IFB-27018 Occupational and Physical Therapy Services

Baltimore City Public Schools is requesting bids for occupational and physical therapy services under IFB-27018, with bids due August 14, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. EST and questions due August 5, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. EST. No MBE/WBE goals are assigned.

Bidders must provide licensed occupational therapists and physical therapists to deliver IEP and IFSP services to students aged 0–21 throughout the district's 162 schools and programs. Vendors must have operated for at least two years prior to bid due date and provided OT, PT, speech, psychology, or social work services during that period. Clinician-owned businesses must demonstrate that the owner/principal therapist has practiced clinically for at least five years.

The contract term is three years beginning July 1, 2026 (Board approval June 30, 2027), with two optional one-year renewals extending through June 30, 2031. Vendors must submit firm fixed daily rates covering all five years to be responsive. The daily rate encompasses a maximum of seven working hours, including direct services, indirect services, assessments, and professional development; the hourly rate equals the daily rate divided by seven. School year assignment is 190 days. Awards will be based on total daily rate across all years; the district reserves the right to make multiple awards to ensure adequate staffing.

The vendor is solely responsible for hiring, supervision, benefits, insurance, taxes, wage payment, and technology provision for all contractors at no additional cost to the district. City Schools retains the right to hire temporary contractors as permanent employees after one school year without financial obligation to the vendor, and contractors may be reassigned or terminated at the sole discretion of Related Services staff. Billing is monthly, due by the 15th of the month following service provision using district-provided attendance verification forms. All submissions must be made electronically through eMaryland Marketplace Advantage.