Esd - Empire State Government - Ny - Agency Bids & RFPs

Proposals must be submitted no later than 5:00 p. m. Eastern Standard Time on November 13, 2026. submission of proposals november 13, 2026 by 5: 00 pm est

Payment is on a reimbursement basis for actual services rendered. payment shall be made on a reimbursement basis for actual services rendered during the invoice period

The award is based on best value, determined by highest total scores of technical and cost. best value for nysded as the highest total scores technical and cost

Mandatory qualifications include 5 years experience with German travel trade, physical presence in Germany, and three letters of reference. demonstrate at least 5 years experience in working with the german travel trade and press

Protests must be filed within 10 business days from the date of the notice of contract award. within ten 10 business days from the date of the notice of the contract award

Proposals exceeding the annual budget of $250,000 will be rejected without review. proposals exceeding us 250, **** per year will be rejected without review

Approximately $250,000 per year is expected to be available. approximately us 250, **** per year is expected to be available

Applications must be submitted by 2:00 PM ET on November 19, 2026. Applications deemed to have arrived late will not be accepted.

Applications are scored on experience/capacity (30 points), budget (20 points), ecosystem engagement (20 points), planning (15 points), and entrepreneur identification (15 points). The maximum number of points any application may receive is 100.

Eligible applicants are public and private institutions of higher education and affiliated nonprofits in New York State. All applicants must submit a complete application in accordance with sections 6 and 8 below.

Applications deemed late will not be considered. Applications deemed to arrive late will not be considered for award.

Contractor warrants that its services shall be performed in accordance with applicable professional standards and that the contractor shall correct, at no charge to the corporation, services which fail to meet applicable professional standards, and which result in obvious or patent errors in the progression of its work.

Respondents must show satisfactory performance of all prior government contracts.

Failure to comply with the foregoing requirements may result in a finding of nonresponsiveness, nonresponsibility and or a breach of the contract, leading to the withholding of funds, suspension or termination of the contract or such other actions or enforcement proceedings as allowed by the contract.

ESD may disqualify any respondent to this rfp or terminate any contract entered into as a result of this rfpshould esd determine that the respondent has violated any of these requirements.

grant funds shall be disbursed on a reimbursement basis for eligible project costs incurred in accordance with the executed grant disbursement agreement.

The section for award will be based on best value to esd and will consider factors including but not limited to: 1. ability to perform.

To be eligible, an applicant must be a **** nonprofit organization, including academic or research institutions.

The interactive review process may include some or all of the following: inperson executive presentation, question and answer session, leadership interview, consortia partner discussion, governance discussion, financial discussions, facility tours, meetings with lead applicant leadership, meetings with industry partners, meetings with workforce and startup innovation partners.

ESD shall have the right to disqualify any applicant to this rfa or terminate any contract entered into as a result of this rfa should esd determine that the applicant has violated any of these requirements.

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Payment shall be made on a reimbursement basis for actual services rendered during the invoice period. payment shall be made on a reimbursement basis for actual services rendered during the invoice period.

Proposals will be evaluated based on technical evaluation (quality of approach, demonstrated experience, organizational capability), resources evaluation, and cost evaluation. nysded based on the following selection criteria: 1. technical evaluation consisting of: a. demonstrated experience 20 points relevant tourism experience in performing services similar to those described in sections 2. 1 and 2. 3 of this rfp for similar destination clients with clear, demonstrated impact b. quality of approach performance metrics 25 points thorough and creative plan proposed to accomplish scope of services section 2. 1 with demonstrated ability to execute said proposal in a timely fashion.

Proposals must demonstrate knowledge of the Canadian tourism industry and at least 5 years of experience with the Canadian travel trade and press. 1. demonstrated knowledge of the canadian tourism industry and trends. 2. demonstrate at least 5 years experience in working with the canadian travel trade and press

Inability to demonstrate compliance with mandatory qualifications will result in the disqualification of your proposal. inability todemonstrate compliance with these qualifications will result in the disqualification of your proposal.

Approximately US $250,**** per year is expected to be available for the contractor. approximately us 250, **** per year is expected to be available for the contractor to represent the divisionof tourism in canada and execute the scope of services described in section 2. 1.

The successful contractor shall perform the work for a period of up to five years. the successful contractor shall perform the work and provide the services set forth in this rfp as anindependent contractor for a period of up to five 5 years.