Mental Health Counseling Experiential Learning Solution
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2135960
- State
- New York
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Point of contact
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- Marino Pawlowski marino.pawlowski@csi.cuny.edu (718) 982-2163
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About this opportunity
The City University of New York (CUNY), on behalf of the College of Staten Island, is soliciting proposals for a commercial off-the-shelf mental health counseling experiential learning software solution with optional customization, with proposals due July 28, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST under RFP CSI-2606.
The solution must support experiential learning, clinical skills development, and competency-based assessment for students in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling M.A. Program. The awardee will provide the software on a per-student basis with access for up to six faculty members at no additional charge, initial onboarding and provisioning, ongoing technical support and maintenance, and training upon request. The pricing schedule requires separate unit pricing for onboarding and provisioning, training, and per-student licensing fees for each semester from Spring 2027 through Fall 2031, with an estimated 70 students per semester used for bid evaluation. Actual enrollment figures determined 30 days after each semester begins will establish quantities ordered; student withdrawals within the first 30 days are excluded from invoicing.
The initial contract term is three years with an option for two additional one-year renewal terms at the College's sole discretion. The anticipated contract start date is the first day of the College's Spring 2027 semester, subject to New York Attorney General and State or City Comptroller approval. Electronic submissions are not permitted; all proposals must be delivered in person or by courier. Vendors must provide fully loaded pricing inclusive of licensing, hosting, storage, maintenance, and support costs and complete all line items.
Evaluation will be based on best-value criteria outlined in Part 6 of the RFP. Insurance requirements include cyber liability of at least $1 million or a combined cyber and errors and omissions policy with a shared $2 million aggregate limit. Addendum No. 1, posted June 8, 2026, eliminated automobile and umbrella liability requirements and reduced cyber liability coverage from $2 million to $1 million due to electronic service delivery.
Opportunity text
The College is soliciting proposals from vendors that can furnish a commercial off-the-shelf software solution ("Solution") with optional customization if requested by the College, designed to support experiential learning, clinical skills development, and competency-based assessment for students enrolled in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) M.A. Program (the "Program"), as described in the attached Request for Proposals (RFP). The Contract Term will be for an initial term of three (3) years. The College, in its sole discretion, may renew this Contract for two (2) additional one-year terms. In order to meet the requirements to provide a Solution as stated above, the College shall evaluate Proposals to determine the Proposal that provides the best value to the College in accordance with the scoring criteria set forth in Part 6 of this RFP, and enter into the Contract, if any, with the Contractor to: (a) furnish a software Solution that complies with the requirements stated herein on a per-student basis, with access for up to six (6) faculty at no additional charge; (b) provide any requisite initial onboarding/provisioning of the software Solution; (c) provide ongoing technical support and maintenance; and (d) provide training on the system, if requested by CUNY (collectively, the "Services"). Proposers are advised to read all sections of this RFP document carefully, with emphasis on all terms and conditions. By tendering a response to this solicitation, each Proposer agrees that it accepts all terms and conditions in the package without exception. If a Proposer requires clarification on, or seeks to propose an exception to, any of the terms and conditions contained in this RFP solicitation package, including to any of the terms and conditions to the form of contract in Part 7, then Proposer must make any and all such requests in writing as part of a submission of written questions prior to the Written Questions Due Dates listed above. Requests for revisions or exceptions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and determinations will be published in an addendum to the RFP. Proposers are not to rely upon an exception agreed to for a prior contract award to govern the terms of this solicitation - all proposed exceptions must be introduced and incorporated via addendum issued specifically for this solicitation. A Proposer who submits requests for changes to the contract terms to the solicitation after the Written Questions Due Dates may result in the Proposer's submittal being deemed non-responsive by the University and not considered for contract award. For the avoidance of doubt, the University will not consider any requests to revise the contract terms after the Proposal Submission Due Date, and the University will not consider any requests to revise the contract terms after tentative Contract Award. The Procurement Lobbying Act (PLA) Applies to this Solicitation. The restricted period began with the publication of this ad. Compliance Procurement Lobbying Act Required Forms: Vendor shall complete, sign and submit the following forms if they are selected. "Offeror's Affirmation of Understanding of and Agreement pursuant to State Finance Law § 139-j (3) and § 139-j (6) (b)" "Offeror's Disclosure of Prior Non-Responsibility Determinations and Certification of Compliance with State Finance Law §139-j and §139-k" Contact with CUNY:Under the requirements of the PLA, all communications regarding advertised projects are to be channeled through the Designated Contact. Communication with respect to this procurement initiated by or on behalf of an interested vendor through others than the Designated Contact may constitute an "impermissible contact" under NYS law and could result in disqualification of that vendor. Rules and regulations and more information on this law, please visit: http://www.ogs.ny.gov/aboutogs/regulations/advisoryCouncil/Faq.html(Advisory Council FAQs) http://www.jcope.ny.gov/law/lob/lobbying2.html (New York State LobbyingAct) Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Genius Academy Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 0.00%
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