New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students

The RFP and associated documents are posted on NYSED's Procurement website. The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Education Policy, is seeking proposals for the New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students to address issues involving homeless children and unaccompanied youth. NYS-TEACHS will work with NYSED, the Local Education Agencies (LEAs) Homeless Liaisons (linked by District) as well as agencies providing services to homeless children and youth. 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. NYSED will award one (1) contract pursuant to this RFP. The contract resulting from this RFP will be for a term anticipated to begin July 1, 2026, and to end June 30, 2031. Bidders are required to comply with NYSED’s 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 Mandatory Requirements section of the RFP. The RFP, all documents and any updates will will be posted to https://www.nysed.gov/funding-opportunities/competitive-service-contract-procurements. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Measurement Incorporated Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 6.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 17.00% WBE Goal: 13.00%