12 8600 Driver Education Services CTI

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Labor and Industry, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Commonwealth Technical Institute (CTI) at the Hiram G Andrews Center in Johnstown is soliciting proposals for comprehensive driver education services through an Invitation for Bid (IFB 6100065058), with proposals due March 4, 2026. The procurement seeks qualified contractors to provide classroom instruction, behind-the-wheel training, and related instructional materials for approximately 120 CTI students annually over a three-year contract period from April 2026 through December 2029, with options to renew for up to two additional one-year terms. The contractor must deliver an estimated 3,600 hours of classroom instruction annually (scheduled primarily Monday through Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) and 3,375 hours of behind-the-wheel training annually (available 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with flexibility for evening and night instruction). All bidders must hold a current Pennsylvania driver's license, maintain Pennsylvania Certified Driving Instructor certification, complete three separate background clearances (Pennsylvania State Police criminal record check, FBI fingerprinting, and child abuse history clearance), and be certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to teach driver training. Pricing must be submitted on an hourly rate basis inclusive of all expenses (wages, benefits, equipment, supervision, overhead, insurance, travel, and administrative costs), with reimbursement calculated at per-student-per-hour rates for classroom instruction and per-student rates for educational materials, and award will be made to the lowest-cost responsive and responsible bidder. Subcontracting is prohibited, and payment will be made monthly on a reimbursement basis for actual services received and accepted.

This procurement is exclusively reserved for Department of General Services (DGS) Small Businesses, requiring all bidders to attach their DGS Self-Certification Certificate with their bid responses and maintain certification throughout the contract term to remain eligible for award. No incumbent contractors or existing vendors are identified in the solicitation materials. Bidders must also submit the BOP-2201 Workers Protection and Investment Certification Form certifying compliance with Pennsylvania's Unemployment Compensation Law, Workers' Compensation Law, and thirteen specified state labor and workforce safety laws, acknowledging that false certification carries penalties including contract termination and three-year ineligibility to bid on future state contracts. Additionally, vendors with contracts valued at $1,000,000 or more must submit the Iran Free Certification Form certifying non-involvement in investment activities in Iran or providing written exemption documentation. The solicitation materials include provisions for vendors to designate trade secret or confidential proprietary information through completion of the Trade Secret/Confidential Proprietary Information Notice form; however, no specific budget allocation, award value, or contract amount is disclosed in the publicly available solicitation documents.