The Lakewood Board of Education is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Nonpublic Instructional Services, funded in part by federal grants (Title I, Title III, Title IV) and state funds (Chapter ****). The services will be provided to eligible nonpublic school students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12. Proposals are due by Friday, May 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM. The RFP outlines detailed technical and management criteria for each service area, including compensatory education, English as a Second Language (ESL), speech-language services, and various Title I, III, and IV programs. Vendors must be approved by the New Jersey Department of Education and comply with all federal and state regulations. A pre-proposal conference will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 11:00 AM. Hard copies of proposals are required, and electronic submissions are not accepted. The contract period is from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, with potential for renewal. Vendors are responsible for providing all necessary materials and staff, including background checks for employees working with students. Specific requirements for student eligibility, service delivery, reporting, and invoicing are detailed for each program. The evaluation process will consider technical, management, and cost criteria, with a minimum score of 75 points required for consideration. The Board reserves the right to award up to four contracts.
Proposals must be sealed and delivered to the office of the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary of Lakewood Board of Education, on or before Friday, May 29, 2026, by 10:00 a. m. Proposals must be sealed and delivered to the office of the School Business Administrator Board Secretary of Lakewood Board of Education, on or before date and time indicated below.
Payments shall be made in accordance with N. J. S. A. 18A:****. Service provider is only entitled to compensation hereunder for specific services performed. The board shall remit payment on the monthly invoice to service provider as part of the boards next regular bill list following the satisfactory completion of the services actually provided, upon the submission and approval of said monthly invoices. Payments shall be made in accordance with N. J. S. A. 18A: **** service provider is only entitled to compensation hereunder for specific services performed.
Awards will be made to the respondents whose response is the most advantageous to the Lakewood Board of Education, price and other factors considered, and who will provide the highest quality service at fair and competitive prices. Awards will be made to the respondents whose response is the most advantageous to the Lakewood Board of Education, price and other factors considered, and who will provide the highest quality service at fair and competitive prices.
The service provider must be approved by the New Jersey Department of Education to provide the services contemplated herein and should affix a copy of said approvals to the proposals submitted as of the due date for the submission of the request for proposal. The service provider must be approved by the New Jersey Department of Education to provide the services contemplated herein and should affix a copy of said approvals to the Proposals submitted as of the due date for the submission of the request for proposal.
There may be deducted from the amount payable to the service provider by the contracting public service provider, under this contract, a penalty of **** for each person for each calendar day during which such person is discriminated against or intimidated in violation of the provisions of the contract. There may be deducted from the amount payable to the service provider by the contracting public service provider, under this contract, a penalty of **** for each person for each calendar day during which such person is discriminated against or intimidated in violation of the provisions of the contract
A pre-proposal meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 11:00 a. m. at the Lakewood Board of Education, 200 Ramsey Ave. , Lakewood NJ **** is not mandatory but is encouraged. There will be a preproposal meeting held on Wednesday, may 13, 2026 @11:00 a. m. while attendance is not mandatory, all prospective respondents are encouraged to attend this important meeting which will be held at the lakewood board of education, 200 ramsey ave. , lakewood ****.
Any prospective respondent who wishes to challenge an RFP specification shall file such challenge in writing with the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary no less than three (3) business days prior to the opening of RFP responses. Any prospective respondent who wishes to challenge an rfp specification shall file such challenge in writing with the school business administratorboard secretary no less than three 3 business days prior to the opening of rfp responses.