Speech Services - Special Education Dept.

The Jersey City Public School District's Special Education Department is seeking proposals from an outside agency or a private practitioner to provide Speech-Language therapy and evaluation services to students with Individualized Educational Plans (I.E.P.). The services are to be conducted by a specialist qualified in the field of Speech-Language Pathology and approved by the State of New Jersey. The district has forty-one schools and is the second largest school district in the state. The services will be provided to students with I.E.P. and the contractor will be required to comply with various regulations, including those related to affirmative action, anti-discrimination, and background checks. • The contractor will be required to provide hourly rates for monolingual and bilingual speech language pathologists. • The contractor will be required to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and provide equal employment opportunities. • The contractor will be required to provide insurance certificates and proof of business registration. • The contractor will be required to submit a sworn statement indicating whether the entity or any person employed by the entity is debarred from contracting with a federal government agency or the State of New Jersey.