportunity represents best value to the Commonwealth and is utilizing this Due Diligence Posting to ensure that the process is open, fair and competitive.

Determination of Other Interested Vendors The intent of this posting is to determine if there are any other interested and qualified vendors. Any such vendors must submit an abstract, not to exceed three (3) pages explaining why they can provide a comparable or better offer.

Response Requirement and Deadline All Interested Vendors and Offerors interested in responding to this Notice, regardless of prior communications with MassAbility, must submit a Response to this posting containing evidence of their qualification and interest as detailed above. All required information must be submitted by 4:00PM EST on Friday, November 13, 2026, as directed below.

If, after the posting deadline has passed, interest is generated by this Notice, the Department will review all Responses and will determine whether they will: (i) withdraw the notice and not accept the Offeror’s offer (and cancel the Notice of Intent) or (ii) accept the offer from the Offeror or (iii) accept an offer from another vendor offering a comparable or better value than the Offeror in their Response or (iv) accept the offer from the Offeror and from any other offerors offering similar value in their response.

Additional Terms Required for Doing Business with the Commonwealth:

Quote Submission Method Online Quote Submission via COMMBUYS is required. All Interested Vendors and Offerors must submit Quotes online using tools available only to Sellers registered in COMMBUYS. COMMBUYS provides Seller registration functionality at no charge. To register, go to www.COMMBUYS.com and click on the “Register” link on the front page. All Interested Vendors and Offerors who are awarded a contract resulting from this Notice, if any, will be required to maintain an active account during the duration of the Contract, by reviewing their registration information regularly and maintaining its accuracy.

COMMBUYS Quote Submission Training and Instructions The following resources are provided to assist Interested Vendors and Offerors in submitting Quotes:

· An online job aid on How to Create a Quote;

· Webcast video on How to Find Bids (Solicitations) and Submit Quotes (Responses) through COMMBUYS;

· Instructor-led trainings (ILT) and live webinar sessions on “How to Locate and Respond to Bids” may also be available. Check the OSD Training Courses schedule for Sellers/Business Entities for available locations, dates and times. Note that space is limited and pre-registration for trainings is required to attend. Follow instructions on the course schedule to register.

COMMBUYS Support Technical assistance is available during the procurement process. Every effort is made to respond to inquiries within one business day.

· Website: Go to www.mass.gov/osd/commbuys and select the COMMBUYS Resource Center link offered under Key Resources.

· Email: Send inquiries to the COMMBUYS Helpdesk at OSDhelpdesk@mass.gov.

· Telephone: Call the COMMBUYS Help Desk at 1-888-MA-STATE (1-888-627-8283). The Help Desk is staffed from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday Eastern Standard or Daylight time, as applicable, except on federal and state holidays.

Interested Vendors and Offerors are advised that COMMBUYS will be unavailable during regularly scheduled maintenance hours of which all users will be notified.

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