The Lakewood Board of Education is soliciting proposals through a competitive contracting process for Chapter 193 Evaluation Determination services for nonpublic students during the **** school year. Proposals are due by Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 10:00 a. m. All necessary proposal specifications and forms can be obtained from Mr. Kevin Campbell, School Business Administrator/Board Secretary. Proposals must be sealed and delivered to the Lakewood Board of Education. Electronic submissions are not accepted. A pre-proposal meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 10:00 a. m. Various certifications and disclosures are required with the proposal, including a Statement of Ownership, Non-Collusion Affidavit, and Chapter 271 Political Contribution Disclosure Form. Failure to submit required documents may result in disqualification. The contract will be awarded based on the most advantageous response to the district, considering price and quality of service. The contract period is from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, with renewal options. Payments will be made based on per-pupil rates established by the state, less a 1. 0% administrative fee retained by the district. All services must be completed within the allocated state aid funds.
The proposal due date is Wednesday, June 10, 2026, and proposals must be received by 10:00 a. m. prevailing time. The bid notice states, 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.
The bid notice indicates that payments will be made in accordance with N. J. S. A. 18A:18a10. 1, with invoices due by the last day of the month following the prior month of service. The board shall remit payment on the monthly invoice as part of the board's next regular bill list following satisfactory completion of services. The notice also states, The board shall release payment to the service provider in the month succeeding that in which the monthly, verified invoice is submitted and approved by the administration, so long as the required documentation, including invoice, voucher and any requested supporting documents, has been provided to the districts business office by the 30th of the month succeeding that in which the services were performed.
The award of the contract will be made to the respondent whose response is the most advantageous to the board of education, considering price and other factors, and who will provide the highest quality of service at fair and competitive prices. The notice states, It is the intention of the board of education to award the contract, based upon the report and recommendation of the school business administrator, to the respondents whose response is the most advantageous to the board.
Respondents must be approved by the New Jersey Department of Education, Offices of Special Education, to provide CST initial reevaluation services, have conducted criminal history checks for each professional, and have at least three years of experience providing similar programs, preferably in New Jersey. The notice states, The service provider shall provide proof with their proposal that: they are approved by the new jersey department of education, offices of special education, to provide cst initial reevaluation services they have conducted the criminal history check of each professional according to n. j. s. a. 18a: 67. 1 they have experience providing similar programs, preferably in the state of new jersey, for at least three 3 years.
The bid notice mentions penalties for discrimination, stating, here 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. It also mentions penalties for violations of registration requirements: A business organization that fails to provide a copy of a business registration as required pursuant to section 1 of ****, c. 134 c. 52: **** et al. or subsection e. or f. of section 92 of ****, c. 110 c. 5: ****, or that provides false information of business registration under the requirements of either of those sections, shall be liable for a penalty of 25 for each day of violation, not to exceed 50, 000 for each business registration copy not properly provided under a contract with a district or under a casino service industry enterprise contract.
A pre-proposal meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 10:00 a. m. at the Lakewood Board of Education. While attendance is not mandatory, all prospective respondents are encouraged to attend. The notice states, here will be a preproposal meeting held on tuesday, may 19, 2026 @10:00 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 nj ****.
Any prospective respondent who wishes to challenge an RFP specification must file such challenge in writing no less than three business days prior to the opening of RFP responses. The notice states, Any prospective respondent who wishes to challenge an rfp specification shall file such challenge in writing with the school business administratorboard secretaryboard secretary no less than three 3 business days prior to the opening of rfp responses.
