Request for Proposals - Transportation of Children with Special Needs
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2110982
- State
- New York
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
Updated .
About this opportunity
Cortland County, New York is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to award various contracts for the transportation of Children with Special Needs, birth to five years of age, from the child's residence/caregiver residence to/from the site of their program. The contract term will be for the summer sessions of 2025 and 2026 (approximately 30 days each summer) and the school years of 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (approximately 180 days each year). The primary objectives are to provide continuous, reliable, and cost-effective transportation services that prioritize the safety and interests of the children. Proposals must be delivered to the Clerk of the Legislature by July 11, 2024 at 2:30 PM. The RFP outlines detailed insurance, legal, and administrative requirements for the service providers.
This procurement is not designated as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside. The incumbent vendor is First Transit, Inc., which has provided identical or substantially similar services to the County within the past five years. The County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals and to negotiate contract terms with the selected vendor. While the RFP does not specify a budget range, the County's goal is to secure cost-effective transportation services for the Children with Special Needs program.
Opportunity text
The purpose of this bidding package is to award various contracts for the transportation of Children with Special Needs, birth to five years of age, for the County of Cortland from the child's residence/caregiver residence to/from the site of their program in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 of General Municipal Law. It is understood that the transportation of these children is a specialized function, and it will be the intent of any contract that the children be transported to and from the agencies regularly, promptly, safely, and without interruption or incident and that the interest of the children in such transportation shall take precedence over the interest of the Contractor(s) and its drivers. It shall be a primary obligation of the Contractor(s) to operate its affairs so that the agencies and County will be assured of continuous, reliable, and cost effective service. The contract will be for the summer sessions 2025 and 2026 (approximately 30 days each summer) and the school years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (approximately 180 days each year).
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No
Due date:07/11/2024 2:30 PM
Delivery one hard copy and one digital copy to Savannah Hempstead, Clerk of the Legislature, 60 Central Avenue, Cortland, NY 13045
Contract term: TBD
County(ies): Cortland
* These goods or services have been purchased from an out-of-state/foreign vendor within the past three years.
Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years:
First Transit, Inc., 600 Vine Street, Suite 1400, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFP PreK Transportation 2024-2026 - FINAL.pdf |
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