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RFP #131: 21st Century Community Learning Centers Technical Assistance Resource Centers

Overview

The 糖心少女 (NYSED) Office of Student Support Services is seeking proposals to establish two Technical Assistance Resource Centers (TARCs) to support NYSED鈥檚 monitoring of, technical assistance to, and professional development for 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) current Round 8 subgrantees, through June 30, 2027, and new subgrantees that will be awarded via a Round 9 competition, contingent on the continued availability of federal funding.

Service Areas

Part A. Technical Assistance Resource Center to serve
New York City (NYC) 21st CCLC subgrantees

Part B. Technical Assistance Resource Center to serve
Rest of State (ROS) 21st CCLC subgrantees

Bidders can apply for one or both TARCs. A bidder who proposes to establish and operate both the New York City and ROS TARC must submit a separate bid for each.

Each submission must be clearly labeled with the type of application that is being submitted, either Part A - NYC or Part B 鈥 ROS.

Currently, 150 subgrantees operate at 402 sites and serve over 70,000 students in grades Pre-K through 12, 76 in NYC and 74 in ROS. These numbers will likely change, but the distribution between NYC and ROS is expected to be similar for Round 9. While future 21st CCLC competitions are always dependent on the availability of funding, the expectation is that NYSED will release a Round 9 RFP sometime in 2026 or 2027. Applicants can apply for one or both TARC contracts. A single bidder who wishes to operate a center that can meet the deliverables established in this RFP for both NYC and ROS must submit a separate application for each region, even if working out of a single location.

Subcontracting

Subcontracting will be limited to thirty percent (30%) of the total contract budget. Subcontracting is defined as non-employee direct personal services and related incidental expenses, including travel.

Terms of Contract

NYSED will award 2 contracts pursuant to this RFP. The contracts resulting from this RFP will be for a term anticipated to begin October 1, 2026, and to end September 30, 2031.

Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises

Bidders are required to comply with NYSED鈥檚 Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) participation goals for this RFP through one of three methods. Compliance methods are discussed in detail in the Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Participation Goals section below.

Mandatory Requirements

See the Mandatory Requirements section of the RFP.

RFP Components

  1. Description of Services to Be Performed
  2. Submission
  3. Evaluation Criteria and Method of Award
  4. Assurances
  5. Submission Documents (separate document)

Questions and Answers

Questions regarding the request must be submitted via no later than the close of business May 20, 2026. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than May 29, 2026.听

Submission Deadline and Instructions

Bidders are requested to submit their bids electronically. The following documents, as detailed in the Submission section of this RFP, must be received via no later than June 18, 2026:

  1. Submission Documents labeled <name of bidder> Submission Documents RFP #131
  2. Technical Proposal labeled <name of bidder> Technical Proposal RFP #131
  3. Cost Proposal labeled <name of bidder> Cost Proposal RFP #131
  4. M/WBE Documents labeled <name of bidder> M/WBE Documents RFP #131

Instructions for Submitting an Electronic Bid

  1. The technical and cost proposal documents should be submitted in Microsoft Office. PDF files that are editable and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) searchable are acceptable. Please do not submit the technical or cost proposal as a scanned PDF.听
  2. Submission documents requiring a signature must be signed using one of the methods listed below and may be submitted as a Microsoft Office, PDF, or JPG document. A scanned PDF is acceptable for these documents.
  3. The following forms of e-signatures are acceptable:
    1. handwritten signatures on faxed or scanned documents
    2. e-signatures that have been authenticated by a third-party digital software, such as DocuSign and Adobe Sign
    3. stored copies of the images of signatures that are placed on a document by copying and pasting or otherwise inserting them into the documents听
  4. Unacceptable forms of e-signatures include:
    1. a typed name, including a signature created by selecting a script or calligraphy font for the typed name of the person 鈥渟igning鈥
  5. To identify the signer and indicate that the signer understood and intended to agree to the terms of the signed document, the signer will sign beside or provide by email the following attestation: 鈥淚 agree, and it is my intent, to sign this document by <describe the signature solution used> and by electronically submitting this document to <name of recipient individual or entity>. I understand that my signing and submitting this document is the legal equivalent of having placed my handwritten signature on the submitted document and this attestation. I understand and agree that by electronically signing and submitting this document I am affirming to the truth of the information contained therein.鈥
  6. To ensure receipt of your bid, please ensure that the RFP number and title listed on page 1 are accurately entered into the fields 鈥淧rocurement No鈥 and 鈥淧rocurement Title/Name鈥 on the . Failure to include this information may result in the bid not being received by the deadline or considered for award.

NYSED Designated Contacts

Program Matters Fiscal Matters MWBE Matters
Princella Learry Karen Somide Thomas McBride

RFP Documents